2017–18 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2017–18 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Chris Hughton
Stadium	Falmer Stadium
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Glenn Murray (12); All: Glenn Murray (14)
Highest home attendance	30,600 vs Chelsea; (20 January 2018)[1]

The 2017–18 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 116th year in existence and first season in the Premier League.[2] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Brighton secured their Premier League status for another season on 4 May 2018 by defeating Manchester United 1–0 at home.[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 30 January 2018[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Mathew Ryan
2	DF	Bruno (captain)
3	DF	Gaëtan Bong
4	DF	Uwe Hünemeier
5	DF	Lewis Dunk (vice-captain)
6	MF	Dale Stephens
7	MF	Beram Kayal
8	MF	Jiří Skalák
9	FW	Sam Baldock
10	FW	Tomer Hemed
11	MF	Anthony Knockaert
12	GK	Niki Mäenpää
13	MF	Pascal Groß

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Steve Sidwell
16	FW	Leonardo Ulloa (on loan from Leicester City)
17	FW	Glenn Murray
18	DF	Connor Goldson
19	MF	José Izquierdo
20	MF	Solly March
21	DF	Ezequiel Schelotto
22	DF	Shane Duffy
23	DF	Liam Rosenior
24	MF	Davy Pröpper
25	FW	Jürgen Locadia
26	GK	Tim Krul
29	DF	Markus Suttner

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Jamie Murphy (at Rangers until 31 May 2018) [lower-alpha 1][6]
31	GK	Christian Walton (at Wigan Athletic until 31 May 2018)
34	MF	Rohan Ince (at Bury until 31 May 2018)

No.	Position	Player
36	MF	Richie Towell (at Rotherham until 31 May 2018)
	MF	Oliver Norwood (at Fulham until 31 May 2018)[7]
	MF	Soufyan Ahannach (at Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2018)

Murphy loan move to be made permanent on expiry

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	Pascal Groß	FC Ingolstadt	Undisclosed	[8]
1 July 2017	RB	Josh Kerr	Celtic	Undisclosed	[9]
1 July 2017	GK	Mathew Ryan	Valencia	Undisclosed	[10]
13 July 2017	LB	Markus Suttner	FC Ingolstadt	Undisclosed	[11]
20 July 2017	CM	Mathias Normann	Bodø/Glimt	Undisclosed	[12]
31 July 2017	CF	Steven Alzate	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	[13]
4 August 2017	RB	Aleš Matějů	Viktoria Plzeň	Undisclosed	[14]
7 August 2017	CM	Davy Pröpper	PSV	Undisclosed	[15]
10 August 2017	LW	Soufyan Ahannach	Almere City	Undisclosed	[16]
20 August 2017	LW	José Izquierdo	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	[17]
31 August 2017	RB	Ezequiel Schelotto	Sporting CP	Undisclosed	[18]
20 September 2017	GK	Tim Krul	Newcastle United	Free	[19]
1 January 2018	CF	Viktor Gyökeres	IF Brommapojkarna	Undisclosed	[20]
12 January 2018	CB	Warren O'Hara	Bohemian	Undisclosed	[21]
19 January 2018	ST / LW	Jürgen Locadia	PSV	Undisclosed	[22]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
25 July 2017	CF	Izzy Brown	Chelsea	10 January 2018	[23][lower-alpha 1]
31 August 2017	GK	Tim Krul	Newcastle United	20 September 2017	[25][lower-alpha 2]
29 January 2018	ST	Leonardo Ulloa	Leicester City	30 June 2018	[26]

