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Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha scored three goals in the Premier League last seasonJoao Palhinha netted the equaliser as Fulham fought back from a goal down to draw at Brighton and leave the hosts without a win in four Premier League games.
Evan Ferguson gave Brighton a deserved lead as the home side put in a commanding display in the opening 45 minutes at the Amex Stadium.
But as the rain poured, Brighton lost their way in the second half and Portugal international Palhinha made them pay after possession was cheaply gifted to Fulham deep in opposition territory.
Brighton regained control after being pegged back but Fulham defended stoutly, restricting the hosts to just one good opening when substitute Ansu Fati was denied by Bernd Leno.
The Seagulls are now seventh in the table, while Fulham remain 14th.
Seagulls struggling to compete on multiple fronts
Brighton set the tone from the first whistle, stroking the ball around confidently and dominating possession as they attempted to bait Fulham to step into areas where they might be exposed.
It was not long until the chances started to flow with Simon Adingra, Kaoru Mitoma and Carlos Balbena all setting their sights towards goal.
Eventually, the pressure paid off as 19-year-old striker Ferguson found space on the edge of Fulham's box before calmly curling into the bottom left corner.
Ferguson showed signs last season that he was up to the task of being Brighton's talisman, scoring six goals in the Premier League, and the Republic of Ireland international has continued to deliver this term.
Captain Lewis Dunk was inches away from doubling the hosts' advantage early in the second half but his free-kick rattled off the crossbar.
However, Brighton were guilty of squandering chances - having created 18 over the 90 minutes - and boss Roberto de Zerbi will look back at this as a game where his side threw away two points.
The Seagulls are now without a win in four league games, drawing two and losing two - their longest run without victory since five winless matches when De Zerbi first took charge in October 2022.
After the high of beating Ajax 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, the Italian made six changes made to the starting line-up for Fulham's visit - but fatigue and rotation could be starting to take their toll.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number23Player nameSteele
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number8Player nameDahoud
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number9Player nameJoão Pedro
Squad number11Player nameGilmour
Squad number31Player nameAnsu Fati
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
Fulham
Squad number17Player nameLeno
Squad number21Player nameCastagne
Squad number3Player nameBassey
Squad number13Player nameReam
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Squad number22Player nameIwobi
Squad number20Player nameWillian
Squad number7Player nameJiménez
Squad number8Player nameWilson
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo Muniz
Squad number28Player nameLukic
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 23Steele
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 24AdingraSubstituted forVeltmanat 71'minutes
- 20BalebaSubstituted forBuonanotteat 71'minutes
- 8DahoudSubstituted forGilmourat 71'minutes
- 22Mitoma
- 13Groß
- 14LallanaSubstituted forAnsu Fatiat 58'minutes
- 28FergusonSubstituted forJoão Pedroat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Verbruggen
- 6Milner
- 9João Pedro
- 11Gilmour
- 29van Hecke
- 31Ansu Fati
- 34Veltman
- 40Buonanotte
- 41Hinshelwood
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 21Castagne
- 3Bassey
- 13Ream
- 33RobinsonBooked at 73mins
- 6ReedSubstituted forPereiraat 58'minutes
- 26João Palhinha
- 14De Cordova-ReidSubstituted forWilsonat 58'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 22IwobiSubstituted forLukicat 90+2'minutes
- 20WillianSubstituted forCairneyat 86'minutes
- 7JiménezSubstituted forMuniz Carvalhoat 58'minutesBooked at 78mins
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 8Wilson
- 10Cairney
- 12Ballo-Touré
- 18Pereira
- 19Muniz Carvalho
- 28Lukic
- 41Tanton
- 44De Fougerolles
Referee:Michael Salisbury
Attendance:31,550
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Fulham 1.
Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
Hand ball by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Alex Iwobi.
Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
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