Fulham 1-2 Brighton — EFL Championship, 2 Jan 2017
Brighton beat Fulham 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 2 January 2017 at Craven Cottage, London. Lucas Piazon scored for Fulham; T. Hemed and L. Dunk for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Fulham have won 1 and Brighton 4.
Match timeline
- 16'
- 40'
- Half-time0-0
- 1-055'assist: Thomas Cairney
- 66'
- 68'out: S. Humphrys
- 70'out: T. Hemed
- 71'
- 1-174'Penalty
- 1-275'
- 79'out: D. Odoi
- 79'
- 88'out: N. Kebano
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.8
Top rated
Fulham
- 7.8Thomas CairneyM
- 7.3Kevin McDonaldM
- 7.0Timothy ReamD
- 7.0Lucas PiazónF
- 6.7Matt SmithF
- 6.5Denis OdoiD
- 6.5Scott MaloneD
- 6.5David ButtonG
- 6.5Ryan FredericksD
- 6.5Stephen HumphrysF
- 6.4Stefan JohansenM
- 6.0Ragnar SigurðssonD
- 5.9Sone AlukoM
Brighton
- 8.8Lewis DunkD
- 7.7Shane DuffyD
- 7.6Tomer HemedF
- 7.1David StockdaleG
- 7.1Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.8Jiří SkalákM
- 6.8Dale StephensM
- 6.8Gaëtan BongD
- 6.6Jamie MurphyM
- 6.6Glenn MurrayF
- 6.4Solly MarchM
- 6.4Sam BaldockF
- 6.4Bruno SaltorD
- 6.3Anthony KnockaertM
Line-ups
Substitutes
FulhamS. Jokanović
Substitutes
- 1Marcus BettinelliG
- 4D. Odoi79'D6.5
- 7N. Kebano88'M
- 30R. SessegnonD
- 31S. Humphrys68'F6.5
- 37A. EdunM
- 8S. ParkerM
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 18C. GoldsonD
- 15J. Murphy79'M6.6
- 42Robert HuntD
- 20S. March66'M6.4
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 10T. Hemed74'70'F7.6
- 14S. SidwellM
Team statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cairney | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | 7.8 |
| Kevin McDonald | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Timothy Ream | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Lucas Piazón | 79 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Matt Smith | 68 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Denis Odoi | 11 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| David Button | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ryan Fredericks | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Stephen Humphrys | 22 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Stefan Johansen | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ragnar Sigurðsson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sone Aluko | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 5.9 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 8.8 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Tomer Hemed | 20 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jiří Skalák | 66 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jamie Murphy | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Solly March | 24 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sam Baldock | 70 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 79 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | -2 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | +28 | 80 |
| 7 | Leeds | 46 | +14 | 75 |
| 8 | Norwich | 46 | +16 | 70 |
Before and after
Fulham
- Previous: Ipswich 0-2 Fulham, 26 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-2 Fulham, 8 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 3-0 QPR, 27 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons, 7 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
Data updated