HARRY JONES at Craven Cottage

his team were at ‘60 per cent’ and added: ‘We played without energy. We can’t lose any more players, otherwise we can’t play. We have to find 11 players and the right energy.’ Perhaps the most surprising omission was Pascal Gross, who started on the bench. He had been suffering cramp and was missed as Brighton had lots of possession but little penetration. De Zerbi was keen to focus on Thursday, adding: ‘It will be historic for us. We are not a big club. We need everybody, or we’ll be back to playing golf in midweek.’ Fulham’s hopes of qualifying for Europe are faint but still alive after back-to-back wins for only the second time this season. Muniz now has five goals in five games, remarkable considering he was yet to score all season before. ‘He’s getting better and better,’ said boss Marco Silva. ‘He’s so strong and difficult to deal with. There’s much more to come from him.’

FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Leno 6.5; Castagne 6.5, Tosin 6.5, Bassey 7, Robinson 6; Reed 7.5, Lukic 7 (Decordova-Reid 88min); Wilson 8 (Traore 84), Pereira 7.5 (Cairney 6 , 6), Iwobi 7 (Willian 6 , 6); MUNIZ 8.5 (Broja 84). Scorers: Wilson 21, Muniz 32, Traore 0+1. Booked: Decordova-Reid. Manager: Marco Silva 7.5. BRIGHTON (3-4-2-1): Steele 6; Veltman 5.5, Dunk 6.5 (Gross 5 , 6), Webster 5; Lamptey 6 (Adingra 46, 6), Baleba 5.5 (Moder 78), Van Hecke 6.5, Estupinan 5.5; Lallana 6 (Buonanotte 5 , 6), Enciso 6.5 (Fati 46, 6); Ferguson 5.5. Booked: Estupinan, Baleba. Manager: Roberto De Zerbi 5. Referee: Simon Hooper 7. Attendance: 24,460.