Le Marchand checks Jahanbakhsh to stop a breakaway and gets booked. Ryan puts it long but no Brighton players can get near it.
90' +3
A poor clearance falls to Montoya 20 yards out who launches a volley just wide of the left post.
90' +2
March crosses for Locadia from the right, with the ball drifting behind the substitute - who then chases and keeps it in. The pressure is on Fulham still...
90'
Montoya crosses from the right to find Murray whose header is tame enough that Bettinelli is untroubled. Five added minutes on the way.
88'
Sessegnon for Fulham! The Cottagers youngster very nearly made himself a hero there as he breaks through on goal, only to put his finish straight to Ryan.
87'
C. Chambers enters the game and replaces A. Schürrle.
Fulham make their final change with Calum Chambers replacing Schurrle.
84'
Penalty goal scored by G. Murray for Brighton & Hove Albion!
A. Mitrović gets yellow.
Penalty to Brighton! It's the second spot-kick of the game for the hosts as March whips in a wonderful free-kick - and Mitrovic plants his hand on it inside the box. The Fulham man cannot believe it, arguing with the referee consistently about the decision, and is duly booked too. Murray will take, with Gross off the field...
MURRAY LEVELS FOR BRIGHTON! 2-2! It's all square as the striker gets his second of the game, blasting an absolute rocket of a shot right down the middle as Bettinelli goes the wrong way. Fulham looked set for a win just after the hour - now, they are all square again at the Amex Stadium.
82'
S. Johansen gets yellow.
Odoi fouls Murray out on the left wing and March will take the free-kick. Before he can however, Johansen is booked for failing to retreat the required distance.
80'
Locadia breaks after a throughball down the middle and is flagged for offside. Fulham solidly refuting every attack thrown their way through some smart defensive work.
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78'
Jahanbakhsh breaks down the right to spark a move that sees Locadia plant a header straight to Bettinelli. Time gradually running out for the hosts.
76'
Knockaert is now being spoken to sternly by his manager, with a face like thunder on the touchline as play starts up again. The Brighton man is apocalyptic at his replacement at such a crucial stage.
74'
S. Johansen enters the game and replaces F. Anguissa.
A. Jahanbakhsh enters the game and replaces A. Knockaert.
J. Locadia enters the game and replaces D. Pröpper.
R. Sessegnon enters the game and replaces L. Vietto.
...Fulham bring on Stefan Johansen for Zambo Anguissa...
...and Alireza Jahanbakhsh takes the place of Knockaert, to the latter's anger. The fans are not happy with that switch either.
...and Ryan Sessegnon for Vietto..
...while Jurgen Locadia replaces Propper for Brighton...
73'
Mitrovic is slipped a ball down the left wing, and is duly flagged for offside to his frustration. Changes incoming for both sides...
71'
Both sides are firing in all cylinders now as they seek the result they want. If Brighton score in the next few minutes, this game is anybody's to win; if Fulham find the net though, they're likely set for their first league win of the season.
69'
Bissouma tries to find his side's second from outside the box, but he sticks it high and wide under pressure from Zambo Anguissa.
67'
G. Murray has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by A. Knockaert.
Knockaert's intervention, with another fine run around the Fulham defence, has breathed life into Brighton and he knows it. Manager Chris Hughton looked set to sub him a moment ago but that assist has surely kept him on the pitch for now.
YES THEY DO! GLENN MURRAY PULLS ONE BACK FOR BRIGHTON! Knockaert races down the centre-right channel and pulls it across to his striker on the left who catches it on the half-volley and sticks it between the legs of Bettinelli. What a vital score for the hosts; they now trail 2-1.
64'
That is very likely the game for Brighton. They've looked capable of finding a goal to pull it back throughout the second half - but to find a brace now is looking like a big ask. Do they have a response?
62'
A. Mitrović has scored a goal for Fulham!
ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC DOUBLES FULHAM'S LEAD! 2-0! Dunk's defending is poor, deep in his own half, and he fails to deal with Bettinelli's goal-kick, allowing Mitrovic to pick his pocket. The Serbia international cuts back in with relative ease and fires a shot at Ryan who parries - but only back to the striker whose second attempt is blasted in at the left post. 2-0 to the visitors.
60'
Y. Bissouma enters the game and replaces P. Groß.
Brighton make the first change of the game; Yves Bissouma arrives to replace Pascal Gross, who has been nursing a few knocks since the early minutes of this encounter.
59'
G. Murray gets yellow.
Murray comes in with a late challenge on Zambo Anguissa and gets booked for his troubles, though he is insistent that there was no contact.
