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Premier League · Matchweek 17

Fulham vs Brighton lineups

Fulham host Brighton at Craven Cottage on 26 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 17 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 January 2026, when Fulham won 2-1.

Fulham vs Brighton match facts

Kick-off
Sat 26 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Craven Cottage, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 17

Fulham vs Brighton lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Fulham vs Brighton head to head

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Fulham wins
5
Draws
6
Brighton wins

25–25 on goals in 18 meetings since 29 November 2014

Recent Fulham vs Brighton results

  1. Fulham2–1BrightonCraven Cottage
  2. Brighton1–1FulhamAmex Stadium
  3. Brighton2–1FulhamAmerican Express Stadium
  4. Fulham3–1BrightonCraven Cottage
  5. Fulham3–0BrightonCraven Cottage

All in the Premier League

Fulham vs Brighton history

Fulham have won three of the last five, with one drawn. Brighton last won at Craven Cottage on 2 January 2017, by 2-1. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Fulham hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, nine meetings.

Craven Cottage

Fulham play at Craven Cottage in London. The ground holds 29,589. Brighton have won there three times in nine visits, most recently in January 2017. Fulham have won five of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Brighton's most recent visit was on 24 January 2026, a 1-2 defeat.

Last meeting: Fulham 2-1 Brighton, January 2026

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Fulham, 4-2-3-1
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Brighton, 4-3-3
Fulham crest
FulhamFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 21Timothy CastagneD
  3. 5Joachim AndersenD
  4. 15Jorge CuencaD
  5. 33Antonee RobinsonD
  6. 17Alexander IwobiM
  7. 16Sander BergeM
  8. 8Harry WilsonM
  9. 32Emile Smith RoweM
  10. 22KevinM
  11. 7Raúl JiménezF

Bench

  1. 23Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 10Thomas CairneyM
  3. 31Issa DiopD
  4. 19Samuel ChukwuezeF
  5. 30Kouassi SessegnonM
  6. 24Joshua KingM
  7. 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF
  8. 6Harrison ReedM
  9. 3Calvin BasseyD

Coach: Marco Silva

Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-3-3
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 24Ferdi KadıoğluD
  3. 6Jan van HeckeD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  6. 26Yasin AyariM
  7. 17Carlos BalebaM
  8. 30Pascal GroßM
  9. 25Diego GómezF
  10. 18Daniel WelbeckF
  11. 22Kaoru MitomaF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 20James MilnerM
  3. 34Joël VeltmanD
  4. 42Diego CoppolaD
  5. 13Jack HinshelwoodM
  6. 19Charalampos KostoulasF
  7. 10Georginio RutterF
  8. 29Maxim De CuyperD
  9. 11Yankuba MintehF

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton in a 4-3-3 when the clubs last met, on 24 January 2026 in the Premier League. Fulham won 2-1. Yasin Ayari, Samuel Chukwueze and Harry Wilson scored. Bernd Leno and Bart Verbruggen started in goal.

Fulham vs Brighton lineups — common questions

When is Fulham vs Brighton?
Fulham vs Brighton kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 26 December 2026 at Craven Cottage in London. The match is Matchweek 17 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 24 January 2026.
What was the score in the last Fulham vs Brighton match?
In the meeting before this one, Fulham won 2-1 on 24 January 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Brighton and Fulham drew 1-1 on 16 August 2025 in the Premier League. Fulham have won 7 of the 18 meetings between the clubs and Brighton have won 6.

Brighton vs Fulham at Amex Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026