Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFulham stroll to 3-0 win over Brighton
Fulham eased to a 3-0 win over Brighton, winning back-to back Premier League games for only the second time this season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 7': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Attempt saved. Harrison Reed (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 10': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 11': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 12': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 12': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 13': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 13': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 15': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 18': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 18': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Goal! Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz with a headed pass.
- 23': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 23': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 26': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 28': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 30': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 30': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 32': Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 32': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 36': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 44': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 44': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+3': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Julio Enciso.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Tariq Lamptey.
- 46': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 47': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 49': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 50': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 51': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 52': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 53': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a fast break.
- 56': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 56': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
- 58': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a through ball.
- 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Adam Lallana.
- 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Lewis Dunk.
- 61': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 61': Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 61': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 61': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 69': Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 69': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 71': Hand ball by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 78': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Webster following a corner.
- 78': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 78': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 80': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 80': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Fulham. Armando Broja replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
- 84': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
- 85': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 89': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 89': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 90': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 90': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Goal! Fulham 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Statistics
 BHA |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 70.5 | Possession | 29.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 660 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
| 742 | Passes | 307 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 28 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 12 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,460
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,460
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 28 | Sasa Lukic |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 19 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 22 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba  |
| 30 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 28 | Evan Ferguson |
| 10 | Julio Enciso |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
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