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Squad season
top-XI average · this season
67.9
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 24/25 rated

Club profile

LeaguePremier League
League position3rd of 20
Squad size25
Average age24.6
CountryEngland

Team scout report

Title contender3rd of 20 · Premier League

Brighton sit 3rd of 20 in the Premier League, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 27 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 67.9 across the wider group. Recent form reads DWWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 9.4% on last season (Season 28.1 → 25.4), while squad talent has held (Rating 65.1 → 66.3). Of the 23 players with a season to compare, 5 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

Costinha is the form pick (Season 67), while B. Verbruggen carries the highest ceiling (Rating 92). In the market, the headline arrival is G. Rutter (€ 46.7M), and D. Gómez is the most valuable asset at 102.5.

27
9.4%
Squad season
67.9
1.8%
Squad rating
3rdof 20
League finish
DWWWW
Last 5
Top performer
Costinha
Season 67
Highest potential
B. Verbruggen
Rating 92
Marquee signing
G. Rutter
€ 46.7M
Top asset
D. Gómez
Value 102.5

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
1353
Defence
3664
Midfield
2774
Attack
1571

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Costinha
6775
Svoboda
5959
Gómez
4787
Ayari
4090
Kadıoğlu
3881
Dunk
3631
Wieffer
3676
Struijk
3272
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1J. Hinshelwood3goals
  2. 2P. Groß3goals
  3. 3C. Kostoulas3goals
  4. 4Y. Ayari2goals
  5. 5M. De Cuyper2goals

Top assists

  1. 1P. Groß4assists
  2. 2D. Gómez2assists
  3. 3M. De Cuyper2assists
  4. 4G. Rutter2assists
  5. 5C. Kostoulas2assists

Squad · 25

Nat.
1B. VerbruggenGoalkeeperNetherlands2495.510—26±0%92±0%
23J. SteeleGoalkeeperEngland365.41—0100%1553.9%
4P. StruijkNewCentre-back
earlier at Leeds · 230 min, 0g
Netherlands27686—32±0%721.6%
5L. DunkCentre-backEngland3411.88136±0%31±0%
6J. HadjamNewFull-back
played DEF · MID
earlier at BSC Young Boys · 540 min, 0g
Algeria2386.53114±0%43±0%
20CostinhaNewCentre-back
played DEF · MID
earlier at Olympiakos Piraeus · 417 min, 1g
Portugal2675.79—6750.6%75110.4%
21O. Boscagli★Full-back
played DEF · MID
France2845.711—12±0%54±0%
24F. KadıoğluCentre-backTürkiye2774.48—38±0%819%
27M. WiefferCentre-backNetherlands2676.34—36±0%76±0%
30M. SvobodaNewCentre-backAustria2833.33—5913%5919.2%
44L. VuškovićNewCentre-back
on loan at Hamburger SV · 210 min, 0g
Croatia1986.6111304.2%873%
8J. HinshelwoodAttacking midfielderEngland2188.14326±0%90±0%
13P. GroßAttacking midfielderGermany3513.711327±0%24±0%
14José María Andrés BaixauliNewAttacking midfielder
earlier at VfB Stuttgart · 505 min, 1g
Spain2191.27132±0%773%
25D. GómezAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Paraguay23102.510147±0%87±0%
26Y. AyariAttacking midfielderSweden2397.410240±0%901.7%
29M. De CuyperAttacking midfielder
played MID · DEF · FWD
Belgium259811216±0%81±0%
33M. O'RileyCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
on loan at Marseille · 369 min, 0g
Denmark2578.85—465.8%701.6%
35M. YalcouyéWinger
on loan at Swansea · 123 min, 0g
Mali2084.9112159.2%662.2%
59Y. Ibrahim
Midfielder
—17—1———
10G. RutterWingerFrance2489.57—23±0%83±0%
12P. DavidNewWinger
Loanfrom Union St. Gilloise
parent club Union St. Gilloise · 369 min, 2g
Canada2578.74—28±0%532.4%
15I. OsmanWinger
played FWD · MID
on loan at Birmingham · 992 min, 2g
Ghana2178.46—128.3%729.7%
19C. Kostoulas★WingerGreece1988.91039±0%81±0%
49N. OriolaCentre-forward—1866.8——072

