Team Overview
Brighton Hove rate 1657 in our Elo model; they are one of the three strongest sides in the Premier League. Brighton Hove beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League (2026/27); subsequently they lost to Chelsea 3-4, drew with Leeds United 1-1, beat Coventry City 5-0, beat Arsenal 3-0, beat Sunderland 2-0, beat Crystal Palace 5-0, lost to Liverpool 0-2 and beat Man City 1-0. The recorded goals include contributions by Jack Hinshelwood (3), Pascal Groß (3), Charalampos Kostoulas (3) and Yasin Ayari (3). Brighton Hove conceded 42 goals over the latest 40 recorded matches across competitions, averaging 1.05 per game. Brighton Hove kept 16 clean sheets, a 40.0% share. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 18 October 2026. Brighton Hove's Elo rose 105 points between 23 August 2026 and 31 October 2026, moving from 1552 to 1657. Our model ranks Brighton Hove's attack 2nd in the Premier League. Our model ranks Brighton Hove's defence 2nd in the Premier League. Brighton Hove rate 111 Elo points above the other Premier League sides' average.
In the 2026/27 Premier League table, Brighton & Hove Albion rank 3 of 20 teams with 13 points from 6 matches. Those points come from 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, 18 goals for and 5 goals against, a goal difference of +13.
For Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2026/27 Premier League, the most goals belong to Pascal Groß (3), Maxim De Cuyper (2) and Charalampos Kostoulas (2). Of the 18 goals, a named scorer is recorded for 16. The most assists there belong to Pascal Groß: 4 assists.
On the register of Brighton & Hove Albion we hold 46 players: 4 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 18 midfielders and 12 forwards. The youngest registered player is 17 and the oldest 40; the median age is 23.0. Nationalities among the registered players: 23 nationalities, the two most common being England (14) and Netherlands (3). Of the players with a recorded height, Promise David is the tallest at 195 cm.
Everything on this page that relates to the 2026/27 Premier League, including the squad, dates from 14 October 2026.
From 2011/12 to 2026/27, we hold 707 matches of Brighton & Hove Albion over 16 seasons and 3 competitions. The 675 matches with a final result break down into 253 wins, 211 draws and 211 defeats for the side: 37% won. Those matches produced 900 goals for and 821 goals against, an average of 1.3 scored and 1.2 conceded per match. Among matches with a result: no goals conceded in 31%, no goals scored in 28%. The biggest win we hold is 6-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 April 2023, in the Premier League. The heaviest defeat is 0-7 against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on 1 February 2025. Away from home, the side has 108 wins, 104 draws and 129 defeats; at home the figures are 145 wins, 107 draws and 82 defeats. Most matches in one calendar year: 2014, with 53 matches on record. Between 2 May 2015 and 15 December 2015, the side was unbeaten in 22 matches, a record in our data. Longest winning run: 6 matches, matched 2 times. Across 6 seasons of the Championship with a final table, the side’s best finish is position 2 in 2016/17 and the lowest position 21 in 2014/15. Across 9 seasons of the Premier League with a final table, the side’s best finish is position 6 in 2022/23 and the lowest position 17 in 2018/19. Over 10 seasons of the Premier League, the side has 112 wins, 110 draws and 126 defeats in 348 matches with a result, goals 453-483. Over 6 seasons of the Championship, the side has 117 wins, 93 draws and 72 defeats in 282 matches with a result, goals 369-282. Over 15 seasons of the FA Cup, the side has 24 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats in 45 matches with a result, goals 78-56. The club’s first match in our data is Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Doncaster, Championship, on 6 August 2011.
Brighton & Hove Albion have met Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace most often in our records, 25 times each. The side has 10 wins, 11 draws and 4 defeats against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with goals 41-21. The most recent meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers, on 9 May 2026 in the Premier League, ended Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers. The side has 6 wins, 10 draws and 9 defeats against Crystal Palace, with goals 28-31. The next most frequent opponent is Newcastle, met 23 times, with 10 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats for the side. The club has also met Burnley 22 times, with 7 wins, 10 draws and 5 defeats.