Follow reaction to Thursday's two Premier League games
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FT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham - Huijsen header earns Cherries deserved win
FT: Fulham 3-1 Brighton - Iwobi scores twice to give Cottagers victory
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Matt O'Riley - own goal (79 mins)
Calvin Bassey spins away in celebration after a brilliant Andreas Pereira corner is whipped in but it's Matt O'Riley who deflects the ball into his own goal off of his backside! When your luck is out, eh!
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New (crazy) fun idea. At Christmas all managers change from top to bottom (I.e. Slot swaps with Martin)
Richard, Saints fan
HT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
When Tottenham are in good possession they don't defend behind the ball very well and that is allowing Bournemouth players to drift off. If Bournemouth get a set up, the next pass is to someone in lots of space and then they can move up the pitch so quickly on the counter.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
Adama Traore powers forward and Tariq Lamptey does well to get back but he gives away a corner in the process.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
The game stops as Carlos Baleba goes down after colliding with the referee. You won't be getting a free kick for that, Carlos.
HT: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
We have not seen Tottenham use the quality that they have on the football pitch. They have been disappointing in lots of ways, especially in the final third. The people running forward and causing problems are those in black and red.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
Tariq Lamptey and Adama Traore should be a decent race.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
A change for Brighton too as Tariq Lamptey comes on for Jan Paul van Hecke.
Van Hecke was furious at coming off and gave his seat a good kicking.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
A deserved half-time lead for Bournemouth thanks to their first ever Premier League teenage goalscorer Dean Huijsen.
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Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
There were two clear moments when Tottenham's creeping anxiety became evident after conceding the first goal via a header from Dean Huijsen.
First, Destiny Udogie launched a crossfield ball straight out of play in an attempt to force the issue for an equaliser.
Then, James Maddison took a corner while the ball was still moving. There has also been a couple of mistakes from young defender Radu Dragusin which have gone unpunished.
The camera keeps panning to manager Ange Postecoglou, who keeps shaking his head - hats off to the director for this game.
Image source, ReutersBournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
That was a great save from Fraser Forster. Bournemouth switch the play and go down the left hand side, Marcus Tavernier puts in a good header and Forster's big mitten has come out to keep it out.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Great chance for Bournemouth and a top save from Fraser Forster.
Justin Kluivert finds Milos Kerkez on the overlap and he swings in a cross to Marcus Tavernier. His header looks like it's surely going to be a goal but Forster gets down low to save.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
The injured Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe make way for Adama Traore and Andreas Pereira in Fulham's first changes.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
Reiss Nelson drops to the floor and immediately grabs his hamstring after sprinting down the wing. He was about to come off but he'll be having a few weeks off now.
Image source, Getty ImagesBournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Tony Pulis
Former Stoke City and Bournemouth manager on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
We haven't mentioned Brennan Johnson once yet. He's not been in this game at all.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
Bit of urgency from Spurs as they block Marcus Tavernier's shot and Dejan Kulusevski tries to lead a counter-attack - but the Swede ends up getting his ball forward wrong.
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
Adama Traore and Andreas Pereira are about to come on for Fulham as they look for more of an attacking threat in this game.
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Think we can add Ange to the list of managers under serious heat, if Spurs can’t turn this game around
Emz, Plymouth
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
James Maddison pings a ball out right to Dominic Solanke. They work it around for a bit and then Maddison hammers a pass at Dejan Kulusevski which even he can't control.
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As a Watford fan, unmarried, with no kids, watching Joao Pedro play football is the closest I get to feeling like a 'Proud Dad'. Simply sensational assist.
Joel, Watford fan
Alex Iwobi's strike was Fulham's earliest Premier League goal since August 2023 against Arsenal (first minute) and their earliest at home since August 2022 against Brentford (also first minute)
Brighton suffered only their third Premier League defeat of the season as two goals from Alex Iwobi, along with an own goal from the unfortunate Matt O'Riley, helped Fulham to victory at a wet and windy Craven Cottage.
The game was played in horrendous conditions of heavy rain and strong winds, but there were no excuses for Bart Verbruggen's early mistake to gift the hosts the lead.
After only three minutes, Brighton's Dutch keeper, looking to play a short pass to team-mate Carlos Baleba inside the penalty area, saw Alex Iwobi intercept and slide the ball into an unguarded net for his fourth league goal of the season.
Fulham had a chance to quickly double their lead when Iwobi looked to be through on goal, only for Igor Julio to come across and cover well.
