Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

55': Matt O'Riley (P)

FT
1 - 1

Fulham

90'+7': Rodrigo Muniz

Brighton 1-1 Fulham: Late Muniz equaliser earns visitors a draw

Brighton & Hove Albion were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham in their Premier League opener at the American Express Stadium on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
5': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
5': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Alex Iwobi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
12': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
12': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
14': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
16': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
16': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
19': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
20': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
20': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
26': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
26': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
26': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
29': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
30': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
30': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
31': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
38': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
38': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
38': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
39': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
40': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
41': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
41': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
43': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
43': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
44': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Fulham 0.
45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Fulham 0.
46': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion).
46': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
47': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
48': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
53': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter draws a foul in the penalty area.
53': Penalty conceded by Sander Berge (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
55': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 0. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
57': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
57': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh King.
59': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
59': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
60': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
63': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
65': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
66': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sander Berge.
66': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
66': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Alex Iwobi.
69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Carlos Baleba.
69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Yankuba Minteh.
70': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
71': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
71': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
73': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer is caught offside.
76': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
77': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Josh King.
78': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
78': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
83': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
84': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Jorge Cuenca.
85': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
85': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
87': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Matt O'Riley.
89': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
89': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
90'+3': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Bernd Leno (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+5': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
90'+6': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
90'+7': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
90'+8': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1.
0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1.

Statistics

FUL		BHA
15	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	1
50.2	Possession	49.8
7	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
349	Accurate Passes	374
423	Passes	427
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.4
53	Long Balls	50
29	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
2	Interceptions	9
15	Effective Clearances	27
15	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,478

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	6	+11	18
2	Arsenal	6	+5	15
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	+13	13
4	Brentford	6	+6	10

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
6	Jan Paul van Hecke
29	Maxim De Cuyper
27	Mats Wieffer
33	Matt O'Riley
26	Yasin Ayari
17	Carlos Baleba
10	Georginio Rutter
22	Kaoru Mitoma
11	Yankuba Minteh

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Brajan Gruda, Olivier Boscagli, Diego Gómez, Joël Veltman, Ferdi Kadioglu, Danny Welbeck, Diego Coppola, Jason Steele, James Milner.

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bernd Leno (GK)
15	Jorge Cuenca
5	Joachim Andersen
3	Calvin Bassey
2	Kenny Tete
24	Josh King
16	Sander Berge
20	Sasa Lukic
7	Raúl Jiménez
17	Alex Iwobi
8	Harry Wilson

Fulham Substitutes:

Andreas Pereira, Adama Traoré, Tom Cairney, Rodrigo Muniz, Issa Diop, Timothy Castagne, Emile Smith Rowe, Benjamin Lecomte, Harrison Reed.

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