Brighton 2 Fulham 1: Joao Pedro’s 97th minute penalty ramps up Seagulls’ European hopes as Cottagers left heartbroken

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JOAO PEDRO fired location the winning punishment arsenic Brighton were awarded a last-gasp spot-kick aft the 5th and last infinitesimal of wounded time.

Referee Sam Barrott pointed to the spot 30 seconds aft wounded clip was up, aft what looked similar a brushed foul from Harrison Reed connected Pedro.

Joao Pedro of Brighton & Hove Albion taking a punishment kick.

Joao Pedro slotted location his last-gasp punishment winner[/caption]

Pedro races distant successful joyousness aft nicking triumph for Brighton[/caption]

Soccer subordinate reacts connected the crushed aft winning a penalty, portion fans cheer.

The Seagulls’ guardant was floored arsenic helium won the decisive spot-kick[/caption]

Pedro stepped up and ended Brighton’s curse against Fulham, having ne'er won successful each of their erstwhile 9 Premier League meetings.

In the first-half Jan Paul van Hecke had cancelled retired Raul Jimenez’s opener arsenic thing could abstracted these 2 Europe chasers.

Alex Iwobi did brilliantly to acceptable up the opener, charging beyond Pervis Estupinan to occurrence an inch-perfect transverse to Jimenez to hammer location astatine the adjacent station connected 36 minutes.

Jimenez, who intelligibly hasn’t rather mastered the creation of a back-flip, opted for a dive into the aerial and past a guardant roll.

Supporters connected some sides were disquieted helium was astir to onshore connected the precise noggin which suffered a fractured skull successful 2020.

The solemnisation wasn’t pretty, but Fulham fans won’t attraction with the Mexican striker making it 10 goals successful the Premier League this season.

The pb lasted conscionable five-minutes though with Paul van Hecke to Brighton’s rescue with a stunning header connected 42 minutes.

The Dutch defender stormed into the container and headed backmost Yasin Ayari’s free-kick the different way, good beyond Bernd Leno.

Match stats graphic showing Brighton vs Fulham; Brighton won 2-1.

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Brighton burst retired the traps aft the interruption with Kaoru Mitoma having a extremity chalked disconnected for Yankuba Minteh offside successful the physique up connected 54 minutes, which VAR agreed with.

The hosts deed backmost again with a Pedro transverse headed backmost crossed extremity by Minteh, who tried to find Mitoma but the Japan winger was incapable to marque the important touch.

Livid Brighton fans roared that they should person been fixed a punishment aft Pervis Estupinan was tripped successful the container by Timothy Castagne, but VAR concurred with referee Barrott’s determination not to grant it.

The emblem went up for offside arsenic Simon Adingra unleashed a debased thrust into the nett successful what looked similar a melodramatic precocious victor with 2 minutes of mean clip to spare.

Brighton & Hove Albion subordinate celebrating a goal.

Jan Paul van Hecke hails his equaliser[/caption] Brighton 2-1 Fulham.

Jan Paul van Hecke levels for Brighton conscionable earlier the break[/caption]

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Huerzeler throws a shot ball.

Brighton main Fabian Hurzeler made changes during the Prem clash[/caption]

Raul Jimenez takes the plaudits aft his Fulham opener[/caption]

Marco Silva, manager of Fulham, astatine a Premier League match.

Fulham main Marco Silva watches connected during a choky archetypal half[/caption]

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Boxer Harlem Eubank carrying title belts connected a shot field.

Local boxer Harlem Eubank shows disconnected the IBF intercontinental welterweight title he won against Tyrone McKenna astatine the Brighton Centre connected Friday.[/caption]