Brighton grabbed a deserved equaliser 11 minutes into the second half.
Jan Paul van Hecke played a lofted pass and Joao Pedro, nominated for November's Premier League Player of the Month award, produced a clever touch to set up Baleba to fire low past Bernd Leno from 20 yards out.
It was a lovely goal, followed by a special celebration as Baleba showed his gymnastics skills with an acrobatic somersault, although this was not the springboard for Brighton to get what would have been their seventh win of the season.
Fulham retook the lead in fortunate circumstances as Andreas Pereira's 79th-minute corner from the left struck O'Riley and bounced into his own net.
Iwobi then sealed victory with a powerful 87th-minute strike for his second goal of the match to ensure Fulham claimed the three points and moved up to sixth spot - a point behind their fifth-placed visitors.
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Fulham 3-1 Brighton: Fabian Hurzeler upset by blocking on Lewis Dunk
Brighton knew a two-goal victory would have taken them fourth in the Premier League table and back above Manchester City.
The Seagulls had manager Fabian Hurzeler sitting in the media seats at the back of the main stand as he served a one-game suspension following his third yellow card of the season in the 1-1 draw against Southampton last Friday.
Although horrified by his side's start, he would have been happier with how they performed in the rest of the first half.
Baleba fired over with a shot on the turn and Joao Pedro twice had opportunities, only to see Bernd Leno save the Brazil forward's first effort and then for Calvin Bassey to make a vital block.
With six-goal top scorer Danny Welbeck missing because of a minor injury, Simon Adingra was one of four changes for the Brighton side and he should have levelled with a couple of opportunities.
He curled one strike over the crossbar and was then found eight yards out by Kaoru Mitoma's pull-back, only to see Leno make an excellent reaction stop.
Once they did equalise, Brighton looked to gain their first win over Fulham in the Premier League era, only to be denied by two more goals for the hosts in the final 11 minutes.
It was a welcome lift for Marco Silva's men before a tough run against the top three, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, in their next four matches.
They may have to do without on-loan Reiss Nelson after he pulled up with a left hamstring injury and was immediately substituted, although he would have missed Sunday's game against his parent club Arsenal anyway.
Fulham 3-1 Brighton: 'Big victory' for Cottagers says Marco Silva
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
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| 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 28 |
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| 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
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| 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 26 |
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| 5 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
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| 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
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| 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
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| 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 22 |
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| 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
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| 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 20 |
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| 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 20 |
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| 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
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| 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
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| 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 15 |
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| 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 14 |
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| 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 13 |
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| 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 12 |
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| 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 9 |
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| 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 9 |
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| 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 5 |
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Manager: Marco Silva
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jonas Scheuermann
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Marco Silva
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jonas Scheuermann
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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Fulham are unbeaten in all eight of their Premier League games against Brighton (W4 D4). It’s the joint-most they’ve faced a side without ever losing (along with Norwich) and the most the Seagulls have faced a side without ever winning in the competition.
Having won three consecutive Championship away games against Fulham between 2014 and 2017, Brighton have failed to win any of their last league visits to Craven Cottage (D1 L3, all in the Premier League).
Brighton have won none of their last nine Premier League away games against London clubs (D4 L5), last having a longer run without a league win in the capital between 1961 and 1967 (10).
Fulham won their first four midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games following their return to the division in 2022 but have since won just one of their last six (D1 L4).
Brighton haven’t won any of their last six midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Premier League away games (D3 L3) since a 2-0 win at Bournemouth in April 2023.
Fulham have conceded in each of their last 10 Premier League home games, shipping 20 goals in total in this run. Only twice have they conceded in 11 consecutively at home in the competition, doing so between March 2021/October 2022 and April 2014/December 2018.
Brighton have won three of their six Premier League away games so far this season (D1 L2), just one fewer than they managed in the whole of the 2023-24 campaign (W4 D6 L9).
Fulham have both scored and conceded in all six of their Premier League home games this season – in their league history, only in 1950-51 have they had a longer such run from the start of a campaign (7).
Fulham’s Harry Wilson has been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Brighton (2 goals, 2 assists), scoring and assisting in a 3-0 win in this exact fixture last season.
Kaoru Mitoma has scored in both of Brighton’s last two league games, scoring more goals in those matches (2) than his previous 24 Premier League appearances combined (1). The Japan winger is looking to score in three successive matches in the competition for the first time.
