After a string of impressive performances, Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi once again propelled Fulham to a 3-1 victory over Brighton at Craven Cottage on Thursday.
Fulham coach, Marco Silva made three changes from the side that started in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham in the previous fixture. Rodrigo Muniz started in place of Raul Jimenez while Timothy Castagne and Harry Wilson were introduced to replace Kenny Tete and Sasa Lucic.
The match started with a bang as Verbruggen made a horrible mistake passing straight to Iwobi, who took a neat touch before steering the ball into an empty net to give the hosts the lead just four minutes into the game. Just after half time, Brighton got back into the game courtesy of a brilliant assist by Joao Pedro that was converted by Carlos Baleba.
The Cottagers however regained the lead in the 79th minute as Andreas Perreira swung in a dangerous corner kick that hit the back of Matthew O’Riley before finding the bottom corner. Alex Iwobi then sealed the win with an exquisite turn in the box before curling a right-footed shot into the bottom corner.
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With his brace, Alex Iwobi continues his impressive form on the right wing as the Nigerian International has now been directly involved in more Premier League goals in 14 matches this season (8), than across the entire 2023-24 campaign (7)
Fulham move up to 6th on the premier league table with the win, one point behind 5th-placed Brighton, and four points behind Man City, who surprisingly sit 4th. They host Arsenal next in an exciting London Derby clash. hoping to repeat the feat of last season, where they defeated the Gunners at home.
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