Premier League Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 16 2025 · 15:00 The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Brighton
1–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.48 – 0.76
Fulham
  • M. O'Riley 55’ (P)
  • 90’ Rodrigo Muniz
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Fulham snatch a late draw

Brighton entered as favourites and led 1–0 after 55 minutes through a O'Riley goal. But Muniz scored to rescue a draw for Fulham. Brighton finished with the higher xG (1.48 vs 0.76). On the chances created, Brighton deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Brighton52%
Draw ✓24%
Fulham24%

Model vs reality

Brighton goals
1
Model 1.81 · xG 1.48
Fulham goals
1
Model 1.17 · xG 0.76
Total goals
2
Model 2.98 · xG 2.24
Score 1–1
11%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 57%
Both scored
Yes
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. van HeckeBrighton
8.3
  • RefereeSamuel Barrott
  • VenueThe American Express Community Stadium

Timeline

  1. C. BasseyYellow card · Foul
    31’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. M. O'Riley (pen) 1–0
    55’
  4. K. MitomaYellow card · Foul
    60’
  5. ⇄ T. CairneyFor S. Berge
    66’
  6. ⇄ Adama TraoréFor A. Iwobi
    66’
  7. ⇄ Rodrigo MunizFor R. Jiménez
    66’
  8. ⇄ D. WelbeckFor G. Rutter
    69’
  9. ⇄ D. GómezFor C. Baleba
    69’
  10. ⇄ F. KadıoğluFor Y. Minteh
    69’
  11. F. KadıoğluYellow card · Foul
    73’
  12. ⇄ E. Smith RoweFor J. King
    77’
  13. D. GómezYellow card · Foul
    78’
  14. ⇄ B. GrudaFor K. Mitoma
    83’
  15. ⇄ T. CastagneFor Jorge Cuenca
    84’
  16. ⇄ J. MilnerFor M. O'Riley
    88’
  17. Rodrigo Muniz 1–1
    90’
  18. T. CairneyYellow card · Foul
    90+3’
  19. Rodrigo MunizYellow card
    90+8’
  20. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Brighton10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
Fulham7 shots · 5 in box, 2 outside
BrightonFulham
50% Possession 50%
1.48 Expected goals (xG) 0.76
1.89 Expected points (xPts) 0.84
10 Shots 7
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 1
6 Shots inside the box 5
4 Shots outside the box 2
427 Passes 423
88% Pass accuracy 83%
4 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
16 Fouls 15
3 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.94 Team rating 6.64

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

16.2 B. Verbruggen(G)
296.3 M. De Cuyper 57.5 L. Dunk 68.3★ J. van Hecke 277.0 M. Wieffer
267.2 Y. Ayari 176.9 C. Baleba ↓69’
226.3 K. Mitoma ↓83’ 337.2 M. O'Riley ↓88’ 116.5 Y. Minteh ↓69’
107.3 G. Rutter ↓69’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)6.2
  • 29M. De Cuyper6.3
  • 5L. Dunk7.5
  • 6J. van Hecke ★8.3
  • 27M. Wieffer7.0
  • 26Y. Ayari7.2
  • 17C. Baleba↓69’6.9
  • 22K. Mitoma↓83’6.3
  • 33M. O'Riley↓88’7.2
  • 11Y. Minteh↓69’6.5
  • 10G. Rutter↓69’7.3

Substitutes used

  • 20J. Milner↑88’6.5
  • 18D. Welbeck↑69’6.7
  • 8B. Gruda↑83’6.3
  • 25D. Gómez↑69’6.3
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu↑69’6.2

Unused: J. Steele, J. Veltman, O. Boscagli, D. Coppola

Fulham 4-2-3-1

16.9 B. Leno(G)
36.5 C. Bassey 156.3 Jorge Cuenca ↓84’ 57.3 J. Andersen 27.5 K. Tete
166.2 S. Berge ↓66’ 206.6 S. Lukić
177.0 A. Iwobi ↓66’ 246.2 J. King ↓77’ 86.6 H. Wilson
75.6 R. Jiménez ↓66’
  • 1B. Leno (G)6.9
  • 3C. Bassey6.5
  • 15Jorge Cuenca↓84’6.3
  • 5J. Andersen7.3
  • 2K. Tete7.5
  • 16S. Berge↓66’6.2
  • 20S. Lukić6.6
  • 17A. Iwobi↓66’7.0
  • 24J. King↓77’6.2
  • 8H. Wilson6.6
  • 7R. Jiménez↓66’5.6

Substitutes used

  • 10T. Cairney↑66’6.3
  • 11Adama Traoré↑66’6.5
  • 32E. Smith Rowe↑77’6.5
  • 21T. Castagne↑84’6.3
  • 9Rodrigo Muniz↑66’7.3

Unused: B. Lecomte, I. Diop, Andreas Pereira, H. Reed

Player stats

Top rated
J. van HeckeBrighton8.3
2nd
L. DunkBrighton7.5
3rd
K. TeteFulham7.5

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 74% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. De Cuyper D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 33 2 1 0/1 3/1 6.3
L. Dunk D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 90 1 0 1/1 0/2 7.5
J. van Hecke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 81 1 0 0/0 0/1 8.3
M. Wieffer M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 79% 38 5 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
Y. Ayari M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 41 1 2 0/1 0/4 7.2
C. Baleba M 69 0 0 1 (0) 1 90% 20 1 3 0/0 2/2 6.9
K. Mitoma M 83 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 19 0 0 1/3 3/0 6.3
M. O'Riley M 88 1 0 1 (1) 3 77% 22 3 0 0/1 1/0 7.2
Y. Minteh F 69 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 15 0 1 2/3 0/1 6.5
G. Rutter F 69 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 4 1 0 0/1 2/2 7.3
J. Milner M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. Welbeck F 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
B. Gruda M 7 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
D. Gómez M 21 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 8 2 1 0/0 2/1 6.3
F. Kadıoğlu M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.2

Fulham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Leno G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 74% 46 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
C. Bassey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 56 2 0 1/2 1/1 6.5
Jorge Cuenca D 84 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 56 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Andersen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 51 3 1 1/1 1/2 7.3
K. Tete D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 34 3 1 0/0 1/3 7.5
S. Berge M 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 23 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
S. Lukić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 38 1 0 1/1 5/2 6.6
A. Iwobi F 66 0 0 1 (0) 3 75% 24 0 0 1/2 0/1 7.0
J. King M 77 0 0 1 (1) 1 85% 26 3 0 0/1 0/2 6.2
H. Wilson M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 17 1 0 1/2 0/3 6.6
R. Jiménez F 66 0 0 2 (0) 0 54% 13 0 0 0/0 2/0 5.6
T. Cairney M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 16 0 0 0/2 1/1 6.3
Adama Traoré F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
E. Smith Rowe M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
T. Castagne D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Rodrigo Muniz F 24 1 0 1 (1) 0 0% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.