Brighton vs Fulham

Premier League 16 Aug 2025, 14:00
Brighton
Brighton
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Fulham
Fulham
🏟 American Express Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex) 👤 Samuel Barrott Round 1

Match report

Brighton were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham in the Premier League on 16 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Brighton had 10 shots to Fulham's 7.

The match was played at American Express Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex), with Samuel Barrott in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 10 - 7 On target 4 - 2 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 16 - 15 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Matt O'Riley
Brighton · 1 goal
8 Jan Paul van Hecke 79 passes (95% accurate)
8 Lewis Dunk 86 passes (97% accurate)
7 Rodrigo Muniz 1 goal
7 Mats Wieffer captained the side
First half vs second half
Fulham came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 5–5
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–2
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 3–1 1–2
Attacks 47–30 34–58
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
10 Throw In 20
16 Free Kick 19
8 Goal Kick 10
0 Goal Kick 1
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
81 Attacks 88
0 Attacks 1
40 Dangerous Attacks 43
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 1
4 On Target 2
6 Off Target 5
0 Off Target 1
10 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 15
4 Corners 3
3 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 3
418 Passes Total 409
363 Passes Accurate 335
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Brighton · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Verbruggen
27 M. Wieffer 6 J. Hecke 5 L. Dunk 29 M. Cuyper
17 C. Baleba 26 Y. Ayari
11 Y. Minteh 33 M. O'Riley 22 K. Mitoma
10 G. Rutter
Fulham · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Leno
2 K. Tete 5 J. Andersen 15 J. Cuenca 3 C. Bassey
20 S. Lukić 16 S. Berge
8 H. Wilson 24 J. King 17 A. Iwobi
7 R. Jiménez
Brighton
Coach
F. Hürzeler
Substitutes
  • 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu
  • 25 Diego Gómez
  • 18 Danny Welbeck
  • 8 Brajan Gruda
  • 20 James Milner
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 34 Joël Veltman
  • 42 Diego Coppola
Fulham
Coach
Marco Silva
Substitutes
  • 10 Tom Cairney
  • 11 Adama Traoré
  • 9 Rodrigo Muniz
  • 32 Emile Smith Rowe
  • 21 Timothy Castagne
  • 23 Benjamin Lecomte
  • 31 Issa Diop
  • 6 Harrison Reed
  • 18 Andreas Pereira
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ Rodrigo Muniz ↓ R. Jiménez Fulham
  • 66' ↑ T. Cairney ↓ S. Berge Fulham
  • 66' ↑ Adama Traoré ↓ A. Iwobi Fulham
  • 69' ↑ F. Kadıoğlu ↓ Y. Minteh Brighton
  • 69' ↑ D. Gómez ↓ C. Baleba Brighton
  • 69' ↑ D. Welbeck ↓ G. Rutter Brighton
  • 77' ↑ E. Smith Rowe ↓ J. King Fulham
  • 83' ↑ B. Gruda ↓ K. Mitoma Brighton
  • 84' ↑ T. Castagne ↓ Jorge Cuenca Fulham
  • 88' ↑ J. Milner ↓ M. O'Riley Brighton
Cards
  • 31' C. Bassey Fulham
  • 60' K. Mitoma Brighton
  • 73' F. Kadioglu Brighton
  • 78' D. Gomez Brighton
  • 90+3' T. Cairney Fulham
  • 90+8' Rodrigo Muniz Fulham
Head-to-head
Brighton 1 4 draws 4 Fulham
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2025-08-16 Brighton vs Fulham 1 - 1
2025-03-08 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham 2 - 1
2024-12-05 Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion 3 - 1
2024-03-02 Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion 3 - 0
2023-10-29 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham 1 - 1
Recent form
Brighton D D D W L
Fulham D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Brighton vs Fulham?
Brighton drew 1-1 against Fulham on 16 August 2025.
Who won Brighton vs Fulham?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Brighton vs Fulham played?
The match was played at American Express Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex).
Who had more possession in Brighton vs Fulham?
Brighton had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.