Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion | Saturday 2nd March | 3pm | Craven Cottage | #FULBHA
The opposition
- Another excellent season for Brighton has them currently sitting seventh in the Premier League, though they have struggled for consistency of late, with two wins, three draws, and two defeats in 2024.
- The Seagulls were in midweek action, travelling to Wolves in the Emirates FA Cup. They created plenty at Molineux, but the infrequency with which they troubled the home goalkeeper meant that they fell to a 1-0 loss.
- Their cup ambitions are not over, though. After a slow start to their Europa League campaign, Brighton won their final four group matches to finish top, meaning they have a trip to AS Roma to look forward to next week in the knockouts.
Fulham team news
Raúl Jiménez is still out, but Marco Silva says Willian will return. João Palhinha serves the final game of his ban.
Brighton team news
The Seagulls have been plagued by injuries this season, and will definitely be without Kaoru Mitoma, João Pedro, Solly March, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner and Solly March at Craven Cottage, but Evan Ferguson, Tariq Lamptey and Joel Veltman will be available after recovering from knocks. Danny Welbeck is fit enough to play "part of the game," according to Roberto De Zerbi. Billy Gilmour is suspended.
Tickets
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Weather
Light rain showers are forecast for SW6, with temperatures around nine degrees.
Player insight
Saša Lukić wants to build on the excellent performance at Old Trafford when Fulham return to the Cottage on Saturday.
"When you win against a big side, especially an in-form side in 2024, and to win at their place gives us a big boost to finish the campaign in as high a position in the table as possible. We need to continue our hard work and keep taking points."
Saša's Brighton Preview
Coverage
FFCtv subscribers can listen to live commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid.
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Bag policy
Bags larger than A4 in size will not be permitted entry to the stadium. Please see our bag policy for full details, and information on our left luggage facility.
Form
Fulham: DDWLW
Brighton: WLWDL
Top scorers
Fulham: Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Raúl Jiménez (5)
Brighton: João Pedro (8)
Matchday programme
On the back of scoring his first Fulham goal in our memorable 2-1 victory at Manchester United last weekend, Calvin Bassey is the subject of the main interview for Saturday’s matchday programme.
“The goal was one of those where the ball came over from a corner,” recalled Calvin, on his magic moment at Old Trafford. “I had an initial shot, the ball came back to me and I got a second bite and put it away. The lads teased me after, saying ‘nice shank!’ But it was great. It was a routine we’d worked on in training. I went near post looking to flick it on with my head but it fell to me to have a shot.”
Elsewhere in the programme, we speak to former Whites captain Danny Murphy in ‘The Ex-Files,’ while Roger Hillier’s ‘On the International Stage’ article explores a Football Association tour of Bermuda and the Caribbean in 1955 that featured Fulham and Brighton & Hove Albion players in the travelling squad.
Priced at £4, you can pick up a copy of the programme on the day or online.
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