Albion 5 Fulham 0: MU18s demolish Cottagers

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Five different scorers in rout.

Charlie Hanson

2026-05-10T08:00+01:00

Adam Brett netted in the superb win over Fulham. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Our men’s under-18s put five past Fulham without reply for their first win in three outings on Saturday.

Having drawn with Birmingham City before losing 3-2 to West Ham, Brighton shook off the malaise with a resounding win at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre.

Despite the emphatic scoreline, it took until the 29th minute to break the deadlock. Brook Smith was brought down in the box with Younes Ibrahim converting the spot-kick.

Ten minutes later, Brighton had their second. Ibrahim, alongside Henry Kasvosve and Theo Outen, were the architects as they combined before playing Brook in on goal, with his shot coming back off the post and falling for Cristiano Anah to rocket an effort into the top left corner.

Zac Brennan made it 3-0. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion kept their foot on the pedal after the restart and had their third of the day with 52 minutes played. Bode Newnham-Reeve got away from his man before teeing up Zac Brennan for a tap-in and, four minutes later, Newnham-Reeve was the provider again as he set up Adam Brett for an equally straight forward finish.

Kasvosve was fouled in the penalty area with four minutes to go and scored the spot-kick himself to complete the rout.

Men’s under-18s interim head coach Steven Menzies said, “It was an excellent performance and result. It was a great reaction after we conceded so late to lose last week against West Ham.

“The result sees us reach 46 points for the season, which is the highest ever for a Brighton under-18 side in Premier League South.

“We started the game without much of the ball. Fulham moved into a back three and rotated a lot. We held our shape to regain the ball at the right times before taking control of the game. As the game went on you could see us growing in confidence.

“Fulham started the second half well and threatened our box. They had a half penalty shout turned down and had momentum, so our third goal came at the perfect time.

We had a fairly controlled finish to the game. The last meaningful action was a save from Liam Doyle, ensuring we keep a clean sheet and was a reflection of the team effort to secure the result.”