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English Premier League - Fulham VS Brighton Hove Albion Prediciton
English Premier League - Fulham VS Brighton Hove Albion
Match Time:06-12-2024 03:30 Friday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Fulham
Marco Silva has new roster issues hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Fulham manager will be bereft of the services of six first-team players vs Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.
Tom Cairney and Sasa Lukic are the latest absentees, with the two midfielders serving suspensions. While Cairney saw red and picked up a three-match ban, Lukic’s fifth booking of the 2024/25 Premier League season earned him a one-game expulsion. Meanwhile, Joachim Andersen (calf), Jorge Cuenca (knock), Ryan Sessegnon (unspecified), and Harrison Reed (knee) remain on the sidelines.
Bernd Leno is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Fulham lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday. The backline should feature Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, and the in-demand Antonee Robinson.
As for the midfield unit, Cairney and Lukic’s absence means Sander Berge will pair up with Andreas Pereira in the double pivot. Emile Smith Rowe will reprise the no. 10 role, with Alex Iwobi and Reiss Nelson starting as the two wide attackers. Finally, Raul Jimenez will lead the line for Fulham against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Unlike his counterpart in the Fulham dugout, Fabian Hurzeler has greeted a positive update on the team news front ahead of the trip to Craven Cottage. The Brighton & Hove Albion manager should be without five first-team players on Thursday.
Carlos Baleba is available after serving a suspension last this past weekend against Southampton. Hurzeler had been sweating over the fitness of Joel Veltman (knock) and Brajan Gruda (illness), but the duo should be available to take on Fulham. However, Ferdi Kadioglu (ankle), Adam Webster (thigh), Jack Hinshelwood (knee), James Milner (hamstring), and Solly March (knee) remain on the sidelines.
Bart Verbruggen should take his spot between the sticks, with Brighton & Hove Albion lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Fulham on Thursday. The backline should feature Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, and Pervis Estupinan.
As for the midfield unit, Carlos Baleba should return to the starting eleven, pairing up with Matt O’Riley in the double pivot. Joao Pedro will reprise the no. 10 role, with Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, and Danny Welbeck completing the numbers in the final third.
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Nelson; Jimenez
Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, O'Riley; Rutter, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck
Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams have crossed paths 56 times in all competitions. They have contested these meetings closely, with the hosts leading 26-22 in wins and eight games ending in draws.
The hosts are unbeaten in their last eight meetings against Brighton, with all meetings being Premier League games. They have registered four wins during that period.
The two teams last met in the Premier League in March, with the Cottagers recording a comfortable 3-0 home win.
Fulham have won three of their four Premier League home meetings against the visitors, scoring nine goals while keeping two clean sheets.
Brighton & Hove Albion have suffered one loss in their last seven league outings, scoring at least two goals in four games during that period.
The visitors have outscored the Cottagers 22-18 in 13 league games and also have the better defensive record, conceding one fewer goal (17)
Prediction: Fulham 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Both teams have scored in all six of Fulham's home matches so far this season, while Brighton have found the net in all six of their away games and have kept just two clean sheets, so goals at both ends could be on the cards at Craven Cottage. Although Fulham have a strong record against Brighton, we are backing the Seagulls to claim at least a share of the spoils from a fixture that has ended as a draw in three of the last six meetings between the two clubs.
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