Season form

Record (W-D-L)5-1-1 in 7
Goals (for / against)23 / 5
Clean sheets5
Last 5DWWWW

Fixtures & results

Premier League5W 1D 1LFriendlies Clubs3W 0D 0LUEFA Europa Conference League2W 1D 0LLeague Cup1W 0D 0L
11W 2D 1L in 14 · 42–10
May 30AArsenal—·
May 23HLiverpool—·
May 15ACrystal Palace—·
May 8HSunderland—·
May 1HNottingham Forest—·
Apr 24AEverton—·
Apr 17HChelsea—·
Apr 10AAston Villa—·
Mar 20HCoventry—·
Mar 13ALeeds—·
Mar 3HFulham—·
Feb 27AIpswich—·
Feb 20HTottenham—·
Feb 10AManchester United—·
Feb 6HHull City—·
Jan 30ANewcastle—·
Jan 23HManchester City—·
Jan 16ABrentford—·
Jan 5HBournemouth—·
Jan 2HManchester United—·
Dec 29ATottenham—·
Dec 26AFulham—·
Dec 19HIpswich—·
Dec 17APanathinaikos—·
Dec 12HEverton—·
Dec 10HMonaco—·
Dec 5ANottingham Forest—·
Dec 2ABournemouth—·
Nov 29HNewcastle—·
Nov 26HUniversitatea Craiova—·
Nov 22AHull City—·
Nov 8HBrentford—·
Nov 5AGetafe—·
Oct 31AManchester City—·
Oct 28AManchester City—·
Oct 25ALiverpool—·
Oct 22AFK Jablonec—·
Oct 18HCrystal Palace5–0W
Oct 15HKauno Žalgiris4–0W
Oct 10ASunderland2–0W
Sep 19HArsenal3–0W
Sep 16AManchester United3–2W
Sep 13ACoventry5–0W
Sep 5HLeeds1–1D
Aug 30AChelsea3–4L
Aug 27HTromso4–0W
Aug 23HAston Villa4–0W
Aug 20ATromso0–0D
Aug 15HBologna1–0W
Aug 8HAS Roma3–0W
Aug 1HStrasbourg4–3W
Jul 25AAnnecy—·
May 24HManchester United0–3L
May 17ALeeds0–1L
May 9HWolves3–0W
May 2ANewcastle1–3L
Apr 21HChelsea3–0W
Apr 18ATottenham2–2D
Apr 11ABurnley2–0W
Mar 21HLiverpool2–1W
Mar 14ASunderland1–0W
Mar 4HArsenal0–1L
Mar 1HNottingham Forest2–1W
Feb 21ABrentford2–0W
Feb 14ALiverpool0–3L
Feb 11AAston Villa0–1L
Feb 8HCrystal Palace0–1L
Jan 31HEverton1–1D
Jan 24AFulham1–2L
Jan 19HBournemouth1–1D
Jan 11AManchester United2–1W
Jan 7AManchester City1–1D
Jan 3HBurnley2–0W
Dec 30AWest Ham2–2D
Dec 27AArsenal1–2L
Dec 20HSunderland0–0D
Dec 13ALiverpool0–2L
Dec 7HWest Ham1–1D
Dec 3HAston Villa3–4L
Nov 30ANottingham Forest2–0W
Nov 22HBrentford2–1W
Nov 9ACrystal Palace0–0D
Nov 1HLeeds3–0W
Oct 29AArsenal0–2L
Oct 25AManchester United2–4L
Oct 18HNewcastle2–1W
Oct 5AWolves1–1D
Sep 27AChelsea3–1W
Sep 23ABarnsley6–0W
Sep 20HTottenham2–2D
Sep 13ABournemouth1–2L
Aug 31HManchester City2–1W
Aug 27AOxford United6–0W
Aug 24AEverton0–2L
Aug 16HFulham1–1D
Aug 9HVfL Wolfsburg2–0W
Aug 2ASouthampton2–2D
Jul 21ALas Palmas2–0W

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F. BuonanotteLeeds· Return from loan2026/27
J. SarmientoMiddlesbrough· Return from loan2026/27
D. CoppolaParis FC· Return from loan2026/27
Yoon Do-YongDordrecht· Return from loan2026/27

Out

A. Cozier-DuberryMiddlesbrough· Loan2026/27
Mark O’MahonyBurton Albion· Loan2026/27
C. RushworthCoventry· Transfer2026/27
E. CashinDerby· Loan2026/27
D. WelbeckChelsea· Transfer2026/27
C. BalebaManchester United· Transfer2026/27
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F. BuonanotteElche· Loan2026/27