It is a measure of Brighton’s progress under Graham Potter that they left Craven Cottage angry at themselves for not becoming the new leaders of the Premier League.
A win would have taken the Seagulls top for the first time in their history, though they fell victim to Fulham and one monstrous man in particular: Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Mitrovic scored his fifth goal in five games on his return to the Premier League, a sliding tap-in at the back post that Fulham deserved for their play. Still not satisfied, he then proceeded to put in a shift that few others in football could or would.