Post Match report for the Fulham - ARCHIVE 25/26 game - Saturday, 16th August 2025

PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Brighton V Fulham - 16/8/25 P1


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RESULT: 1-1 ~ ORiley . (h-t 0-0)


VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - first home match on this 1st fixture to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: there were some alterations to the old community stadium and safe standing was introduced in selected sections where previously those were habitually on their feet.
Halcyon days recalled from recent campaign starts bolstered a congenial return to watching live Saturday soccer.
WEATHER: warm . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: stand or fall and make some noise.

FABIAN HURZELER had enjoyed English summer, the Spain camp, pre-season friendlies and fans forum from which he emerged with increasing popularity.
So far so good.
FH was able to select an initial match-day group from vast majority of the large available squad.

SQUAD: 2 Lamptey 3 Julio 9 Tzimas 13 Hinshelwood 14 Watson 19 Kostoulas
31 Enciso 32 Sarmiento 35 Moran 37 Sima 38 McGill (gk) 40 Buonanotte

INJURED: 0 . REHAB: 4 Webster 7 March
OOL: 16 Cashin 28 Ferguson 36 Yalcouye 39 Rushworth (gk)
LEFT: Estupinan Pedro Adingra Offiah Mullins Barco


STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1

TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 29 de Cuyper
. . 11 Minteh 17 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 33 ORiley . . . . . 10 Rutter

SUBS: 69 - 18 Welbeck 24 Kadioglu 25 Gomez, 83 - 8 Gruda, 88 - 20 Milner
BENCH: 23 Steele 21 Boscagli 34 Veltman 42 Coppola


GOALS:
1-0 - 55 . ORILEY converts a spot kick after Rutter is fouled in the area.
1-1 - 96 . TRAVELLERS EQUALISE late from a giveaway set piece.


YELLOWS: Mitoma 60, Kadioglu 73, Gomez 78

CHANGES: 69 - Welbeck, Kadioglu & Gomez for Rutter, Minteh & Baleba
83 - Gruda for Mitoma . 88 - Milner for ORiley


FIRST HALF: from the get-go visitors had majority of early possession and momentum.
Locals eventually got into gear and picked up the pace towards the interval.
SECOND HALF: not long before the hour mark hosts take the lead from via a penalty.
Albion make multiple subs but miss chances to double the lead.
Green-shirts snatch a leveller in stoppage time.

IN THE END: BHA drop points at the death.

NUMBERS: poss 50%-50%, on target 4-2, off target 6-5, corners 4-3,
fouls 16-15, yellows 3-3, subs 5-5, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd0 pt1 po4

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