Overview

• Matt O’Riley converted a 55th-minute penalty after Sander Berge fouled Georginio Rutter to put Brighton ahead.
• A VAR review overturned an early Yankuba Minteh goal by ruling the ball out of play before Carlos Baleba’s cutback.
• Substitute Rodrigo Muniz pounced on a Harry Wilson corner six minutes into stoppage time to level the score.
• Brighton’s starting lineup included Carlos Baleba in midfield and debutant Maxim De Cuyper, while Fulham’s only summer addition in the matchday squad was goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte.
• Fulham manager Marco Silva was visibly irate on the touchline as he publicly criticised his club’s minimal summer recruitment and key officiating decisions.