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Aleksandar Mitrovic's opener sent Fulham on their way to victory over BrightonAleksandar Mitrovic scored his 100th goal for Fulham as his side won for the second time this season to end Brighton's unbeaten start.
Mitrovic pounced for his fifth goal in five league games and fourth at Craven Cottage this season, arriving at the back post just after half-time to fire Neeskens Kebano's low cross beyond Robert Sanchez.
Brighton captain Lewis Dunk diverted Andreas Pereira's cross past Sanchez as Fulham doubled their lead and made a drab first period seem a distant memory within 11 minutes of the second half starting.
Alexis Mac Allister converted a penalty in reply after Bobby Decordova-Reid brought down Pervis Estupinan, and Deniz Undav was denied his first goal for Brighton when his late strike came off a post.
Fourth-placed Brighton missed the chance to move top of the table before leaders Arsenal host Aston Villa on Wednesday, while victory lifted Fulham up to sixth and gave the Cottagers as many home wins as they managed in their 2020-21 Premier League relegation season.
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Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number2Player nameTete
Squad number4Player nameTosin
Squad number13Player nameReam
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number7Player nameKebano
Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number12Player nameChalobah
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number8Player nameMwepu
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number21Player nameUndav
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2Tete
- 4Tosin
- 13Ream
- 33RobinsonBooked at 68mins
- 6ReedBooked at 83minsSubstituted forChalobahat 90+2'minutes
- 26Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 18PereiraSubstituted forCairneyat 78'minutes
- 7Kebano
- 9Mitrovic
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 10Cairney
- 12Chalobah
- 27Mbabu
- 31Diop
- 35Francois
- 37Ablade
- 38Harris
- 65Stansfield
Brighton
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Sánchez
- 34VeltmanSubstituted forLampteyat 64'minutes
- 5Dunk
- 4Webster
- 7March
- 25CaicedoSubstituted forUndavat 79'minutes
- 8MwepuSubstituted forWelbeckat 63'minutes
- 10Mac Allister
- 30EstupiñánBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMitomaat 63'minutes
- 13Groß
- 11Trossard
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 6Colwill
- 17Alzate
- 18Welbeck
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 22Mitoma
- 23Steele
- 29van Hecke
Referee:Thomas Bramall
Attendance:22,224
Live Text
Match ends, Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adam Webster.
Substitution, Fulham. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Harrison Reed.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tim Ream.
Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
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