Fulham vs Brighton

5 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Alex Iwobi 4’, 87’
  • Matt O'Riley 79’ (og)
  • Carlos Baleba 56’

Match summary

Fulham won 3-1 at home to Brighton. Fulham led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alex Iwobi put Fulham ahead in the 4th minute. In the second half, Carlos Baleba equalised in the 56th minute, set up by João Pedro, O'Riley's own goal put Fulham back in front from a corner in the 79th minute, and Iwobi made it 3-1 in the 87th minute, set up by Antonee Robinson.

Brighton can feel hard done by, creating 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Fulham's 0.67 from 6.

Match stats

Fulham Brighton
6 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.67 xG 1.10
0.67 Non-penalty xG 1.10
3 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Fulham Brighton
Kick-off
Alex Iwobi1-0 (Fulham)
4’
Half-time1-0
56’
Carlos Baleba
Assist: João Pedro
1-1 (Brighton)
Matt O'Riley
Own goal
2-1 (Fulham)
79’
Alex Iwobi
Assist: Antonee Robinson
3-1 (Fulham)
87’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Fulham
  • Sander Berge
  • Andreas Pereira
Brighton
  • Jan Paul van Hecke
  • Lewis Dunk

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 1.10 4’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), 1-0 4’ 56’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), 1-1 56’ 79’ Matt O'Riley (Fulham) own goal, 2-1 79’ 87’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), 3-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 1.10 4’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), 1-0 Iwobi 4’ 56’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), 1-1 Baleba 56’ 79’ Matt O'Riley (Fulham) own goal, 2-1 O'Riley 79’ 87’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), 3-1 Iwobi 87’
Fulham 0.67 xGBrighton 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Fulham attacking 
34’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 4’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 54’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 28’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 62’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 56’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 35’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), own goal 34’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 4’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 54’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 28’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 62’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 56’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 35’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Matt O'Riley (Brighton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne DEF900 0.000.000
Issa Diop DEF900 0.000.000
Calvin Bassey DEF900 0.000.000
Antonee Robinson DEF9010 0.000.132
Alex Iwobi MID9023 0.460.101
Sander Berge MID900 0.000.000
Harry Wilson MID821 0.100.011
Emile Smith-Rowe MID730 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson MID730 0.000.000
Rodrigo Muniz FWD822 0.110.000
Andreas Pereira Sub170 0.000.000
Adama Traoré Sub170 0.000.000
Raúl Jiménez Sub80 0.000.000
Joshua King Sub80 0.000.000
Jorge Cuenca Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 37% Avg odds 2.60
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Brighton win 36% Avg odds 2.66

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

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.