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Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Fulham: Seagulls' long winless run at home continues

By Steve SutcliffeBBC Sport

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Bobby Decordova-Reid & Adam Webster
Brighton were aiming for back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since November 2019

Brighton's long winless run at home continued as they were held by fellow Premier League strugglers Fulham.

Graham Potter's side have now failed to win any of their last 14 top-flight matches on the south coast.

Lewis Dunk, Leandro Trossard, Adam Webster and Solly March all had excellent opportunities to score for the hosts who had the better of a hard-fought contest.

Brighton remain 17th in the table, with Fulham five points behind them in 18th.

While Fulham appeared to be holding on for long periods, they will also feel they could have claimed an important three points after failing to convert two glorious late chances.

Aleksandar Mitrovic saw his glancing header saved by Seagulls goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, while Dunk's brilliant goal-line clearance prevented Ruben Loftus-Cheek from scoring in stoppage time.

Brighton fail to fire

Before their victory against Leeds, Potter's side had endured a run of nine league games without a victory.

And this fixture represented an opportunity to put a major dent in Fulham's hopes of Premier League survival, while enhancing their own by establishing a seven-point gap to the bottom three.

However, once again their lack of prowess in front of goal proved the stumbling block.

Brighton 0-0 Fulham: We dominated the game - Potter

Only six clubs have scored fewer goals than the Seagulls this term, with the bottom three as well as Newcastle and Burnley - the sides directly above them - among five of them.

Neal Maupay has managed a reasonable return of seven goals from 18 appearances but none of Brighton's best opportunities fell at his feet.

Instead, the French forward twice created opportunities for Trossard, who fired straight at Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola from eight yards and saw a second attempt blocked.

And while Dunk and Webster also went close from corners the home side rarely gave the impression that they could break the deadlock.

Fulham with work to do

While Fulham have improved as the season has developed - notably starting a five-game unbeaten run with a draw against Liverpool on 13 December - they now remain without a win since 30 November.

Brighton 0-0 Fulham: Parker 'satisfied' with Brighton goalless draw

Alarmingly for manager Scott Parker, his side also initially exhibited many of their early-season shortcomings in defence that, against more ruthless opponents, would have been punished.

Lax play from Tosin Adarabioyo and two poor passes from Ola Aina provided Brighton with three presentable opportunities to open the scoring after the visitors had started brightly.

However, Trossard and Pascal Gross were unable to capitalise and the visitors regrouped and improved after the break.

Another area of concern for Parker, like Brighton, is their lack of goals. And though the late introduction of Mitrovic could have swung all the points in their direction, two of their three efforts on target came in the final three minutes.

Until that late salvo, their only other effort of note came via an Ivan Cavaleiro shot just before the hour mark which was saved by Sanchez.

'It was an onslaught at times' - what they said

Brighton manager Graham Potter to BBC Sport: "Over the course of the 90 minutes we were the better team. We had the better chances and more chances.

"But in any Premier League game you feel the other team will get a chance. It's a big chance at the end. We defended well. I'm really happy with the players for what they put into the game against a team fighting for points too.

"There are still 50-odd points to play for. A lot of football to play. We have to focus on ourselves. Sometimes it's not your day in terms of a bit of luck in front of goal."

Fulham boss Scott Parker to BBC Sport: "We missed elements of our game. In the first half we had control about us - played our way. We lacked in duels and battles, we were second best.

"We addressed that at half-time. We showed that in the second half, we had more resilience, but lost the other side. We couldn't get a foothold. We had to defend an awful amount. It was an onslaught at times.

"Am I fully happy with the overall performance? No, I'm not. I'm satisfied as can be with the point."