57'
Brighton feel they should have another penalty as Montoya goes down under a Le Marchand lean, but the referee waves any claims away quickly and play continues.
56'
March! That should have been the equaliser for Brighton as Propper clips a wonderfully weighted throughball deep for his team-mate who, with all the time in the world, blasts it over the crossbar. It's a wasteful finish and he reacts with a growl of frustration.
54'
Schurrle goes for goal rather than playing short and doesn't really get the angle right, steering it wide at the top-left corner.
52'
D. Pröpper gets yellow.
Propper picks up a yellow card now as he fouls Odoi, who looked to break loose. Schurrle will take from around 35 yards out.
51'
Montoya and Stephens pin Le Marchand back in the left corner, and the Fulham defender utilises an inventive chip to work himself out of trouble.
49'
The hosts appeal for a penalty after Propper goes down in the box but none is forthcoming and Fulham spirit the ball away downfield through Seri.
48'
March and Bong combine with a one-two down the left wing and then the former wins a corner after he sees his square pass deflected.
46'
We're back underway at the Amex Stadium; can Brighton turn this one around before full-time or will Fulham hold on for their first Premier League win of the season?
45' +1
HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON 0-1 FULHAM
45'
D. Stephens gets yellow.
Schurrle looks to break free from halfway once more and Stephens bodychecks him before he can. He gets a booking as a single minute on injury time is added.
43'
A. Schürrle has scored a goal for Fulham! Assist by J. Seri.
Seri's assist was a wonderful pass, even if executed messily, and the hosts' defence had no response for that. Fulham have arguably been shaded for most of this game - but they lead with half-time looming.
ANDRE SCHURRLE PUTS FULHAM AHEAD! 1-0! Just before half-time, the visitors put themselves in front throgh a well-worked team goal to frustrate their hosts. Zambo Anguissa plays a ball inside on the attack for Seri, who clips a rather bouncy throughball into the box - and the Fulham forward pops up to volley it in before Ryan can claim it. Brighton will be furious with that.
42'
Strong defence from Seri denies Knockaert the chance to fire off a shot from the edge of the box after Mawson gifts the Brighton man the ball with a terrible pass. The hosts have lost a bit of the wind they previously had in their sails though.
40'
Montoya now concedes a corner to Le Marchand, with Seri the man to take it for Fulham. He can only find Bong though and Brighton clear up to halfway.
38'
McDonald wins a free-kick on the left wing off a Montoya foul but Fulham are unable to trouble Ryan with the resulting effort, forced wide by some sturdy Brighton defence.
36'
Again, Knockaert slips around two or three defenders to edge his way into the Fulham box, and he sees his attempt deflected. It falls to Stephens who tries his luck too, only to put it both high and wide by some margin.
32'
Knockaert weaves an excellent run through midfield that leaves Fulham defenders trailing in his wake, but arguably makes the wrong call to then push it wide to March. The belated cross into the box goes straight to Bettinelli and the keeper puts it back to midfield.
30'
Vietto finds himself in space inside the Brighton box but can't control the ball with his first touch and loses possession to Stephens.
28'
Le Marchand looks to release Schurrle forward for Fulham but the latter is caught offside by the linesman and Brighton get the free-kick.
26'
Murray neaerly gets the goal Brighton want from the corner though; he rises to meet the set-piece and just heads it wide at the right post.
25'
Penalty saved by M. Bettinelli!
Gross steps up... and Bettinelli saves! The Brighton man stutters in a slow run-up and puts it towards the bottom-left corner where the keeper tips it away for a corner.
The Brighton forward will be kicking himself there. His build-up telegraphed his strike all too easily; the keeper read it perfectly.
24'
Penalty to Brighton! Swift play from Knockaert sees him slip around two defenders on the right wing and put a ball inside for Murray, where Vietto brings him to ground. The referee points straight to the spot; it will be Gross who takes.
22'
As play continues and Fulham play it across their defensive line, Gross is down in the Brighton technical area, where his ankle is being strapped up by the physio. The forward looks set to soldier on though, as Mitrovic awkwardly clips a soft ball away to the hosts.
20'
Murray clips down Odoi in the opposition half and concedes a free-kick for his efforts.
16'
Fulham's front three break and create a fast paced move that cuts Brighton's back-line open with ease, Vietto finding Schurrle out on the left who volleys back in for Mitrovic. The latter lands a header on the ball - and just steers it over the crossbar.
