Brighton & Hove Albion FC crest

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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

Survivor safety

65

Solid pick

Unbeaten at home

100%

2 games

Unbeaten away

0%

1 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 3, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1, with 8 scored and 5 conceded. At home they are 1-1-0; away from home 0-0-1.

Recent form reads W-L-D (oldest first), meaning they have come through 67% of their last 3 matches without losing.

League record by season

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

Recent results

  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC 11 Leeds United FCGW3
  • Chelsea FC 43 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW2
  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC 40 Aston Villa FCGW1

Next fixtures

  • Away vs Coventry City FCGW4 · Sun, Sep 13, 01:00 PM
  • Home vs Arsenal FCGW5 · Sat, Sep 19, 02:00 PM
  • Away vs Sunderland AFCGW6 · Sat, Oct 10, 02:00 PM
  • Home vs Crystal Palace FCGW7 · Sun, Oct 18, 01:00 PM
  • Away vs Liverpool FCGW8 · Sun, Oct 25, 02:00 PM

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 or browse all team guides. Picks lock Sat, Sep 12, 02:00 PM.