Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham could prove to be one of the games of the season, even as early as gameweek one, considering there has not been a scoreless draw between the two sides for five years.
The Seagulls are coming into this fixture with an excellent end to the season, ending their Premier League campaign with four wins from their final five league games. The home side has followed this up with three wins in their four pre-season matches, although it can be said that defensively they can be caught out, considering they have only kept one clean sheet in nine matches stretching back to last season. Brighton & Hove Albion have also gone six meetings without a clean sheet against Fulham, with the last clean sheet taking place in a 0-0 draw in 2021.
Fulham's pre-season campaign has also been rather productive, as the Cottagers have won their previous three matches. Marco Silva's side will relish the opportunity to take advantage against that Brighton defence, given his Fulham side have scored first in five of their previous six matches and, coincidentally, five of their last six meetings between them and Brighton & Hove Albion.
That being said, with the two sides having a similar quality in the squad on show, we can see a high-scoring draw in this fixture. The two head-to-head meetings last season saw both teams take three points from each other, and in the previous five meetings at the American Express Stadium, three of them have ended in a draw. Both teams have also scored in five of the last six matches involving Brighton & Hove Albion.
We are going for a 2-2 draw in this one.
Brighton 2-2 Fulham