On 10 January 2018, Brown returned to parent club Chelsea after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[24]
On 20 September 2017, Tim Krul's loan move from Newcastle United was turned into a permanent one-year deal.[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB	Vegard Forren	Molde	Released	[27][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	CF	Chris O'Grady	Chesterfield	Released	[27][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	GK	David Stockdale	Birmingham City	Free	[30]
1 July 2017	RW	Joe Ward	Woking	Free	[31]
10 July 2017	LW	Elvis Manu	Gençlerbirliği	Free	[32]
13 July 2017	RB	Rob Hunt	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed	[33]
6 January 2018	LM	Jamie Murphy	Rangers	Undisclosed	[6][lower-alpha 3]
25 January 2018	LW	Kazenga LuaLua	Sunderland	Free	[35]

Vegard Forren joined Molde following his release.[28]
Chris O'Grady joined Chesterfield following his release.[29]
Murphy transfer is an initial loan move, with a guaranteed set fee to become permanent on its expiry.[34]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 July 2017	ST	Jordan Maguire-Drew	Lincoln City	January 2018	[36]
12 July 2017	GK	Christian Walton	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2018	[37]
25 July 2017	CM	Oliver Norwood	Fulham	30 June 2018	[38]
31 July 2017	CF	Jonah Ayunga	Galway United	5 November 2017	[39]
1 August 2017	CB	Ben White	Newport County	30 June 2018	[39]
4 August 2017	CB	Tom Dallison	Accrington Stanley	January 2018	[40]
4 August 2017	RB	Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Accrington Stanley	January 2018	[40]
11 August 2017	LW	Kazenga LuaLua	Queens Park Rangers	1 December 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[42]
15 August 2017	MF	Archie Davies	Whitehawk	January 2018	[43]
16 August 2017	CM	Mathias Normann	Molde	January 2018	[44]
25 August 2017	DM	Rohan Ince	Bury	30 June 2018	[45]
31 August 2017	LB	Rian O'Sullivan	Worthing	January 2018	[46]
31 August 2017	CM	Richie Towell	Rotherham United	30 June 2018	[46]
3 January 2018	ST	Jordan Maguire-Drew	Coventry City	30 June 2018	[47]
19 January 2018	LW	Soufyan Ahannach	Sparta Rotterdam	30 June 2018	[48]

Kazenga LuaLua's loan move was terminated on 1 December 2017, with LuaLua returning to Brighton.[41]

Contracts

New contracts

Date	Position	Name	Duration	Notes	Reference
9 May 2017	CM	Dale Stephens	June 2021	–	[49]
20 May 2017	CM	Richie Towell	June 2019	Towell later completed a season-long loan move to Rotherham United.	[50]
30 May 2017	LB	Gaëtan Bong	June 2018	–	[51]
8 June 2017	CM	Steve Sidwell	June 2018	–	[52]
20 June 2017	ST	Sam Baldock	June 2020	–	[53]
12 July 2017	GK	Christian Walton	June 2021	Walton later completed a season-long loan move to Wigan Athletic.	[54]
14 July 2017	GK	Niki Mäenpää	June 2018	–	[55]
17 August 2017	CB	Lewis Dunk	June 2022	–	[56]
17 August 2017	CB	Shane Duffy	June 2021	–	[56]
17 August 2017	RM	Anthony Knockaert	June 2022	–	[56]
16 November 2017	ST	Tomer Hemed	June 2019	–	[57]

Pre-season

Brighton & Hove Albion announced six pre-season friendlies against Crawley Town, Southend United, Norwich City,[58] Atlético Madrid,[59] Girona[60] and Fortuna Düsseldorf.[61]

14 July 2017	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bischofshofen, Austria
18:00 CEST		Report	Murphy 77' Hemed 79'	Stadium: Sportplatz Bischofshofen

22 July 2017	Crawley Town	0–6	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crawley
15:00 BST		Report	March 4' Groß 30' Hemed 38' Murphy 41' Goldson 67' Murray 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

25 July 2017	Southend United	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST		Report	March 34', 41' Murray 44'	Stadium: Roots Hall

29 July 2017	Norwich City	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Norwich
15:00 BST	Watkins 42'	Report	Groß 21'	Stadium: Carrow Road

