Fulham vs Brighton Preview, Prediction, Betting Tips

Fulham vs Brighton Match Preview

Fulham host Brighton at the Craven Cottage on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The Cottagers are looking to build on their stunning 2-1 win at Old Trafford against Manchester United last weekend. Calvin Bassey put them 1-0 up after the hour mark, but Harry Maguire appeared to have snatched a point for the Red Devils with a goal in the penultimate minute of normal time. However, in the 97th minute, deep in stoppage time, Alex Iwobi popped up with a winner for the visitors, sending shockwaves across the stadium. It was the second victory of their last three games, and remained in 12th place with 32 points from 26 games.

Meanwhile, Brighton are up in seventh position, having accrued seven points more than Fulham from as many games. The Seagulls have blown hot and cold lately, witnessing some crazy results along the way. After a 5-2 drubbing of Sheffield United in the FA Cup, the southern outfit were battered 4-0 by debutants Luton Town in the league. In their very next game, Brighton managed to pick themselves up with a crushing 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace, only to then lose 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur. A week later, the Seagulls were flying high again with a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield, before drawing 1-1 with Everton.

Such an erratic run of form has prevented them from ambushing the European places, as Roberto De Zerbi’s side remain eight points off the top five.

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Fulham vs Brighton Team News and Predicted Lineups

Fulham

Raul Jimenez is the only injury concern for the Cottagers.The Mexican sustained a hamstring injury last month and isn’t expected to return before March. Defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha returns after missing their last two league games with a suspension. Head coach Marco Silva might play the same XI that pulled off a big scalp at Old Trafford, last weekend.

Predicted XI: Bernd Leno; Timothy Castagne, Tosin Adarabioyo, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Harrison Reed, Sasa Lukic; Harry Wilson, Andreas Pereira, Alex Iwobi; Rodrigo Muniz

Brighton

The Seagulls have missed Julio Enciso for almost the entire season. The forward went off with a meniscus tear back in August and has been sidelined from 34 games since. Solly March has been nursing a knee injury since October.

Predicted XI: Bart Verbruggen; Adam Webster, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Tariq Lamptey; Pascal Gross, Billy Gilmour; Simon Adingra, Facundo Buonanotte, Kaoru Mitoma; Danny Welbeck

Fulham vs Brighton Head-To-Head

There have been 45 clashes between the sides before, with Fulham winning on 20 occasions and losing to Brighton a close 19 times. This fixture has produced only six draws, but three of them have come in their last five clashes alone.

Last 5 games head-to-head

Brighton 1-1 Fulham

Brighton 0-1 Fulham

Fulham 2-1 Brighton

Brighton 0-0 Fulham

Fulham 0-0 Brighton

The fixture hasn’t produced fireworks, but Fulham remain unbeaten to Brighton in their last seven encounters, having lost the previous five. Brighton’s last win over Fulham came in the Championship in January 2017, and are yet to get the better of them in the Premier League.

Fulham vs Brighton Predicted Score

Fulham are the favourites on paper given their long unbeaten record in the fixture. Also, Brighton have been highly erratic, posting big results one day and then witnessing a slump in their very next. This makes it hard to expect which version of theirs will show up. Nonetheless, considering this is a battle of leaky defences, we expect plenty of goals in this game, with Fulham and Brighton eventually settling for a draw.

Predicted Score: Fulham 2-2 Brighton

Fulham vs Brighton Betting Tips and Odds

Betting Tips

• Fulham and Brighton to play out a draw
• Both teams to score
• Goals over 2.5: yes

Odds

• Fulham: 2.81
• Draw: 3.84
• Brighton: 2.60
• Source: Oddspedia

Fulham vs Brighton Timings and Telecast 

• Date and Time: Saturday, 2nd March at 03:00PM (GMT)
• India: Star Sports network
• UK: Sky Sports
• US: ESPN

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