[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham *** Official Match Thread ***

[SweatyMexican]

Early leavers own up

I usually leave early to travel 3 hours home but I’m staying in Sussex today. Great timing.

 

[Blue3]

Fulham were the better team first half we were much improved second half our bench is one of the best in the country and the spirit within the team combined with a never say die attitude playing until the final whistle means we ground out a result, come the end of the season wherever we end up its wins like these that might just win us something

 

[Beach Hut]

were loose

Very wrong, Dear Friend, very wrong

Were Won(dered).....BIG TIME

 

[basque seagull]

Fulham were the better team first half we were much improved second half our bench is one of the best in the country and the spirit within the team combined with a never say die attitude playing until the final whistle means we ground out a result, come the end of the season wherever we end up its wins like these that might just win us something

That bench of Danny, Solly and Gomez is strong, Wieffer

 

[Dick Head]

Very wrong, Dear Friend, very wrong

Were Won(dered).....BIG TIME

i new weird win

 

[Uh_huh_him]

6 IN A ROW OLE OLE 6 IN A ROW 6 IN A ROW 6 IN A ROW OLE OLE

I have a slight niggle with the 6 in a row thing.

We drew against Newcastle.

I know it's petty, but happier with the 4 Prem games in a row.

 

[happypig]

Superb. That was a really tight game. Fulham control the ball well but don't have the menace of Bournemouth. Think the subs forced the issue. Wieffer in particular who was great when he came on.

Anyone who watched it on the screen care to make a judgement on whether it was a stonewall pen or not. The guardian have decided it was 'contentious'

Looked soft in real time but the replay from another angle showed the defender caught Pedro's ankle/foot.
One of those that, had the ref not given it, VAR probably would.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Fulham were the better team first half we were much improved second half our bench is one of the best in the country and the spirit within the team combined with a never say die attitude playing until the final whistle means we ground out a result, come the end of the season wherever we end up its wins like these that might just win us something

Not sure Fulham were the better team in the first half.

I just saw 2 teams not really on it.

 

[Weststander]

Just got back, one of the greatest Amex endings. I felt about 7 or 8 of our players were outstanding against crafty, talented opponents. Iwobi and Robinson were, no surprise, annoyingly effective.

 

[El Turi]

Fulham came for a draw. Nice to finally beat a low block anti football team.

 

[Eeyore]

First time we've won 4 Prem games in a row

Point of order my friend. Albion won four in a row to reach safety in 1981.

So let's win at Manchester City to make sure of it.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

That double tackle from Wieffer in injury time was a thing of beauty

 

[Eeyore]

Just got back, one of the greatest Amex endings. I felt about 7 or 8 of our players were outstanding against crafty, talented opponents. Iwobi and Robinson were, no surprise, annoyingly effective.

They looked like they had 12 on the pitch. Such a difficult team.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

That double tackle from Wieffer in injury time was a thing of beauty

What was wrong with the third one?

 

[Alex BH]

TAKE THAT FULHAM. YOU AINT EVEN THE BIGGEST TEAM IN FULHAM!!!

 

[AK74]

I had a great time.

 

[jcdenton08]

To be honest, the ref could have blown for full time before the last move, it was over injury time allowed

Still will take a dodgy pen to win it

Can I just say before the below, that I’ve been criticised on here before for not being biased enough to my team. I consider myself very fair when it comes to referees and perceived bias, but there can be no complaints from Fulham today.

A few Fulham fans are moaning about this on the Fulham forum. It was even pointed out there that the exact wording is, and always has been in recent times, “a minimum of X minutes”. This is to prevent this exact complaint, because unlike Rugby, it is at the referee’s discretion due to the clock never stopping.

We were on the attack in the final third, and you’ll notice that a ball in live play with one team mounting a dangerous attack, the referee will never blow until the ball is either cleared or goes out of play. This is to prevent farces like this:



Had we not scored or recycled back one more time, he would’ve blown, but the penalty was given 20 seconds give or take after the 5 allotted minimum minutes.

Tough titty on this one I’m afraid, and it was a clear penalty too.

 

[Eeyore]

Albion have the same amount of points that they did after 28 matches in the Europe season. There seems to be more candidates this time though.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Looked soft in real time but the replay from another angle showed the defender caught Pedro's ankle/foot.
One of those that, had the ref not given it, VAR probably would.

Seemed to be a similar soft one about 10 minutes earlier, which was waved away by the ref.i wondered whether that was one of those that wouldn't have been overturned if the ref had given it.
Or was it an obvious dive?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Well that was just delicious. After years of Fulham either battering us or shithousing their way to undeserved, ugly, spawny, last ditch wins, I could not be happier.

Honestly, if before the match, you’d offered me a 4-0 win or a narrow victory at the death thanks to a 98th minute penalty that they’re absolutely fuming about, I’d take the latter every single time. And I hope they’re all angrily stomping their way all the way back to Waitrose on Fulham High Street in the sort of frothing rage that can only be soothed by a tub of freshly made organic houmous and a handful of artisan sourdough breadsticks.