Brighton & Hove Albion FC crest

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler · The American Express Community Stadium · Founded 1898 · Blue / White

Survivor safety

70

Solid pick

Unbeaten at home

100%

4 games

Unbeaten away

60%

5 games

The manager and the style of play

Fabian Hürzeler, manager of Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Manager

Fabian Hürzeler

In charge since June 2024

The league's youngest manager uses fluid formations, with players rotating positions in build-up. Brighton invite pressure deep in their own half to open space for long vertical passes — high reward, and high risk.

Brighton consolidated as a top-half side last season and continue to recruit and develop elite young talent.

Source: totalfootballanalysis.com · reviewed 5 September 2026

Are Brighton & Hove Albion FC a safe survivor pick?

Across the last 3 Premier League seasons — 2025/26 (8th), 2024/25 (8th), 2023/24 (11th) — Brighton & Hove Albion FC avoided defeat in 68% of their league games. That is the baseline a survivor player should start from before looking at this week's fixture.

This season they have played 9, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2, with 24 scored and 7 conceded. At home they are 3-1-0; away from home 3-0-2.

The split matters: they stay unbeaten in 100% of home games versus 60% on the road, so Brighton & Hove Albion FC are a safer survivor pick at home.

Recent form reads W-W-W-L-W (oldest first), meaning they have come through 80% of their last 5 matches without losing.

League record by season

SeasonLeagueFinishPWDLPtsNot lost
2025/26Premier League8th381411135366%
2024/25Premier League8th38161396176%
2023/24Premier League11th381212144863%

Recent results

  • Manchester City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW9
  • Liverpool FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW8
  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–0 Crystal Palace FCGW7
  • Sunderland AFC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW6
  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Arsenal FCGW5

Next fixtures

  • Home vs Brentford FCGW10 ·
  • Away vs Hull City AFCGW11 ·
  • Home vs Newcastle United FCGW12 ·
  • Away vs AFC BournemouthGW13 ·
  • Away vs Nottingham Forest FCGW14 ·

Current squad

Goalkeeper

  • Jason SteeleEngland
  • Bart VerbruggenNetherlands
  • Thomas McGillEngland

Defence

  • Olivier BoscagliFrance
  • Pascal StruijkNetherlands
  • Lewis DunkEngland
  • Ferdi KadıoğluTurkey
  • Michael SvobodaAustria
  • Mats WiefferNetherlands
  • Maxim De CuyperBelgium
  • Jaouen HadjamAlgeria
  • CostinhaPortugal
  • Luka VuškovićCroatia

Midfield

  • Matt O'RileyDenmark
  • Pascal GroßGermany
  • Femi AzeezEngland
  • Yasin AyariSweden
  • Diego GómezParaguay
  • Jack HinshelwoodEngland
  • Malick YalcouyéMali
  • Chema AndrésSpain

Offence

  • Georginio RutterFrance
  • Evan FergusonIreland
  • Kaoru MitomaJapan
  • Yankubah MintehGambia
  • Ibrahim OsmanGhana
  • Stefanos TzimasGreece
  • Promise AkinpeluCanada
  • Charalampos KostoulasGreece
  • Zadok YohannaNigeria

Ratings update after every result. See this week's safest picks, the full fixture list , browse all team guides or read the last man standing rules. Picks lock Fri 6 Nov, 20:00.