Brighton are 3rd in the Premier League after 8 matches of 2026/27, on 16 points with a goal difference of +16. They have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2, scoring 23 and conceding 7. That position currently qualifies for the Champions League. They play at American Express Stadium, which holds 31,872 and is in Falmer, East Sussex. The club was founded in 1901.
That is 3rd, 5 points off the top of the table.
Brighton have taken 13 points from their last 6.
Split home from away, Brighton have taken 11 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from 20 matches at home and 6 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 20 matches on the road. They have won 55% of their home matches against 30% away, which is a clear home bias on this sample. They score 1.9 a game at home and 1.4 away.
Brighton next play Manchester City away on Saturday 31 October. 4 more fixtures follow in the list below.
3 players share the club’s league scoring lead on 3 goals in 2026/27.
Based on the last 40 completed matches.
| P | W | D | L | Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.85 |
| Away | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 1.35 |
GoalsAssists
| Player | Pos | Age | Apps | Starts | Mins | Goals | Assists | Y | R | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Verbruggen | Goalkeeper | 23 | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.16 |
| L. Vušković | Defender | 18 | 8 | 8 | 708 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.51 |
| D. Gómez | Midfielder | 22 | 8 | 8 | 704 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 |
| P. Groß | Midfielder | 34 | 8 | 8 | 701 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7.36 |
| M. De Cuyper | Midfielder | 25 | 8 | 8 | 673 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.19 |
| O. Boscagli | Defender | 28 | 8 | 8 | 631 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Y. Ayari | Midfielder | 22 | 7 | 7 | 578 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 |
| C. Kostoulas | Attacker | 18 | 8 | 7 | 577 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.81 |
| L. Dunk | Defender | 34 | 7 | 6 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.10 |
| F. Kadıoğlu | Defender | 26 | 7 | 7 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 |
| José María Andrés Baixauli | Midfielder | 20 | 5 | 4 | 344 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.86 |
| M. Yalcouyé | Midfielder | 20 | 8 | 3 | 317 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 |
| Costinha | Defender | 26 | 7 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.55 |
| M. Wieffer | Defender | 26 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 |
| P. Struijk | Defender | 26 | 4 | 2 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.24 |
| G. Rutter | Attacker | 23 | 5 | 1 | 148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 |
| J. Hinshelwood | Midfielder | 20 | 3 | 1 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.37 |
| I. Osman | Attacker | 21 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 |
| P. David | Attacker | 24 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 |
| J. Hadjam | Defender | 22 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 |
| M. O'Riley | Midfielder | 25 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| M. Svoboda | Defender | 27 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Z. Yohanna | Attacker | 18 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| A. Cozier-Duberry | Midfielder | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| F. Simmonds | Defender | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. Steele | Goalkeeper | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Josh Robertson | Midfielder | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| N. Oriola | Attacker | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S. Hall | Goalkeeper | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| S. Nti | Midfielder | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. McGill | Goalkeeper | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Y. Ibrahim | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2026/27 league appearances only, so cup minutes are excluded. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings. Refreshed weekly.
The same squad numbers for the previous campaign, so you can see who has kicked on and who has dropped off.
| Player | Pos | Age | Apps | Starts | Mins | Goals | Assists | Y | R | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Verbruggen | Goalkeeper | 23 | 38 | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.05 |
| J. van Hecke | Defender | 25 | 36 | 36 | 3,211 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7.26 |
| F. Kadıoğlu | Defender | 26 | 37 | 34 | 3,135 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.83 |
| L. Dunk | Defender | 34 | 33 | 31 | 2,844 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6.95 |
| Y. Minteh | Midfielder | 21 | 34 | 26 | 2,398 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6.85 |
| D. Welbeck | Attacker | 35 | 37 | 26 | 2,268 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.68 |
| D. Gómez | Midfielder | 22 | 32 | 26 | 2,137 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6.74 |
| Y. Ayari | Midfielder | 22 | 29 | 20 | 1,941 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 |
| M. Wieffer | Defender | 26 | 26 | 23 | 1,914 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6.74 |
| G. Rutter | Attacker | 23 | 32 | 20 | 1,804 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.63 |
| J. Hinshelwood | Midfielder | 20 | 27 | 20 | 1,750 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
| K. Mitoma | Midfielder | 28 | 25 | 19 | 1,721 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.81 |
| C. Baleba | Midfielder | 21 | 31 | 23 | 1,677 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.63 |
| P. Groß | Midfielder | 34 | 19 | 18 | 1,636 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.05 |
| M. De Cuyper | Defender | 25 | 30 | 17 | 1,443 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.86 |
| J. Veltman | Defender | 33 | 24 | 9 | 1,073 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.84 |
| O. Boscagli | Defender | 28 | 12 | 9 | 819 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.96 |
| J. Milner | Midfielder | 39 | 20 | 7 | 802 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.72 |
| B. Gruda | Midfielder | 21 | 18 | 8 | 740 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.61 |
| C. Kostoulas | Attacker | 18 | 21 | 2 | 386 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.66 |
| M. O'Riley | Midfielder | 25 | 6 | 2 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 |
| D. Coppola | Defender | 22 | 5 | 2 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.70 |
| S. Tzimas | Attacker | 19 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| H. Howell | Midfielder | 17 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 |
| T. Watson | Attacker | 19 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.44 |
| S. March | Midfielder | 31 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| Joe Knight | Midfielder | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| N. Oriola | Attacker | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| C. Tasker | Defender | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| F. Simmonds | Defender | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Igor | Defender | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| J. Steele | Goalkeeper | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nils Ramming | Goalkeeper | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. Lamptey | Defender | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T. McGill | Goalkeeper | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Form, the home and away split and the percentages above are calculated from this club’s last 40 completed matches, 8 of them in 2026/27 and the rest in 2025/26.
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