14'
Zambo Anguissa makes it three corners in a row for Brighton as he sees off March's attempted cross, and once again Fulham are able to withstand the pressure. There's a scrapiness to both sides so far, though Fulham are gradually settling despite the pressure.
12'
Fulham deal with the first corner, only to concede a second half a minute later through Fosu-Mensah. Bettinelli punches this one away into open play, though the goalkeeper feels he should have a free-kick for a foul.
10'
Down the other end, a Brighton free-kick sees Dunk supplied on the right of the box by the set-piece; his square pass can only find Odoi though who concedes the corner instead.
9'
Seri tries his luck from just outside the box for Fulham, but he lands neither the power or the precision on his shot to make Ryan sweat.
7'
Brighton come again down the left wing, with Odoi the man who foils their pressure, diverting a potential corner back infield to Vietto who then draws the foul for a free-kick.
5'
Fulham deal with the latest set-piece again, this time ferrying it into open play through Vietto.
4'
Gross appears to have injured himself in the process, and limps to the edge of the box as the set-piece is lined up. Knockaert flies in, looking to land the header; instead, Mitrovic brushes it wide instead for a second corner on the opposite side.
3'
It's a relatively unsettled start from the visitors so far, with Gross able to exploit them down the right wing. He looks to cut a neat cross in for Murray; Mawson comes across him and forces a corner instead.
1'
Referee Lee Probert blows his whistle and we are underway in this Premier League encounter between Brighton and Fulham!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League as Brighton and Hove Albion host newly-promoted Fulham at the Amex Stadium. Both sides have won one and lost two so far this season, and are searching for that second victory - but will either walk away with the full three points on the South Coast?
Today's game represents the first ever meeting between the two in the top-flight of English football - but neither side will be in the mood to admire history. The hosts will be keen to bounce back to winning ways following their Carabao Cup exit to Southampton in midweek; the visitors will look to make it three victories on the bounce following their defeat of Burnley and Exeter in the last seven days.
As for Fulham, they also make a brace of switches; Alfie Mawson and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa come in with Tom Cairney ruled out through injury and Joe Bryan named as substitute following his start against Burnley.
Team news now and Brighton make two changes to the side who lost to league leaders Liverpool last weekend; Lewis Dunk and Pascal Gross both come in with Leon Balogun and Yves Bissouma dropping to the bench.
Subs: Beram Kayal, David Button, Jurgen Locadia, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Leon Balogun, Yves Bissouma, Bernardo
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (4-4-2): Mat Ryan; Gaetan Bong, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Martin Montoya; Solly March, Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Davy Propper; Glenn Murray, Pascal Gross
Subs: Joe Bryan, Ryan Sessegnon, Aboubakar Kamara, Stefan Johansen, Calum Chambers, Cyrus Christie, Fabri
FULHAM (4-4-3): Marcus Bettinelli; Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Denis Odoi, Alfie Mawson, Maxime Le Marchand; Kevin McDonald, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Jean Michael Seri; Aleksandar Mitrovic, Luciano Vietto, Andre Schurrle
Though this is their inagural Premier League clash, recent league meetings favour the hosts over the visitors by some margin; Brighton have won each of their last five such games against Fulham, all in the Championship between December 2014 and January 2017.
The teams are out at the Amex Stadium and we're moments away from kick-off.
Andre Schurrle's late strike is the difference at the break at the Amex Stadium as Fulham withstand an early penalty to go in with their noses in front. Brighton had the chance to get themselves on the scoresheet after Luciano Vietto brought down Glenn Murray - but Pascal Gross couldn't beat Marcus Bettinelli, ensuring that the hosts have nothing to show for all their work after 45 minutes. At half-time, it's Brighton 0-1 Fulham.
That late goal has likely changed the direction of both team tealks during the break; will Brighton look to go on the offensive when they return to seize back control of this game, or will Fulham opt to bolster their defence to preserve their lead?
Aleksandar Mitrovic turns in a hero to zero performance for Fulham as the Cottagers blow a two-goal lead against Brighton to ensure both sides only get a point. The Serbia international looked to have secured the three points just after the hour with his strike - but a Glenn Murray brace, including a penalty conceded by the Fulham forward, ensured that the hosts walked away with a well-earned point. Full-time at the Amex Stadium, it finishes Brighton 2-2 Fulham.
Both sides take two weeks off now as the international break kicks off - and when they return, they face no easy tests. Fulham face off against champions Manchester City - and Brighton have a south coast derby with rivals Southampton. Until then however, thank you and have a good weekend!
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