Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his 100th goal for Fulham as his side won for the second time this season to end Brighton’s unbeaten start.
Mitrovic pounced for his fifth goal in five league games and fourth at Craven Cottage this season, arriving at the back post just after half-time to fire Neeskens Kebano’s low cross beyond Robert Sanchez.
Brighton captain Lewis Dunk diverted Andreas Pereira’s cross past Sanchez as Fulham doubled their lead and made a drab first period seem a distant memory within 11 minutes of the second half starting.
Alexis Mac Allister converted a penalty in reply after Bobby Decordova-Reid brought down Pervis Estupinan, and Deniz Undav was denied his first goal for Brighton when his late strike came off a post.
Fourth-placed Brighton missed the chance to move top of the table before leaders Arsenal host Aston Villa on Wednesday, while victory lifted Fulham up to fifth and gave the Cottagers as many home wins as they managed in their 2020-21 Premier League relegation season.
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Fulham
Starting XI
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Squad number17Player nameLeno
Average rating6.23
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Squad number2Player nameTete
Average rating6.22
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Squad number4Player nameTosin
Average rating6.00
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Squad number13Player nameReam
Average rating6.26
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Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Average rating6.20
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Squad number6Player nameReed
Average rating6.21
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Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Average rating6.44
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Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Average rating6.04
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Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Average rating6.69
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Squad number7Player nameKebano
Average rating6.24
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Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
Average rating7.64
Substitutes
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Squad number10Player nameCairney
Average rating6.77
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Squad number12Player nameChalobah
Average rating6.68
Brighton & Hove Albion
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Average rating6.88
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Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Average rating6.89
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
Average rating6.74
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Squad number4Player nameWebster
Average rating6.64
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Squad number7Player nameMarch
Average rating6.71
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Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Average rating6.80
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Squad number8Player nameMwepu
Average rating6.56
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Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Average rating6.86
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Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Average rating6.73
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Squad number13Player nameGroß
Average rating7.37
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Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Average rating6.99
Substitutes
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Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Average rating6.37
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Average rating6.40
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Squad number21Player nameUndav
Average rating5.25
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Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Average rating6.36
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2Tete
- 4Tosin
- 13Ream
- 33RobinsonBooked at 68mins
- 6ReedBooked at 83minsSubstituted forChalobahat 90+2′minutes
- 26Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 18PereiraSubstituted forCairneyat 78′minutes
- 7Kebano
- 9Mitrovic
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 10Cairney
- 12Chalobah
- 27Mbabu
- 31Diop
- 35Francois
- 37Ablade
- 38Harris
- 65Stansfield
Brighton
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Sánchez
- 34VeltmanSubstituted forLampteyat 64′minutes
- 5Dunk
- 4Webster
- 7March
- 25CaicedoSubstituted forUndavat 79′minutes
- 8MwepuSubstituted forWelbeckat 63′minutes
- 10Mac Allister
- 30EstupiñánBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMitomaat 63′minutes
- 13Groß
- 11Trossard
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 6Colwill
- 17Alzate
- 18Welbeck
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 22Mitoma
- 23Steele
- 29van Hecke
- Referee:
- Thomas Bramall
- Attendance:
- 22,224
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
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Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
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Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adam Webster.
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Substitution, Fulham. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Harrison Reed.
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Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tim Ream.
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Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
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Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
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Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
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