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%
3 games
Unbeaten away
67%
3 games
The manager and the style of play
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 6, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1, with 18 scored and 5 conceded. At home they are 2-1-0; away from home 2-0-1.
The split matters: they stay unbeaten in 100% of home games versus 67% on the road, so Brighton & Hove Albion FC are a safer survivor pick at home.
Recent form reads L-D-W-W-W (oldest first), meaning they have come through 80% of their last 5 matches without losing.
League record by season
| Season | League | Finish | P | W | D | L | Pts | Not lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 8th | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 66% |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 8th | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 76% |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 11th | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 63% |
Recent results
- Sunderland AFC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW6
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Arsenal FCGW5
- Coventry City FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW4
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Leeds United FCGW3
- Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW2
Next fixtures
- Home vs Crystal Palace FCGW7 ·
- Away vs Liverpool FCGW8 ·
- Away vs Manchester City FCGW9 ·
- Home vs Brentford FCGW10 ·
- Away vs Hull City AFCGW11 ·
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 Sat 17 Oct, 12:30.