Brighton vs Fulham

16 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Matt O'Riley 55’ (pen)
  • Rodrigo Muniz 90+7’

Match summary

Brighton and Fulham shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Matt O'Riley put Brighton ahead from the penalty spot in the 55th minute and Rodrigo Muniz equalised from a corner in stoppage time.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Fulham's 0.92 from 7.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
10 Shots 7
4 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 3
81 Attacks 88
40 Dangerous attacks 43
427 Passes 423
88% Pass accuracy 83%
19 Tackles 15
16 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Brighton Fulham
Kick-off
VAR review
4’
Georginio RutterShot on target
26’
31’
Calvin BasseyFoul
Mats WiefferShot on target
43’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
48’
Joshua KingShot on target
Matt O'RileyPenalty1-0 (Brighton)
55’
Kaoru MitomaFoul
60’
66’
Tom CairneySander Berge
66’
Rodrigo MunizRaúl Jiménez
66’
Adama TraoréAlex Iwobi
Diego GómezCarlos Baleba
69’
Ferdi KadıoğluYankuba Minteh
69’
Danny WelbeckGeorginio Rutter
69’
Ferdi KadıoğluFoul
73’
Diego GómezShot on target
76’
77’
Emile Smith RoweJosh King
Diego GómezFoul
78’
Brajan GrudaKaoru Mitoma
83’
84’
Timothy CastagneJorge Cuenca
James MilnerMatt O'Riley
88’
90+3’
Tom CairneyFoul
90+7’
Rodrigo MunizLeft foot shot1-1 (Fulham)
90+8’
Rodrigo MunizUnsportsmanlike conduct
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.92 55’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), 1-0 55’ 90+7’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 1-1 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.92 55’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), 1-0 O'Riley 55’ 90+7’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 1-1 Muniz 90+7’
Brighton 1.44 xGFulham 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Brighton attacking 
55’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+7’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 89’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 48’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 65’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 2’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Joshua King (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 55’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+7’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 89’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 48’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 65’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 2’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Joshua King (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer
Hecke
Dunk
Cuyper
Baleba 69’
Ayari
Minteh 69’
O'Riley 88’
Mitoma 83’
Rutter 69’
Fulham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Leno
Bassey
Cuenca 84’
Andersen
Tete
Berge 66’
Lukić
Iwobi 66’
King 77’
Wilson
Jiménez 66’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF901 0.010.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.030.000
Maxim De Cuyper DEF900 0.000.042
Yasin Ayari MID900 0.000.000
Carlos Baleba MID701 0.020.031
Yankuba Minteh MID701 0.140.000
Matt O'Riley MID8911 0.760.143
Kaoru Mitoma MID841 0.080.000
Georginio Rutter FWD702 0.060.000
Diego Gómez Sub201 0.020.311
Ferdi Kadioglu Sub200 0.000.000
Danny Welbeck Sub200 0.000.000
Brajan Gruda Sub61 0.310.000
James Milner Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 52% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Fulham win 22% Avg odds 4.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton WDWWW
Fulham WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 2-1 Fulham, 08 Mar 25 Next meeting: Fulham 2-1 Brighton, 24 Jan 26  All Brighton vs Fulham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.