The 2026–27 season is the 125th season in the history of Brighton & Hove Albion, and their tenth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Conference League, the latter being their first season back in a European competition since the 2023–24 campaign.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. First team 15 June 2026 RB Costinha Olympiacos £11,000,000 15 June 2026 RW Zadok Yohanna AIK £21,500,000 30 June 2026 CB Pascal Struijk Leeds United £15,000,000 1 July 2026 RW Rodrigo Rêgo Benfica £3,000,000 2 July 2026 CB Michael Svoboda Venezia £4,300,000 14 July 2026 CB Luka Vušković Tottenham Hotspur £46,000,000 25 August 2026 LB Jaouen Hadjam Young Boys £10,300,000 1 September 2026 DM Chema Andrés Vfb Stuttgart £15,500,000 2 September 2026 RW Femi Azeez Millwall £12,500,000 Academy 19 June 2026 CF George Munday Cambridge United Undisclosed 4 July 2026 GK Oliver Mayer Fulham Free 1 August 2026 CF Valentin Joseph Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed 30 August 2026 DM Matías Orozco Deportivo Cali £3,500,000
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. First team 15 June 2026 LW Jeremy Sarmiento Middlesbrough Undisclosed 18 June 2026 CB Jan Paul van Hecke Tottenham Hotspur £52,000,000 16 July 2026 CB Diego Coppola Paris FC £16,500,000 1 August 2026 CF Danny Welbeck Chelsea £5,000,000 4 August 2026 GK Carl Rushworth Coventry City £22,500,000 25 August 2026 DM Carlos Baleba Manchester United £65,000,000 1 September 2026 CB Igor Julio Burnley Undisclosed AcademyDatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 1 September 2026 LW Caylan Vickers Burton Albion £100,000
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. First team 18 August 2026 CF Promise David Union Saint-Gilloise End of Season Academy
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. First team 13 July 2026 CAM Brajan Gruda RB Leipzig End of Season 18 July 2026 RW Rodrigo Rêgo Castellón 1 August 2026 LW Tommy Watson Leicester City 7 August 2026 CAM Facundo Buonanotte Elche 1 September 2026 CB Eiran Cashin Derby County RW Amario Cozier-Duberry Middlesbrough Academy 5 July 2026 RW Yoon Do-young 1. FC Magdeburg End of Season 17 July 2026 GK Nils Ramming Rochdale GK James Beadle Birmingham City 13 August 2026 AM Harry Howell Leicester City 1 September 2026 AM Kamari Doyle CF Mark O'Mahony Burton Albion DM Matías Orozco Castellón CB Freddie Simmonds AFC Wimbledon RB Charlie Tasker Rochdale 2 September 2026 CM Josh Robertson Fleetwood Town 1 January 2027 18 September 2026 GK Michael Dike Horsham Short Term 24 September 2026 LB Sean Keogh Southend United October 2026
Released / Out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. First team 1 June 2026 CM James Milner 30 June 2026 RB Joël Veltman West Ham United 6 August 2026 RW Solly March CB Adam Webster Academy30 June 2026 CM Zane Albarus Gillingham 1 July 2026 LB Billy-Ray Cullinane Coventry City RB Matthew Hayden Eastbourne Borough CB Charlie Penman Hartlepool United LB Jacob Slater Tranmere Rovers GK Will Rutter West Bromwich Albion 2 July 2026 GK Finley Taylor Blackburn Rovers 23 July 2026 CDM Yussif Owusu Sabadell 1 September 2026 LWB Harry Mills Totton 5 September 2026 CB Noël Atom CF Joe Belmont GK Sebastian Jensen
New contracts DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. First team 14 August 2026 CM Diego Gómez 30 June 2031 1 September 2026 RW Amario Cozier-Duberry 30 June 2029 Academy 30 June 2026 LW Nehemiah Oriola 30 June 2029 16 July 2026 CB Sebastian Ademola Undisclosed CB Isaiah Alakiu CF Adam Brett LB Liam Crutchett CB Tate Ferdinand CAM Younes Ibrahim RW Henry Kasvosve CM Jesse Middleton LB Theo Outen 17 July 2026 GK James Beadle 30 June 2030 6 August 2026 GK Steven Hall 30 June 2028 13 August 2026 AM Harry Howell 30 June 2029 1 September 2026 DF Freddie Simmonds 30 June 2030
Pre-season and friendlies On 25 June, Brighton announced two home pre-season friendlies against Serie A clubs Roma and Bologna. On 6 July, two behind closed doors fixtures in France were confirmed against Annecy and Strasbourg.The training camp in France was abandoned due to the pitch being unusable, but was rearranged in Austria .
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 19 June 2026, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
As a Premier League club, Brighton enter the competition in the third round.
EFL Cup
As a Premier League club competing in a European competition, Brighton entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Manchester United. They were then drawn away to Manchester City in the fourth round.
UEFA Conference League
Play-off round
Brighton were drawn against Tromsø in the play-off round.
League phase
Brighton were drawn against Kauno Žalgiris, Universitatea Craiova, and Monaco at home, and Jablonec, Getafe, and Panathinaikos away in the league phase.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player.
|colspan="14"|Player who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
Goalscorers
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupConference LeagueTotal1 13 CM Pascal Groß 3 0 1 0 4 19 CF Charalampos Kostoulas 2 0 1 1 43 29 LB Maxim De Cuyper 1 0 1 1 34 8 CM Jack Hinshelwood 2 0 0 0 2 35 CM Malick Yalcouyé 2 0 0 0 26 5 CB Lewis Dunk 1 0 0 0 1 14 DM Chema Andrés 1 0 0 0 1 21 CB Olivier Boscagli 0 0 0 1 1 26 CM Yasin Ayari 1 0 0 0 1 27 CM Mats Wieffer 0 0 0 1 1 44 CB Luka Vušković 1 0 0 0 1Own goals20002Totals1603423
Assists
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupConference LeagueTotal1 13 CM Pascal Groß 3 0 0 0 3 29 LB Maxim De Cuyper 2 0 0 1 33 19 CF Charalampos Kostoulas 1 0 0 1 2 25 CM Diego Gómez 2 0 0 0 25 3 LB Jaouen Hadjam 0 0 1 0 1 10 CF Georginio Rutter 1 0 0 0 1 14 DM Chema Andrés 1 0 0 0 1 44 CB Luka Vušković 0 0 1 0 1Totals 10 0 2 2 14
Clean sheets
PlayerMatches playedClean sheet %Premier LeagueFA CupEFL CupConference LeagueTotal 1 1 Bart Verbruggen 7 3 0 0 2 5 2 23 Jason Steele 1 0 0 0 0 0Totals 8 3 0 0 2 5
Disciplinary record
Rank Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Conference League Total 1 13 CM Pascal Groß 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 29 LB Maxim De Cuyper 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 03 24 LB Ferdi Kadıoğlu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 26 CM Yasin Ayari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 05 3 LB Jaouen Hadjam 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 CB Pascal Struijk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 CF Promise David 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 DM Chema Andrés 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 CF Charalampos Kostoulas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 RB Costinha 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 CB Olivier Boscagli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 CB Luka Vušković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0Total 12000004002001800
Awards Player Awards Premier League Player of the Month MonthPositionPlayerGoalsAssistsResult September MF Pascal Groß 2 3 FW Charalampos Kostoulas 2 1
Premier League Goal of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResult September DF Lewis Dunk v. Coventry City
Manager Awards Premier League Manager of the Month MonthManagerMatchesWonDrawnLostGoal DifferencePointsResult September Fabian Hürzeler 3 2 1 0 +8 7
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