Mark Lawrenson rubbishes talk of Brighton's 'major problems' and makes Fulham scoreline prediction

Writing his predictions column for BBC Sport, Mark Lawrenson backed a 2-0 win for Graham Potter’s men.

Justifying his prediction, the ex-Liverpool defender claimed: "I did not expect Fulham to be as good as they were in Sunday's draw with Liverpool, especially in the first half.

"I just have a feeling this could be a case of 'after the Lord Mayor's show' here for the Cottagers, though. Can they repeat that same sort of intensity they showed against the Reds? I am not so sure."

He continued: "If you look at Brighton's run of form, you might think they have major problems but I don't think they are far away from clicking.

"They have been playing well without scoring - with the chances they are creating, they should be getting better results."

Lawro's midweek opponent, Travis bass player Dougie Payne, opted for a 2-1 Fulham win.