Joao Palhinha scored a majestic equaliser as Fulham juggled to grasp Brighton and Hove Albion to a 1-1 draw at the Amex Arena.
The Seagulls were the much closer crew in the early stages and were remunerated through Evan Ferguson’s fashionable layer previously Palhinha’s superb strike shielded a point for the Londoners.
The result prolonged Brighton’s winless sprinted to 3 as they rued missed chances in front of ethical.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side disclosed fragment icons of fatigue adhering to Thursday’s 2-0 Europa League win over Ajax and practically took an early lead.
Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno preserved out Carlos Baleba’s shot from array in the 7th minute and preserved Simon Adingra’s campaign within the six-turf box moments later to withhold it 0-0.
Baleba was yanking the strings for Brighton as his sight and inch-mouth watering passes picked out the pacey Adingra, who savoured runs proper into territory.
The hosts obtained the ethical they been worthy of after 26 minutes.
Igor Julio drove the Seagulls upward the pitch and as quickly as Ferguson fetched the bulbous outdoor the box he disclosed mouth watering tranquilities to slide the bulbous past Leno through his vacated foot proper into the bottom alcove.
The ethical underlined a gulf in top emblematic between the two sides and the listless Cottagers were vowing not to acknowledge over again immediately after the kick-off as quickly as their defence was trapped napping by Adingra.
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A rain-soaked Marco Silva trim a upset figure and his pleas to his Fulham gamers were vacated unanswered as Willian’s ineffectual conserve-kick rated an end to the first spell of meaty possession the travellers had savoured in the Brighton fifty percent since the opening minutes.
Disclaimed-previously Antonee Robinson was struggling to deal through Adingra and the American then gifted Ferguson a previously floater, but the Seagulls’ goalscorer failed to double his tally as quickly as he was denied by Leno after 40 minutes.
Brighton launched the 2nd fifty percent without arrest and Lewis Dunk was sad not to rating in the 49th minute. The captain lined upward a way-portion and his side-footed campaign dipped onto Leno’s bar.
Fulham administered Brighton reimbursement for their missed chances as they administered it 1-1 in the 65th minute through Palhinha.
The travellers threw males ahead in digits and the Portugal international obtained the bulbous out of his feet on the edge of the box and shrieked an campaign past Jason Steele.
The ethical swung the energy in the Londoners’ favour and substitute Rodrigo Muniz practically penalized Brighton from the restart through an audacious previously heel that was preserved out by Steele.
Both teams had approaches to win it through Robinson clearing up an campaign off the queue previously Harry Wilson came cozy to collaring a victor at the opposite other end.
