Brighton

1

 - 

1

Fulham

Matchday 1

Premier League / Season 2025/2026 / Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 17:00

Venue: American Express Stadium
Attendance:  31,478
Referee:  Samuel Barrott
  • O'Riley 55' (Pen)
  • Muniz 90+7'
  • Mitoma 60'
  • F.Kadıoğlu 73'
  • Gomez 78'
🟨
  • Bassey 31'
  • Cairney 90+3'
  • Muniz 90+8'

Lineups

Brighton and Hove Albion

Formation 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
17 Carlos Baleba 🔽 69'
11 Yankuba Minteh 🔽 69'
33 Matt O'Riley 🔽 88'
22 Mitoma Kaoru 🟨 🔽 83'
Forwards
10 Georginio Rutter 🔽 69'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Substitutes

Goalkeeper
Defenders
24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 🔼 69' 🟨
Midfielders
8 Brajan Gruda 🔼 83'
20 James Milner 🔼 88'
25 Diego Gómez Amarilla 🔼 69' 🟨
Forwards
18 Danny Welbeck 🔼 69'

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper
Defenders
15 Jorge Cuenca Barreno 🔽 84'
3 Calvin Bassey 🟨
Midfielders
16 Sander Berge 🔽 66'
24 Josh King 🔽 77'
17 Alex Iwobi 🔽 66'
Forwards

Coach Marco Silva

Substitutes

Goalkeeper
Defenders
21 Timothy Castagne 🔼 84'
Midfielders
10 Tom Cairney 🔼 66' 🟨
32 Emile Smith Rowe 🔼 77'
Forwards
9 Rodrigo Muniz Carvalho 🔼 66' 🟨
11 Adama Traoré Diarra 🔼 66'

Stats

Possession

49.8% Possession 50.2%
1.48 XG 0.76
427 Total Passes 423
376 Accurate Passes 351
88.00% Pass Accuracy 83.00%
50 Long Passes 53
28 Long Accurate Passes 29
56.00% Long Pass Accuracy 55.00%
1 Through Balls 0
0 Through Balls Completed 0
0.0% Through Balls Completed Percentage 0.0%
604 Touches 583
25 Touches in the opposition box 19

Attacking

10 Total Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 2
5 Shots off Target 4
1 Shots inside the Box 1
4 Shots outside the Box 2
0 Hit Woodwork 0
1 Big Chances 1
1 Big Chances Created 0
11 Total Crosses 14
36.00% Crosses Accuracy 21.00%
4 Corners 3

Defending

9 Tackles Won 8
47.0% Tackles Won Percentage 53.0%
2 Blocks 2
9 Interceptions 2
27 Clearances 15
1 Saves 3

Physical

11 Total Dribbles 13
4 Successful Dribbles 5
51 Duels Won 44
14 Aerial Duels Won 10
110.29 km Distance Covered 107.23 km

Discipline

3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
16 Fouls Committed 15
3 Offsides 2