Fulham v Albion
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Craven Cottage
Date: Thursday 5th December 2024
Kick-off: 19:30 GMT
Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson
VAR: John Brooks
Additional VAR: Daniel Robathan
TEAM NEWS
Fulham are without suspended midfielders Tom Cairney and Sasa Lukic.
Joachim Andersen and Harrison Reed remain sidelined but Jorge Cuenca could return from the injury which caused him to miss Sunday's draw at Tottenham.
Brighton welcome back Carlos Baleba after suspension, while Kaoru Mitoma and Yasin Ayari have both recovered from knocks and Joel Veltman could be available too.
James Milner, Adam Webster, Ferdi Kadioglu and Jack Hinshelwood all remain out. Solly March may return before Christmas after more than a year's absence because of a serious knee injury.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Brighton have never beaten Fulham in their eight Premier League meetings (D4, L4).
- The Seagulls have lost on three of their four top-flight visits to Craven Cottage, the exception being a goalless draw in December 2020.
- Last season, the Cottagers were 3-0 winners of this fixture with goals from Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz and Adama Traore.
- Fulham’s tally of 19 points is their joint-second highest after 13 games of a Premier League season. They made a similar start in 2022-23 and had 21 points in 2003-04.
- The Cottagers could equal a club record of scoring in 13 successive top-flight matches, set 65 years ago.
- However, they are looking to avoid conceding in 11 consecutive Premier League home fixtures for just a third time in their history.
- Fulham could both score and concede in each of their opening seven home league games for the first time since the 1950-51 campaign.
- Harry Wilson has scored two goals and provided two assists in his last four Premier League appearances against Brighton.
- Brighton’s 23 points is their best-ever tally after 13 matches of a top-flight season.
- The Seagulls are aiming to win a fourth away league game, which would equal their total for the whole of 2023-24.
- They could earn consecutive away league victories for the first time since September last year.
- Albion are the only team yet to lose when conceding the first goal in Premier League matches this season (W2, D3).
- Danny Welbeck is one short of equalling Pascal Gross as Brighton’s 30-goal leading Premier League scorer.
- Kaoru Mitoma could score in three consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time.
Fabian Hürzeler's Fulham Press Conference
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