1 August 2017	Girona	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Palamós, Spain
20:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Estadi Palamós Costa Brava

6 August 2017	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	Atlético Madrid	Falmer
16:00 BST	Groß 61' Sidwell 77'	Report	Gaitan 43' Torres 67' Hernandez 88'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	48	68	−20	42
14	Watford	38	11	8	19	44	64	−20	41
15	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	13	16	34	54	−20	40
16	Huddersfield Town	38	9	10	19	28	58	−30	37
17	Southampton	38	7	15	16	37	56	−19	36

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[62]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	9	13	16	34	54	−20	40	7	8	4	24	25	−1	2	5	12	10	29	−19

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Rounds	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	L
Position	17	18	17	14	16	13	14	14	12	12	8	9	9	10	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	16	15	13	14	12	10	11	13	13	13	13	14	11	14	15

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2017, Brighton & Hove Albion's fixtures were announced.[63][64]

12 August 2017 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Manchester City	Falmer
17:30 BST		Report	Agüero 70' Dunk 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,415 Referee: Michael Oliver

19 August 2017 2	Leicester City	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
15:00 BST	Okazaki 1' Maguire 54'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,902 Referee: Lee Probert

26 August 2017 3	Watford	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Watford
15:00 BST	Britos 24'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium Attendance: 20,181 Referee: Graham Scott

9 September 2017 4	Brighton & Hove Albion	3−1	West Bromwich Albion	Falmer
15:00	Groß 45', 48' Hemed 63'	Report	Morrison 77'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,381 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

15 September 2017 5	AFC Bournemouth	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boscombe
20:00 BST	Surman 67' Defoe 73'	Report	March 55'	Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Craig Pawson

24 September 2017 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Newcastle United	Falmer
16:00 BST	Hemed 51'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,468 Referee: Andre Marriner

1 October 2017 7	Arsenal	2−0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway, London
12:00 BST	Monreal 16' Iwobi 56'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,378 Referee: Kevin Friend

15 October 2017 8	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Everton	Falmer
13:30	Knockaert 82'	Report	Rooney 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,565 Referee: Michael Oliver

20 October 2017 9	West Ham United	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stratford
20:00		Report	Murray 10', 75' (pen.) Izquierdo 45+1'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,977 Referee: Martin Atkinson

29 October 2017 10	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Southampton	Falmer
13:30 GMT	Murray 52'	Report	Davis 7'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,564 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

4 November 2017 11	Swansea City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Swansea
15:00 GMT		Report	Murray 29'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,822 Referee: Mike Dean

20 November 2017 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Stoke City	Falmer
20:00 GMT	Groß 44' Izquierdo 60'	Report	Choupo-Moting 28' Zouma 45+1'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,676 Referee: Lee Mason

25 November 2017 13	Manchester United	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Trafford
15:00 GMT	Dunk 66' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,018 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

28 November 2017 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Crystal Palace	Falmer
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,889 Referee: Andre Marriner

2 December 2017 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–5	Liverpool	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Murray 51' (pen.)	Report	Can 30' Firmino 31', 48' Coutinho 87' Dunk 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,515 Referee: Andre Marriner

9 December 2017 16	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Mounié 12', 43'	Report		Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 24,018 Referee: Stuart Attwell

13 December 2017 17	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wembley
20:00 GMT	Aurier 40' Son 87'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Graham Scott

16 December 2017 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Burnley	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Murray 36	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,921 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

23 December 2017 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Watford	Falmer
15:00	Groß 64'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,473 Referee: Paul Tierney

26 December 2017 (2017-12-26) 20	Chelsea	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Morata 46' Alonso 60'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,568 Referee: Mike Dean

30 December 2017 21	Newcastle United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,209 Referee: Anthony Taylor

1 January 2018 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	AFC Bournemouth	Falmer
12:30 GMT	Knockaert 5' Murray 48'	Report	Cook 33' Wilson 79'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Michael Oliver

