Fulham bounce back with late win against Brighton

Fulham returned to winning ways with a 2-1 comeback win against Brighton at Craven Cottage on Saturday after their impressive six-game unbeaten run had come to a screeching halt at Leeds last week.

Looking for a response at Craven Cottage, Marco Silva's side created more than Brighton early on with Raul Jimenez's near-post effort in the 24th minute denied by a fine save from Bart Verbruggen.

However, Yasin Ayari's brilliant opener proved to be a shock to their system - one from which they failed to recover in the first half.

Silva turned to his bench to spark the comeback with Samuel Chukwueze, on his return from the Africa Cup of Nations, grabbing the equaliser 13 minutes after coming on.

Fulham have now had 33 goal involvements from their substitutes since the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season, with only Brighton (39) recording more.

The winner came in the dying moments as Harry Wilson's clever free-kick sent Brighton keeper Verbruggen scrambling across his goal in vain as the Wales international scored his ninth goal of the season.

Since the start of November, only Erling Haaland (12) has been involved in more league goals than Wilson, who has scored seven and assisted four in 14 appearances.

The win that helped them climb to seventh should give Fulham plenty of confidence before they take on fifth-placed Manchester United at Old Trafford next week.