English Premier League

Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Fulham
  • 4': Alex Iwobi
  • 79': Matt O'Riley (OG)
  • 87': Alex Iwobi
FT
3 - 1
Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 56': Carlos Baleba

Iwobi double lifts Fulham to 3-1 victory over Brighton

Alex Iwobi scored with Fulham's only two shots on target to lead them to a 3-1 Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday, after a major blunder by Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen had gifted the hosts an early lead.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 4': Goal! Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 9': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 9': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 11': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a through ball.
  • 12': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Hand ball by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 21': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 22': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 27': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
  • 27': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
  • 32': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Sander Berge (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sander Berge.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
  • 36': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 42': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
  • 42': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk is caught offside.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Sander Berge (Fulham).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  • 49': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 49': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
  • 52': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Igor Julio.
  • 53': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
  • 55': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Goal! Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Reiss Nelson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 67': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 67': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Reiss Nelson (Fulham).
  • 71': Substitution, Fulham. Andreas Pereira replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 71': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Reiss Nelson because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 74': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
  • 79': Own Goal by Matt O'Riley, Brighton and Hove Albion. Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  • 79': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
  • 80': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Simon Adingra.
  • 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces João Pedro.
  • 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Matt O'Riley.
  • 83': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Mats Wieffer.
  • 87': Goal! Fulham 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Jorge Cuenca replaces Sander Berge.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 90'+3': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 2
56.6 Possession 43.4
13 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
438 Accurate Passes 309
499 Passes 382
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 58
25 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 32
22 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,368

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 16 +21 39
2 Chelsea 17 +18 35
3 Arsenal 17 +18 33
4 Nottingham Forest 17 +4 31
Full Table

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
3 Calvin Bassey
31 Issa Diop
33 Antonee Robinson
21 Timothy Castagne
32 Emile Smith Rowe
16 Sander Berge Yellow Card
17 Alex Iwobi
9 Rodrigo Muniz
19 Reiss Nelson
8 Harry Wilson
Fulham Substitutes:
Kenny Tete, Ryan Sessegnon, Raúl Jiménez, Josh King, Steven Benda, Carlos Vinícius, Adama Traoré, Jorge Cuenca, Andreas Pereira.

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk Yellow Card
3 Igor Julio
29 Jan Paul van Hecke Yellow Card
27 Mats Wieffer
20 Carlos Baleba
30 Pervis Estupiñán
11 Simon Adingra
9 João Pedro
22 Kaoru Mitoma
33 Matt O'Riley
Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
Jason Steele, Ruairi Mcconville, Georginio Rutter, Jakub Moder, Evan Ferguson, Brajan Gruda, Yasin Ayari, Yankuba Minteh, Tariq Lamptey.

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