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.
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9. Diego Gomez - 6
Continues to show his versatility as he played on the right. Another solid performance from the Paraguayan, without being spectacular. | Getty Images
10. Kaoru Mitoma - 6
Almost netted on 30 minutes as he latched on Dunk's superb pass. A wild cross on 56 minutes wasted a good chance when Albion broke forward. A bit hit and miss from the Japan international. Unlucky not to get an assist for Welbeck's effort that was ruled out. | Getty Images
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11. Danny Welbeck - 6
Denied a goal by the tightest of offside margins... and it was a very nice finish. Shame! He then saw a header well saved by Leno. | Getty Images
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12. James Milner - 6
Milner replaced Baleba on 81 minutes | Getty Images