Fabian Hurzeler says he will "try to take the positives" from a difficult result, after Brighton were denied an opening-day win by a 96th-minute Rodrigo Muniz equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League at the AMEX Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion opens up its Premier League campaign at home to Fulham on Saturday as the English soccer season begins.

Fulham began their 2025/26 Premier League with a dramatic draw against Brighton thanks to a late, late equaliser from Rodrigo Muniz.

Brighton faces Fulham in a Premier League soccer match on Saturday, August 16, 2025 (8/16/25) at American Express Stadium in Brighton and Hove, England.

Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham both impressed as part of the Premier League’s upwardly mobile middle class last season, although neither team was able to get over the line in their bid for

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler hands a Premier League debut to left-back Maxim De Cuyper while fellow newbies Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli are on the bench. Brighton XI: Verbuggen, Dunk, van Hecke,