13 January 2018 23	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Evans 4' Dawson 55'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,240 Referee: Martin Atkinson

20 January 2018 24	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–4	Chelsea	Falmer
12:30 GMT		Report	Hazard 3', 77' Willian 6' Moses 89'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Jonathan Moss

31 January 2018 25	Southampton	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Stephens 64'	Report	Murray 14' (pen.)	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,034 Referee: Mike Dean

3 February 2018 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	West Ham United	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Murray 8' Izquierdo 59' Groß 75'	Report	Hernández 30'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,589 Referee: Roger East

10 February 2018 27	Stoke City	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Shaqiri 68' Adam 90'	Report	Izquierdo 32'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 29,876 Referee: Robert Madley

24 February 2018 28	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Swansea City	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Murray 18' (pen.), 69' Knockaert 73' Locadia 90'	Report	Dunk 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,523 Referee: Mike Dean

4 March 2018 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Arsenal	Falmer
13:30 GMT	Dunk 7' Murray 26'	Report	Aubameyang 43'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,620 Referee: Stuart Attwell

10 March 2018 30	Everton	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Bong 60' (o.g.) Tosun 76'	Report	Knockaert 80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,199 Referee: Roger East

31 March 2018 31	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Leicester City	Falmer
15:00 BST	Kayal 66' Murray 77' Bong 79'	Report	Morgan 12' Ndidi 24' 87' Chilwell 63' Simpson 64' Maguire 68' Iborra 83' Vardy 90+6'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,629 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

7 April 2018 32	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Falmer
15:00 BST	Lössl 29' (o.g.) Duffy 58' Pröpper 74'	Report	Mounié 32'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,501 Referee: Anthony Taylor

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 33	Crystal Palace	3–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Zaha 5', 24', 79' Tomkins 14' Milivojević 16' Hennessey 89'	Report	Stephens 11' Murray 18' Izquierdo 34' Kayal 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,656 Referee: Andre Marriner

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 34	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Falmer
19:45 BST	Dunk 11' Groß 50'	Report	Kane 48'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,440 Referee: Kevin Friend

28 April 2018 35	Burnley	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Burnley
15:00 BST		Report	Stephens 41' Murray 72'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,459 Referee: Roger East

4 May 2018 36	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Manchester United	Falmer
20:00 BST	Murray 47' Groß 57', 67'			Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,611 Referee: Craig Pawson

9 May 2018 37	Manchester City	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
20:00 BST	Danilo 16' B. Silva 34' Fernandinho 72'	Report	Ulloa 20' Duffy 37'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,013 Referee: Paul Tierney

13 May 2018 38	Liverpool	4–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Salah 26' Lovren 40' Solanke 53' Robertson 85'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 50,752 Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Albion entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Crystal Palace.[65]

8 January 2018 Third round	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Crystal Palace	Falmer
19:45 GMT	Stephens 25' Murray 87'	Report	Sako 69'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 14,507 Referee: Andre Marriner

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Middlesbrough	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT		Report	Murray 90'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,475 Referee: Anthony Taylor

17 February 2018 Fifth round	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Coventry City	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Locadia 15' Goldson 34' Ulloa 61'	Report	Clarke-Harris 77'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,966 Referee: Craig Pawson

17 March 2018 Quarter-finals	Manchester United	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Greater Manchester
19:45 GMT	Lukaku 37' Matić 83'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,241 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home to Barnet.[66] An away trip in round three against AFC Bournemouth was announced.[67]

22 August 2017 Second round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Barnet	Falmer
19:45 BST	Tilley 53'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 11,414 Referee: Steve Martin

19 September 2017 Third round	AFC Bournemouth	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boscombe
19:45 BST	King 99'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,372 Referee: Kevin Friend

