Carlos Baleba’s equaliser at Craven Cottage has seen Fulham level a 73-year old club record in their Premier League clash with Brighton.
The Cottagers secured an early 1-0 lead as Alex Iwobi pounced on a defensive howler from Seagulls goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who played a pass too short in his own box.
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The Albion then netted ten minutes after half time, with Joao Pedro beautifully controlling a ball over the top to pass to Baleba, who slotted home past Bernd Leno to make it 1-1.
The strike saw Baleba score his third goal in all competitions for Brighton on his 50th appearance for the club.
Fulham have now both scored and conceded in all seven of their Premier League home games this season.
In their league history, only in the 1950/51 season have they had a longer such run from the start of a campaign.
Fulham have also equalled their club record of scoring in 13 successive top division matches so far.
That’s a feat that’s stayed untouched for 65 years.
But if Brighton go on to secure a win at Craven Cottage, Fulham will lose their unbeaten streak against the Seagulls.
Fulham have a club-record unbeaten streak against them in the Premier League.
The west London club are unbeaten in all eight of their Premier League games against them with four wins and four draws.
It’s the joint-most amount of times they’ve faced a side without ever losing, along with Norwich, and the most the Seagulls have faced a side without ever winning in the competition.
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The omens are on Brighton’s side too.
Brighton are unbeaten when conceding first in the Premier League so far this season, with two wins and two draws coming their way after so far.
And Fulham have won just one of their last five Premier League games in which they’ve scored the opening goal, drawing once and losing three.
Brighton are currently fifth in the Premier League table, having one two out of their last five.
They can go fourth if they win by two goals.
Fulham would rise up to being one space and one point behind them in sixth with victory on Thursday night.
