Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion | Craven Cottage | Wednesday 16th December | 8pm | #FULBHA
The opposition
- It’s been a patchy start to the season for Brighton, with just two Premier League victories under their belt so far. They secured a credible draw, though, against Liverpool recently, and were very unfortunate in narrow defeats by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
- Wednesday sees Dan Burn return to the Cottage for only the second time since leaving the Club. The towering defender made 69 appearances for the Whites after arriving as a youngster from Darlington, and is now a regular in Graham Potter’s setup.
- Fulham fared well against the Seagulls last time we were in the top flight, drawing 2-2 at the Amex before coming from two down to win 4-2 on a torrential night in SW6.
Fulham team news
Scott Parker welcomes Aleksandar Mitrović back into his squad after the striker missed the Liverpool draw, but Wednesday still comes too soon for Kenny Tete and Terence Kongolo.
Brighton team news
Adam Lallana, Adam Webster and Tariq Lamptey all missed Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Leicester City but are back in contention having returned to training.
Coverage
The match will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video, while commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid is available for FFCtv subscribers.
Player insight
Tosin Adarabioyo knows how good a side Brighton are, but thinks Sunday’s performance against Liverpool stands his team in decent stead.
“We’ve looked at Brighton now and seen what they’re capable of,” he told FFCtv. “They are a very good team so we know what to expect, but we’re going out there to get the three points.
“The boys are ready. We performed very well [on Sunday] so we just need to replicate that and push even more to get a better result.”
Form
Fulham: LLWLD
Brighton: DWDLL
Pre-match quotes
"They’re a very, very good team, a well coached team, a team that everyone sees can cause many a team problems."
Scott Parker
Fulham Head Coach
"Certainly recently they have done well in terms of results and they have played well – a lot of what they do is really good. They’re a bit like us, they’re fighting for points."
Graham Potter
Brighton Head Coach
