Brighton & Hove Albion v Fulham | Saturday 18th February 2023 | 3pm | Amex Stadium | #BHAFUL
The opposition
- After finishing between 15-17th in each of their first four premier League seasons, Brighton secured their best ever placing of ninth last term, but they stand a terrific chance of improving on that in 2022/23.
- They currently sit sixth on 35 points, the same number as Fulham. They do, though, have two games in hand on us, and three of the sides above them, including the team who occupy fifth – Tottenham Hotspur.
- The Seagulls head into Saturday’s match in fine form, having not yet tasted defeat in 2023. In that time they’ve won three and drawn two Premier League matches, in addition to advancing to the Fifth Round of the Emirates FA Cup.
Brighton team news
Adam Lallana, Billy Gilmour and Danny Welbeck will miss out through injury, while the game comes slightly too soon for on-loan centre-back Levi Colwill.
Fulham team news
Neeskens Kebano and Tom Cairney both remain out. Antonee Robinson was ill at the start of the week, while Willian and Aleksandar Mitrović were carrying knocks, but Marco Silva hopes to have the trio available following final assessments on Friday.
Tickets
We have sold out of our entire allocation for this fixture, meaning there will be 3,000 Fulham fans in attendance on the south coast.
Weather
The Met Office suggests there could be a 10-20 per cent chance of rain in Brighton throughout the afternoon, with temperatures around 11 degrees.
Travel
No trains will be running from London Victoria to Brighton on Saturday. Instead, trains will depart from London Bridge, calling at East Croydon en route to Brighton. The closest station to the ground is actually Falmer, but travel to there from Brighton or Lewes is free on production of your match ticket.
Player insight
Andreas Pereira hopes the sold out away end at the Amex can help give he and his teammates a little extra juice on Saturday.
“It’s a massive help,” he said. “When we hear the away fans louder than the home fans it’s just amazing and it gives us an extra boost.”
Andreas' Brighton Preview
Coverage
FFCtv subscribers can listen to live commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid.
Fan behaviour
Fans are politely reminded to be considerate of those around them when celebrating goals and on public transport at away matches.
Top scorers
Brighton: Alexis Mac Allister, Pascal Gross, Kaoru Mitoma, Leandro Trossard* (7)
*Since left club
Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrović (11)
Form
Brighton: WDWWD
Fulham: LDDWW
