Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · Craven Cottage, London

Fulham · Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League predictions

Fulham vs Brighton & Hove Albion preview

Fulham host Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday 26 December 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Craven Cottage in London. Fulham sit 15th on 9 points after 9 matches, while Brighton & Hove Albion are 3rd in the table with 19 points from 9.

Fulham come into the game with a D-W-W-L-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Brighton & Hove Albion's recent sequence reads W-L-D-W-W. Over their last 6, Fulham have scored 0.8 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Brighton & Hove Albion average 2.0 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 5 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Fulham won 5, 4 games were drawn and Brighton & Hove Albion won 1. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Fulham 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Brighton & Hove Albion9612247+1719WWWLW
15Fulham9234911-29DLWWD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Fulham 5, draws 4, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.

Team news

Fulham expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, David Affengruber, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Timothy Castagne, Shea Charles, Alex Iwobi, Josh King, Oscar Bobb, Sander Berge, Gonzalo García Torres

Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bart Verbruggen, Olivier Boscagli, Lewis Dunk, Costinha, Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Groß, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Diego Gómez, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas

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