Draw specialists Brighton - match stats

  • Since winning five consecutive league games against Fulham between 2014 - 2017 (all in the Championship), Brighton have since failed to win any of their four matches against the Cottagers (D3 L1 - all in the Premier League).
  • Since the start of their first season in the Premier League in 2017-18, Brighton have played out 14 goalless draws, more than any other side in the competition.
  • Fulham have drawn both Premier League games 0-0 against Brighton this season, the first time the Cottagers have played out two goalless draws against an opponent in a single league campaign since 2001-02, against Leicester.
  • Brighton have won just one of their last 19 Premier League games at the Amex stadium (D10 L8) and remain winless on home soil since a 2-1 victory against Arsenal in June 2020 (P14 D7 L7).
  • Fulham remain winless in their last nine Premier League games (D6 L3), since a 2-1 victory against Leicester in November.
  • Only West Brom, Sheffield United and Burnley (10 each) have failed to score in more Premier League games this season than Fulham (nine).
  • There were 26 shots in this game (16 for Brighton and 10 for Fulham). Only Aston Villa v Burnley in December (33) and Leeds vs Arsenal in November (34) have seen more shots in a Premier League game this season without a goal being scored.

What's next?

Brighton are next in action when they host Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, 31 January (19:15 GMT).

Fulham travel to the Hawthorns to face fellow top-flight strugglers West Brom in their next game on Saturday, 30 January (15:00 GMT).

Player of the match

AreolaAlphonse Areola

with an average of 7.97

Brighton & Hove Albion

  1. Squad number5Player nameDunk
    Average rating

    6.98

  2. Squad number20Player nameMarch
    Average rating

    6.19

  3. Squad number8Player nameBissouma
    Average rating

    6.11

  4. Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
    Average rating

    6.02

  5. Squad number26Player nameSánchez
    Average rating

    5.96

  6. Squad number4Player nameWebster
    Average rating

    5.92

  7. Squad number3Player nameWhite
    Average rating

    5.88

  8. Squad number34Player nameVeltman
    Average rating

    5.85

  9. Squad number13Player nameGroß
    Average rating

    5.66

  10. Squad number11Player nameTrossard
    Average rating

    5.23

  11. Squad number9Player nameMaupay
    Average rating

    5.12

  12. Squad number24Player namePröpper
    Average rating

    4.95

Fulham

  1. Squad number1Player nameAreola
    Average rating

    7.97

  2. Squad number5Player nameAndersen
    Average rating

    6.65

  3. Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
    Average rating

    6.45

  4. Squad number21Player nameReed
    Average rating

    6.15

  5. Squad number16Player nameTosin
    Average rating

    6.14

  6. Squad number2Player nameTete
    Average rating

    6.03

  7. Squad number19Player nameLookman
    Average rating

    6.02

  8. Squad number29Player nameZambo Anguissa
    Average rating

    5.97

  9. Squad number15Player nameLoftus-Cheek
    Average rating

    5.73

  10. Squad number34Player nameAina
    Average rating

    5.69

  11. Squad number23Player nameBryan
    Average rating

    5.59

  12. Squad number18Player nameLemina
    Average rating

    5.56

  13. Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
    Average rating

    5.52

  14. Squad number17Player nameCavaleiro
    Average rating

    4.93

Line-ups

Brighton

Formation 3-5-2

  • 26Sánchez
  • 3White
  • 5Dunk
  • 4Webster
  • 34Veltman
  • 13Groß
  • 8BissoumaBooked at 27mins
  • 10Mac AllisterBooked at 44minsSubstituted forPröpperat 83'minutes
  • 20March
  • 9Maupay
  • 11Trossard

Substitutes

  • 7Connolly
  • 14Lallana
  • 15Moder
  • 17Alzate
  • 22Tau
  • 24Pröpper
  • 29Zeqiri
  • 31Walton
  • 33Burn

Fulham

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Areola
  • 34Aina
  • 5Andersen
  • 16Tosin
  • 2TeteSubstituted forBryanat 79'minutes
  • 29Zambo Anguissa
  • 21ReedBooked at 45minsSubstituted forLeminaat 66'minutes
  • 14De Cordova-Reid
  • 15Loftus-Cheek
  • 17CavaleiroSubstituted forMitrovicat 79'minutes
  • 19Lookman

Substitutes

  • 3Hector
  • 7Kebano
  • 9Mitrovic
  • 12Rodák
  • 13Ream
  • 18Lemina
  • 23Bryan
  • 25Onomah
  • 47Kamara
Referee:
Craig Pawson

Match Stats

Home TeamBrightonAway TeamFulham
Possession
Home49%
Away51%
Shots
Home16
Away10
Shots on Target
Home5
Away3
Corners
Home10
Away0
Fouls
Home10
Away14

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Fulham 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Fulham 0.