Squad statistics

As of 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		EFL Cup		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Mathew Ryan	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Niki Mäenpää	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
26	GK		Tim Krul	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF		Bruno	26	0	23+2	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Gaëtan Bong	28	0	25	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF		Uwe Hünemeier	6	0	0+1	0	3	0	2	0
5	DF		Lewis Dunk	39	1	38	1	1	0	0	0
18	DF		Connor Goldson	8	1	2+1	0	2	0	3	1
21	DF		Ezequiel Schelotto	23	0	15+5	0	2	0	1	0
22	DF		Shane Duffy	38	0	37	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF		Liam Rosenior	6	0	1+2	0	1	0	2	0
29	DF		Markus Suttner	17	0	13+1	0	3	0	0	0
38	DF		Aleš Matějů	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Dale Stephens	39	1	36	0	3	1	0	0
7	MF		Beram Kayal	23	0	8+11	0	4	0	0	0
8	MF		Jiří Skalák	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF		Anthony Knockaert	36	3	27+6	3	1	0	1+1	0
13	MF		Pascal Groß	39	7	35+3	7	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Solly March	40	1	18+18	1	3	0	0+1	0
24	MF		Davy Pröpper	40	0	35	0	1+3	0	0+1	0
47	MF		Dessie Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49	MF		Jayson Molumby	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Forwards
9	FW		Sam Baldock	5	0	0+2	0	1+2	0	0	0
10	FW		Tomer Hemed	19	2	9+7	2	2	0	1	0
16	FW		Leonardo Ulloa	12	2	2+8	1	2	1	0	0
17	FW		Glenn Murray	38	14	25+10	12	1+2	2	0	0
19	FW		José Izquierdo	36	5	23+9	5	1+2	0	1	0
25	FW		Jürgen Locadia	8	2	3+3	1	2	1	0	0
66	FW		Aaron Connolly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
70	FW		James Tilley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
15	FW		Jamie Murphy	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
37	FW		Izzy Brown	13	0	4+8	0	1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 4 March 2018

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	17	Glenn Murray	12	2	0	14
2	MF	13	Pascal Groß	7	0	0	7
3	FW	19	José Izquierdo	5	0	0	5
4	MF	11	Anthony Knockaert	3	0	0	3
5	FW	10	Tomer Hemed	2	0	0	2
	FW	16	Leonardo Ulloa	1	1	0	2
	FW	25	Jürgen Locadia	1	1	0	2
8	DF	5	Lewis Dunk	1	0	0	1
	MF	6	Dale Stephens	0	1	0	1
	DF	18	Connor Goldson	0	1	0	1
	MF	20	Solly March	1	0	0	1
	FW	70	James Tilley	0	0	1	1
Total				28	6	1	35

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.

Correct as of matches played on 24 February 2018

No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	Mathew Ryan	8	0	0	8
12	Niki Mäenpää	0	0	1	1
26	Tim Krul	0	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

As of matches played 30 December 2017[68]

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Bruno	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Gaëtan Bong	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Lewis Dunk	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
6	MF	Dale Stephens	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	Jiří Skalák	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11	MF	Anthony Knockaert	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
13	MF	Pascal Groß	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	Glenn Murray	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	FW	José Izquierdo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	Solly March	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF	Shane Duffy	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
24	MF	Davy Pröpper	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total			29	0	0	0	1	0	30	0

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[6] Murphy loan move to be made permanent on expiry

[26] On 10 January 2018, Brown returned to parent club Chelsea after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[24]

[28] On 20 September 2017, Tim Krul's loan move from Newcastle United was turned into a permanent one-year deal.[19]

[32] Vegard Forren joined Molde following his release.[28]

[34] Chris O'Grady joined Chesterfield following his release.[29]

[40] Murphy transfer is an initial loan move, with a guaranteed set fee to become permanent on its expiry.[34]

[48] Kazenga LuaLua's loan move was terminated on 1 December 2017, with LuaLua returning to Brighton.[41]

[1] "Brighton 1-5 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 2 December 2017.

