Premier League · Sat, 24 Jan 2026 ·
Fulham vs Brighton — 2 - 1
Craven Cottage · Referee: M. Oliver
Match report
H. Wilson’s 90' winner gives Fulham 2-1 victory over Brighton
Brighton were beaten 2-1 by Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Premier League matchday 23. S. Chukwueze (72') and H. Wilson (90') scored for Fulham, while Y. Ayari (28') found the net for Brighton. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Fulham had 49% of the ball and 12 shots (4 on target) against Brighton’s 13 (5 on target). Harry Wilson (Fulham) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 28'goalY. AyariAssist: O. Boscagli
- 59'substitutionKevinOff: S. Chukwueze
- 59'substitutionA. RobinsonOff: R. Sessegnon
- 66'yellow cardSander BergeYellow Card
- 69'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: T. Cairney
- 72'goalS. ChukwuezeAssist: J. Andersen
- 76'VAR decisionDanny WelbeckGoal cancelled
- 81'substitutionC. BalebaOff: J. Milner
- 81'substitutionD. GomezOff: Y. Minteh
- 88'substitutionA. IwobiOff: J. King
- 88'substitutionD. WelbeckOff: C. Kostoulas
- 88'substitutionP. GrossOff: G. Rutter
- 88'substitutionO. BoscagliOff: M. De Cuyper
- 90'goalH. WilsonNormal Goal
- 90+1'yellow cardCharalampos KostoulasYellow Card
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 15J. CuencaD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 17A. IwobiM
- 16S. BergeM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 22KevinM
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 10T. CairneyM
- 31I. DiopD
- 19S. ChukwuezeF
- 30R. SessegnonM
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 6H. ReedM
- 3C. BasseyD
Brighton
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 26Y. AyariM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 30P. GrossM
- 25D. GomezF
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 22K. MitomaF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 10G. RutterF
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 11Y. MintehF
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 1.05Expected goals (xG)1.59
- 12Total shots13
- 4Shots on target5
- 5Shots off target4
- 3Blocked shots4
- 5Shots inside the box10
- 7Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners6
- 1Offsides3
- 10Fouls6
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 502Passes517
- 417Accurate passes432
- 83%Pass accuracy84%
- -0.94Goals prevented-0.94
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 15Jorge CuencaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Harry WilsonMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 16Sander BergeM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Alex IwobiM | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| 22KevinM | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 69 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Raúl JiménezF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | – | – | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | – | – | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonM | 31 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | – | – | ||
| 19Samuel ChukwuezeF | 31 | 7.7 | 1 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 88 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 30Pascal GroßM | 88 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 88 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Diego GómezF | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | – | – | ||
| 42Diego CoppolaD | – | – | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | – | – | ||
| 20James MilnerM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 8 | 6.5 |