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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham *** Official Match Thread ***



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Brighton v Fulham


Sky Bet Championship

Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Saturday 26th November 2016
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: James Linington
Assistants: Mark Russell, Neil Davies
Fourth official: Keith Stroud



Brighton manager Chris Hughton has no new injury worries as he looks to extend his side's unbeaten run to 12 league games.

Winger Kazenga LuaLua (knee) is close to a first-team comeback but defender Liam Rosenior and midfielder Beram Kayal (both ankle) are sidelined.

Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic could name the same starting XI for the fourth consecutive game.

The Whites are unbeaten in three games and are two points off the play-offs.

ANALYSIS

BBC Sussex's Johnny Cantor: "It's an exciting game in prospect with two in-form sides, both of whom have recorded 5-0 wins in recent weeks, on show.

"Albion strikers Sam Baldock and Glenn Murray have built up a good understanding but Seagulls manager Chris Hughton is wary of the threat from Fulham pair Chris Martin and Sone Aluko.

"A 12th clean sheet of the league season may prove tricky but confidence is high, especially at home where Albion have lost only once in the league since January."

MATCH FACTS


  • [*=left]Brighton have won their last three league games against Fulham, registering a 5-0 hammering at the Amex in this fixture last season.
    [*=left]In Fulham's last nine trips to Brighton in all competitions they have either scored twice or not at all, scoring twice four times and not at all on five occasions.
    [*=left]David Stockdale has kept more clean sheets than any other Championship goalkeeper this season (9).
    [*=left]No team has scored more 90th-minute goals this season in the Championship than Fulham (4). Their last two goals have come in the final minute or injury time.
    [*=left]Only Scunthorpe (2.1 points per game) have a better league record across the top four tiers (excl. play-offs) this calendar year than the Seagulls (2.05).
    [*=left]Fulham have lost just once in eight matches on their travels this season, to Aston Villa in October (W4 D3).

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larus

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If our defence stays as stingy as it has been, then I think we'll be OK, as we're likely to create chances. But, I don't think it will be an easy game and would gladly take the sneaky 1-0 now. Fear it will be another game with a nervy last 20 minutes.
 






Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
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East Wales
Fulham are an improving team, much like Villa were last week. We'll need to be on it today.
 


indy3050

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Jun 22, 2011
1,305
Train from west Worthing was cancelled but at the last minute they decided to run it. Going to be a fun day...
 


Seagull kimchi

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Oct 8, 2010
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A real test today - they are a very good side. A convincing win will extend our message of intent. A squirmy win will keep us on track. Anything else (except a tonking) will not be the end of the world, but disappointing from our point of view.
 




Wrong-Direction

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Mar 10, 2013
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Murray 4-0

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