Alex Iwobi continued his red-hot form by leading Fulham to victory and up to sixth in the Premier League with two goals in a 3-1 win over Brighton.
The 28-year-old was deployed deeper than usual in central midfield yet pressed high to capitalise on a Brighton mistake in the fourth minute and then curled in a late third for the hosts to make it three goals and two assists in his last four appearances.
Brighton, whose manager Fabian Hurzeler was serving a one-match touchline ban, had controlled the first half after conceding early from Bart Verbruggen’s error. Joao Pedro was denied by Bernd Leno from a tight angle and then Simon Adringra’s close-range effort was kept out by the goalkeeper.
However, they deservedly levelled 11 minutes into the second half when Jan Paul van Hecke’s long pass into Pedro was cushioned down into the path of Carlos Baleba, who struck a left-footed volley into the bottom left corner from the edge of the box and celebrated with a somersault.
The game was in the balance until Fulham substitute Andreas Pereira had his corner deflected into the Brighton net by their own midfielder Matt O’Riley.
But Iwobi made sure he would steal the show, bending a perfect effort into the bottom right corner with three minutes left to secure the points.
Iwobi: I should be scoring more!
Fulham’s Alex Iwobi speaking to Amazon Prime:
“We wanted to get a win on the board after our last game against Spurs. There’s no better place to do it than at our place. I should be getting more goals but it was good to get them for the team.
“We see the ability in training. This performance gives us a boost going into Arsenal, who are on a good run.”
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Source : Sky Sports