  3. Post update

    Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).

  4. Post update

    Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  7. Post update

    Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Post update

    Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.

  9. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a cross.

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.

  11. Substitution

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Davy Pröpper replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

  12. Post update

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ola Aina.

  13. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

  14. Post update

    Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).

  16. Post update

    Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.

  18. Substitution

    Substitution, Fulham. Joe Bryan replaces Kenny Tete.

  19. Post update

    Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.

  20. Post update

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.

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  • Comment posted by Dan, at 21:47 27 Jan

    Can’t believe the idiocy of having two Brighton taking every corner! It’s so obvious that the player placing the ball will swing it
    In. Absolute waste of a player who could be lurking on edge of the box.

    • Reply posted by Sambucaman, at 22:03 27 Jan

      Sambucaman replied:
      I agree with every word. Our big problem this season is scoring. If Potter reads these bbs can he answer this when in history has a goal been scored by a player off the pitch next to the player taking a corner as opposed to a player lurking on the edge of the box for the chance of picking up a clearance or a back pass from someone in the box.

  • Comment posted by hankie50, at 21:26 27 Jan

    Brighton play brilliant football till they get into the penalty area and then couldn't hit a barn door from five yards. So frustrating.

  • Comment posted by Jezz, at 22:05 27 Jan

    BUY A DAMNED STRIKER!!! A proper one! Not some 'cheap' punt from the 2nd division of an obscure European league! A proper proven scorer! Don't tell me you can't afford it! You've spent £230 million pounds on mostly mediocrity! Sell off some of the dross and buy someone who can at least hit the effing target!!

    • Reply posted by Wordo Shoreham, at 22:46 27 Jan

      Wordo Shoreham replied:
      Brighton or Fulham?

  • Comment posted by Andy Tomsett , at 22:43 27 Jan

    Potter blaming bad luck again. It's not bad luck. When it happens every time it's not luck.

    • Reply posted by Wordo Shoreham, at 22:49 27 Jan

      Wordo Shoreham replied:
      Plus Fulham currently have the best defence in the league. If only they had an attack.

  • Comment posted by Diana Moon Glampers, at 21:31 27 Jan

    Brighton’s attacking play is easy on the eye but their forwards couldn’t finish a bowl of soup.

    • Reply posted by admiralbee, at 21:51 27 Jan

      admiralbee replied:
      Tea has gone cold too...

  • Comment posted by Headlight, at 22:50 27 Jan

    The harder you practice the luckier you will get. Suggest albion put a lot more effort in shooting practice. Lack of a forward coach is a glaring oversight. Job for Murray?

    • Reply posted by Marco Nous, at 23:07 27 Jan

      Marco Nous replied:
      Agree fully. As usual good buildup play, chances created but no goals scored. How is it so obvious, yet Potter can't see it or do anything about it? A forwards coach is a great idea.

  • Comment posted by Sambucaman, at 21:35 27 Jan

    I have not said a word against Potter until now How can he think that was the best 11 on the pitch I do not know. Maupey, Trassard he must start them training with a keeper in the goal and defenders in the way so when in a match they expect these people to be there. Maupey is woeful in front of goal and he is our top scorer, Trossard the same, I am seriously worried about BHA survival under Potter

    • Reply posted by Chocmeister, at 21:46 27 Jan

      Chocmeister replied:
      It’s the most worried I’ve been since we’ve been in the PL. Bissouma’s our best outfield player this season and if we don’t get results he’ll be be gone. Typically with us we make some interesting signings but they’re either not played in their best position or they just don’t make the grade

  • Comment posted by dorsetblue, at 21:59 27 Jan

    At what point does all the chances created and bad luck just become excuses? This has been happening all season for Brighton so you have to starting blaming the players for missing easy chances through having a lack of ability/composure. Trossard and Maupay being the main candidates.

  • Comment posted by md, at 22:14 27 Jan

    As a Brighton fan, this season is so frustrating, Brighton were by far the better side. To be fair, Fulham were abysmal, particularly with first half giveaways. Which we did not punish. The thing is, however well we play, we can’t win if we don’t score and we repeatedly we hit directly at the keeper. Can aiming for a corner be trained or must a player just have that instinct and ours just don’t?