[2] "History". Statto. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[3] "Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018.

[4] "First team 2016/17". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[5] "First team squad numbers confirmed". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[JamieMurphy-7] "Murphy joins Rangers". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 6 January 2018.

[8] "Oliver Norwood: Fulham sign Brighton midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[9] "Albion Make First New Signing". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[10] "Albion Sign Celtic Youngster". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[11] "Albion Complete Keeper Signing". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[12] "Albion Complete Signing Of International Defender". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[13] "Albion Sign Norwegian Youngster". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[14] "Albion Sign Orient Youngster". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[15] "Albion Sign Czech Defender". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[16] "Albion Break Transfer Record to Sign Dutch International". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

[17] "Albion Sign Dutch Youngster". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[18] "Izquierdo Completes Record Move To Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

[19] "Albion Sign Argentine Defender". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[Tim_Krul-20] "Krul Completes Permanent Move". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

[21] "Albion Agree Deal For Swedish Youngster". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[22] "ALBION SIGN YOUNG IRISH DEFENDER". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 12 January 2018.

[23] "Albion break transfer record for striker". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 19 January 2018.

[24] "Albion Add Striker". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[25] "Brown returns to Chelsea". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 10 January 2018.

[27] "Albion Sign Dutch keeper on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[29] "Ulloa Returns to Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 29 January 2018.

[Released-30] "Albion Offer New Deals To Four". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

[31] "Forren Tilbake I Molde FK" (in Norwegian). Molde Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[33] "Chris O'Grady: Chesterfield sign striker on two-year deal after Brighton exit". BBC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[35] "Hughton's Tribute To Departing Keeper". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[36] "Cards sign former Brighton winger". Woking Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

[37] "Manu Heads To Turkey". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[38] "Young Defender Departs". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[39] "Albion expected to up interest in striker Ekambi". Andy Naylor. The Argus. 7 January 2018.

[41] "LUALUA LEAVES ALBION". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 25 January 2018.

[42] "Maguire-Drew Joins Lincoln". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[43] "Walton Makes Loan Move". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[44] "Norwood Heads Out On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[Young_Duo_Loaned_Out-45] "White Joins Newport On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[Under-23_Duo_Loaned_Out-46] "Under-23 Duo Head Out On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[47] "LuaLua returns to Brighton". QPR Official Site. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[49] "LuaLua Joins QPR On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

[50] "Davies Makes Whitehawk Loan Move". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[51] "Normann Joins Molde On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[52] "Midfielder Heads Out On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[Two_Loaned_Out-53] "Towell Joins Rotherham On Loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[54] "Maguire-Drew joins Coventry City". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 3 January 2018.

[55] "Ahannach joins Sparta Rotterdam on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 19 January 2018.

[56] "Stephens Signs New Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[57] "Albion Offer New Deals to Four". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 20 May 2017.

[58] "Bong Signs New Contract". Brighton & Hove Albion. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[59] "Sidwell Signs New Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 8 June 2017.

[60] "Baldock Signs New Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 20 June 2017.

[61] "Walton Agrees New Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 12 July 2017.

[62] "Mäenpää Signs New Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 14 July 2017.

[TrioNewDeals-63] "Trio Sign New Deals". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[64] "Hemed Signs New Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[65] "First Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[66] "Spanish Giants Set For Amex Date". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[67] "Albion Set For Spanish Trip". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[68] "Albion To Face Düsseldorf". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[69] "Premier League Handbook 2017/18" (pdf). Premier League. 11 August 2017. pp. 103–104. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[70] "Albion Host Manchester City On Opening Day". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[71] "Fixtures". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[72] "Albion Draw Crystal Palace In The FA Cup Third Round". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[73] "Albion To Host Barnet In Carabao Cup". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

[74] "Albion Travel To Bournemouth In Carabao Cup Third Round". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[75] "BHAFC Disciplinary Record". ESPN. Retrieved 2 December 2017.