Brighton threw away three points at Fulham thanks to a late freekick from Harry Wilson.
Albion opened the scoring on 28 minutes from Sweden international Yasin Ayari. The midfielder cut in from the left flank and let fly from 25 yards, which proved too powerful for home goalkeeper Bernd Leno. The keeper should have done better.
Albion were the dominant team but the hosts pulled one back as substitute Samuel Chukwueze latched on to Timothy Castagne’s perfectly weighted long ball. Chukwueze chopped on to his left foot and finished well beyond Bart Verbruggen.
Two minutes later and Brighton thought they made it 2-1 but Welbeck’s strike was ruled out by VAR for the tightest offside call. It wasn’t Welbeck’s day as Leno then produced an excellent save to tip Welbeck’s header over the bar.
It got a whole lot worse for Albion and it’s a moment Verbruggen will want to forget. Wilson arrowed in a freekick from 30 yards and the keeper had a hand on it but could not prevent it going in. Substitute Charalampos Kostoulas may also regret giving away a cheap freekick.
Here’s how they rated...
1. Bart Verbruggen - 5
The keeper had looked sound throughout the match but he really should have done better with Wilson's freekick at the end. | Getty Images
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2. Ferdi Kadioglu - 6
Defended well at right back and was just denied a goal on 30 minutes as his header from Mitoma's blocked effort was cleared off the line. | Getty Images
3. Lewis Dunk - 7
A vital block to deny Jiminez as the striker turned to volley from close range. Fantastic pass 60 yard pass to set up Mitoma for Kadioglu's chance. Looked gutted at the end. | Getty Images
4. Jan Paul van Hecke - 8
10 minutes in and Van Hecke is pressing Fulham on their 18-yard box. Watching him evolve over the past few seasons has been great. Nice range of passing and didn't deserve to be on the losing side. | Getty Images