On February 18, one of the matches of the 24th round of the English Football Championship took place. There were "Brighton" (England) and "Fulham" (England).
Brighton - Fulham - 0:1. English Championship, round 24English Championship, round 24
"Brighton" (England) — Fulham (England) — 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Solomon (88)
Warnings: Issa Diop (70), Vinicius (82), Anthony Robinson (85), Willian (90+6), Joao Paligna (90+1)
The points battle between Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham took place today at The American Express Community Stadium. Both teams were leading 0-0 at half-time, but Fulham managed to score the winning goal in the 88th minute with a powerful strike from midfielder M. Solomon. Despite the absence of several key players from both sides, the match was packed with Fulham taking the lead on yellow cards due to tough play.
They saw I. Diop booked for a foul in the 70th minute and Carlos Vinicius booked for a stoppage time tackle in the 82nd minute. In addition, in the 84th minute defender A. Robinson received a warning for foul play. Fulham also made some substitutions to strengthen their squad, with H. Wilson and A. Pereira in the 62nd minute and J. Palinho and Willian in the 90th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion also made two late substitutions, removing P. Estupinan and E. Ferguson to boost T. Lamptey and F. Buonanotte's attack. Ultimately the squad change had no effect as Fulham recorded a 1–0 win thanks to Solomon's goal and Brighton failed to break through Fulham's defence.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Newcastle - Brighton, Fulham - Wolverhampton.
Brighton v Fulham stats:
| Brighton | Fulham | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | shots on target | 2 |
| 20 | blows | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 14 | Kicks from the box | 4 |
| 6 | Kicks from outside the box | 1 |
| eleven | Violations | 13 |
| 10 | corner | 2 |
| 3 | offsides | 0 |
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 0 | yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Goalie saves | 7 |
| 552 | Total transfers | 308 |
| 485 | Accurate gear | 228 |
| 88% | Gear Accuracy | 74% |
