Maxim De Cuyper, a specialist left-back, was signed last summer from Club Brugge, so that side of the defence has healthy, specialised depth. Hurzeler confirmed that De Cuyper, an 88th-minute replacement for Boscagli at Fulham, was not fit enough to start after missing two matches through illness.

Harry Wilson was the hero for Fulham again as they turned it around late on against Brighton.

Teenage substitute Charalampos Kostoulas scored with an audacious overhead kick in a stoppage-time to give Brighton a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth.

They may have only drawn with Bournemouth, but Monday evening's match offered a reminder of their crucial depth

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, spoke to BBC Match of the Day after his side's defeat at Fulham: "That's football, sometimes football is brutal and the better team loses. We controlled the things we could control,