Brighton & Hove Albion on December 5, 2024, presents an intriguing encounter in the Premier League. Predictions indicate a likely draw, with a scoreline of 2-2 being favored. This forecast is influenced by Fulham's strong historical record against Brighton, having remained unbeaten in their last eight meetings. However, Fulham faces significant challenges due to the suspension of key players Lukic and Cairney, as well as injuries to Cuenca and Andersen. These absences may impact their performance adversely.
Marco Silva's side have lost only one of their last five matches, and recovered well from an unexpected 4-1 defeat at home to Wolves a week and a half ago by earning a point away from home against Tottenham in a London derby.
The point in north London has kept them in the top half of what is a very tightly congested Premier League table, with only four points separating them from the Champions League positions heading into the midweek round of fixtures.
Brighton are the side that currently occupy that final place in the top four after a very strong start to Premier League life for new manager Fabian Hurzeler, who took over the south coast side in the summer.
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For Fulham, a 1-1 draw away at Tottenham was perceived as a valuable point gained, particularly after Tom Cairney's late red card left them with ten men. Marco Silva’s team is performing steadily this season, and a victory against Brighton would bring them within a point of their high-flying visitors.
Fulham's solid overall performances, their home form has been less than stellar, with two losses in their last three matches at Craven Cottage. Silva will be eager to see improvements on home turf as they seek to close the gap on Brighton and maintain their competitive edge in the league.
Fulham predicted lineup vs Brighton & Hove Albion: (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jiménez.
Brighton & Hove Albion predicted lineup vs Fulham: (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Lamptey, Dunk, van Hecke, Estupiñán; Rutter, O'Riley, Ayari, Mitoma, João Pedro; Welbeck.
Brighton and Hove Albion are in the Champions League places but will have been disappointed to only draw 1-1 with Southampton last Friday. They have won two of their last three away league matches with wins at Newcastle and Bournemouth. This game is followed by a weekend away fixture at Leicester and the south coast club will be out to pick up points in both matches.
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