    • Reply posted by Wordo Shoreham, at 23:26 27 Jan

      Wordo Shoreham replied:
      Fulham are far from abysmal as their last 10 results prove. Plus that's 180 mins against them without scoring for Brighton. Give credit to a world class goalie and a young dogged defence.

  • Comment posted by Sean Higgins, at 22:11 27 Jan

    Not good for Brighton, they just dont look likely to win games so im afraid at this rate they will be 3rd from bottom at the end of the season, unless attackers improve.

    • Reply posted by brightonborn, at 22:15 27 Jan

      brightonborn replied:
      Brighton had loads of chances but Fulham only had one. I'd rather put money on Brighton than Fulham.

  • Comment posted by Andy Tomsett , at 21:58 27 Jan

    CANNOT understand how Albion keep dominating games but almost never win. I know 'Brighton never score from corners' but TEN corners to none, so many chances to score - but nothing. Very much at risk of relegation and serious questions need to be asked about Potter the Tinkerman.

    • Reply posted by Wordo Shoreham, at 22:45 27 Jan

      Wordo Shoreham replied:
      They don't create chances. Their only chances were created by the opposition giving the ball away and trying to win corners. They need a real playmaker in the middle, and a decent striker. Other than that they are decent.

  • Comment posted by Woody, at 21:29 27 Jan

    We need a striker, one point per home game is not enough. 16 shots on goal with no return

    • Reply posted by md, at 22:20 27 Jan

      md replied:
      4 on target, straight at the goalkeeper.

  • Comment posted by paul, at 21:27 27 Jan

    Disgusted with potter, had players on the bench to win the game, but brings on ploppy propper for the draw, that is not an acceptable result..joke.
    We will go down with this idiots strange decisions...

    • Reply posted by surrey_Albion, at 21:52 27 Jan

      surrey_Albion replied:
      Yep loads of goal scorers on the bench tau and llalana are on what 10 goals each????? Oh no wait did we have a sub who has actually scored a goal for us??

  • Comment posted by Finkelstein, at 22:10 27 Jan

    Brighton are a good team and play great football until it matters when in the penalty area, the it's couldn't hit a barn door. That said they were the better team and should have come away with the points.

    • Reply posted by Front Forks, at 16:49 28 Jan

      Front Forks replied:
      They're not a good team. They're 17th. And that isnt an accident.
      Nor do they play "great" football. They're hit and hope.

  • Comment posted by whatsthepoint, at 22:04 27 Jan

    Never been a Potter fan, always seems to take the defensive option and though I dont want to see managers throwing their toys out the pram every 10 minutes a little more passion and emotion wouldnt go a miss.
    Probably get shouted down here but always had a lot of time for Eddie Howe, and he's still available I believe.

  • Comment posted by jallen, at 21:35 27 Jan

    Shouldn't be questioning a Premier League managers game management, but Potter makes some very strange decisions, or lack of. Will no doubt claim the game was scrappy and one point was deserved, rather than admitting its two vital points dropped. Looking more and more out of his depth.

  • Comment posted by brightonborn, at 22:18 27 Jan

    A point closer to Newcastle for both teams.

    • Reply posted by md, at 22:40 27 Jan

      md replied:
      With Burnley pulling away, the last relegation spot is Fulham, Brighton or Newcastle. Doubtful WBA could make a run and although Sheffield theoretically could return to last season’s form, that seems doubtful too. So in the run in, who scores more and wins more. Out of the three, Brighton seems the least likely. On the other hand, scoring appears our only weakness compared to the others.

  • Comment posted by In the country of the blind , at 21:35 27 Jan

    Crying out for Lallana in last 20 mins, instead we get Propper.

  • Comment posted by stevegunner, at 00:40 28 Jan

    66 games in charge and still 'taking the positives' from a return of four home points against West Brom, Burnley, Sheffield Utd and Fulham. The football in our own and middle thirds may be better but in the final third it is dire. 17th if we are lucky.

  • Comment posted by FFC2, at 21:54 27 Jan

    Too bloody negative again.. we only threatened on 92 mins when it was full time!!

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