English Premier League

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

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  • 41': Jan Paul van Hecke
  • 90'+8': João Pedro (P)
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2 - 1
  • 35': Raúl Jiménez

Late Pedro penalty earns Brighton 2-1 win over Fulham

A Joao Pedro penalty in added time earned Brighton & Hove Albion a 2-1 home Premier League win over Fulham on Saturday, moving the hosts up to sixth place in the standings and boosting their bid to qualify for European football.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Hand ball by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
  • 7': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
  • 7': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 10': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 11': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 12': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 19': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 20': Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Webster.
  • 20': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 22': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 22': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yankuba Minteh.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 28': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
  • 28': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
  • 30': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
  • 30': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 32': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 35': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross following a fast break.
  • 40': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 41': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1.
  • 49': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
  • 51': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Issa Diop.
  • 54': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
  • 54': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
  • 56': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
  • 58': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 58': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 63': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yankuba Minteh.
  • 68': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Yasin Ayari.
  • 69': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 70': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Yankuba Minteh.
  • 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
  • 79': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 79': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 80': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March is caught offside.
  • 81': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Andreas Pereira.
  • 82': Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Carlos Baleba.
  • 87': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 89': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+6': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Penalty conceded by Harrison Reed (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+7': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Fulham 1. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Fulham 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Fulham 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 0
46.7 Possession 53.3
6 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
374 Accurate Passes 444
441 Passes 514
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 38
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 11
22 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 15
41 Effective Clearances 24
41 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,584

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 29 +42 70
2 Arsenal 30 +30 61
3 Nottingham Forest 30 +15 57
4 Chelsea 29 +16 49
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4 Adam Webster
29 Jan Paul van Hecke
30 Pervis Estupiñán
41 Jack Hinshelwood
14 Georginio Rutter
26 Yasin Ayari
20 Carlos Baleba
9 João Pedro
22 Kaoru Mitoma
17 Yankuba Minteh

FUL Fulham (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
5 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
3 Calvin Bassey
31 Issa Diop
16 Sander Berge
18 Andreas Pereira
33 Antonee Robinson Yellow Card
21 Timothy Castagne
7 Raúl Jiménez
32 Emile Smith Rowe
17 Alex Iwobi

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