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Premier League 2026/27

Brighton line-up

10th in the Premier League 4 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 WLD

Predicted line-up for Brighton

Next match: Coventry City - Brighton, Sunday 13 September

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Brighton 4-2-3-1

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Brighton fielded on 5 September against Leeds United.

1 Verbruggen
21 Boscagli
5 Dunk
44 Vušković
24 Kadioglu
26 Ayari
13 Groß
29 De Cuyper
35 Yalcouyé
25 Gómez
19 Kostoulas

Line-up for Brighton: Verbruggen, Boscagli, Dunk, Vušković, Kadioglu, Ayari, Groß, De Cuyper, Yalcouyé, Gómez, Kostoulas

Brighton injuries and suspensions

  • Evan Ferguson Ankle injury Unavailable
  • Oluwafemi Azeez Abdominal strain Unavailable
  • Georginio Rutter Injury Unavailable
  • Jack Hinshelwood Injury Unavailable
  • Kaoru Mitoma Hamstring injury Unavailable
  • Michael Svoboda Injury Unavailable
  • Mats Wieffer Knee injury Unavailable
  • Stefanos Tzimas Knee injury Unavailable
  • Yankuba Minteh Injury Unavailable
Played 3 1W 1D 1L
Goals for 8 2.7 per match on average
Goals against 5 1.7 per match on average
Goal difference +3 4 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 0
xG 6.28 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 2.00 0.00 1.33
Goals for 2.50 3.00 2.67
Goals against 0.50 4.00 1.67
xG for 2.20 1.88 2.09
xG against 0.89 1.65 1.14
Corners 6.0 7.0 6.3
Cards 2.5 3.0 2.7
Clean sheets 50% 0% 33%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Jack Hinshelwood 2
  2. 2 Pascal Groß 1
  3. 3 Maxim De Cuyper 1
  4. 4 Luka Vušković 1
  5. 5 Malick Yalcouyé 1

Assists

  1. 1 Georginio Rutter 1
  2. 2 Maxim De Cuyper 1
  3. 3 Diego Gómez 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Pascal Groß 7
  2. 2 Olivier Boscagli 6
  3. 3 Maxim De Cuyper 6
  4. 4 Diego Gómez 5
  5. 5 Malick Yalcouyé 3

Duels won

  1. 1 Diego Gómez 18
  2. 2 Luka Vušković 16
  3. 3 Charalampos Kostoulas 16
  4. 4 Lewis Dunk 13
  5. 5 Mats Wieffer 13

Shots on target

  1. 1 Diego Gómez 4
  2. 2 Jack Hinshelwood 2
  3. 3 Charalampos Kostoulas 2
  4. 4 Malick Yalcouyé 2
  5. 5 Ferdi Kadioglu 1

Rating

  1. 1 Georginio Rutter 7.70
  2. 2 Mats Wieffer 7.40
  3. 3 Luka Vušković 7.40
  4. 4 Maxim De Cuyper 7.21
  5. 5 Olivier Boscagli 7.18

Brighton squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Bart Verbruggen Age 24 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 3 270 0 0 122 84.4% 6.3
23 Jason Steele Age 36 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
38 Tom McGill Age 26 · Canada Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 Lewis Dunk Age 34 · England Defender 3 270 0 0 293 92.2% 6.9
44 Luka Vušković Age 19 · Croatia Defender 3 270 1 0 259 92.7% 7.4
21 Olivier Boscagli Age 28 · France Defender 3 269 0 0 207 86% 7.2
24 Ferdi Kadioglu Age 26 · Türkiye Defender 2 168 0 0 88 89.8% 6.1
27 Mats Wieffer Age 26 · Netherlands Defender 2 158 0 0 109 90.8% 7.4
20 Costinha Age 26 · Portugal Defender 3 48 0 0 34 94.1% 6.5
4 Pascal Struijk Age 27 · Netherlands Defender 1 1 0 0 2 100% -
30 Michael Svoboda Age 27 · Austria Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
6 Jaouen Hadjam Age 23 · Algeria Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Igor Age 28 · Brazil Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
41 Freddie Simmonds Age 18 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
7 Charlie Tasker Age 20 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Pascal Groß Age 35 · Germany Midfielder 3 270 1 0 187 88.8% 7.0
25 Diego Gómez Age 23 · Paraguay Midfielder 3 266 0 1 92 77.2% 6.9
29 Maxim De Cuyper Age 25 · Belgium Midfielder 3 245 1 1 115 87.8% 7.2
35 Malick Yalcouyé Age 20 · Mali Midfielder 3 173 1 0 79 87.3% 6.9
26 Yasin Ayari Age 22 · Sweden Midfielder 2 154 0 0 91 91.2% 6.5
8 Jack Hinshelwood Age 21 · England Midfielder 1 64 2 0 14 92.9% 9.0
33 Matt O'Riley Age 25 · Denmark Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
22 Amario Cozier-Duberry Age 21 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
50 S. Nti Age 19 Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
43 J. Robertson Age 20 Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Kaoru Mitoma Japan · Hamstring injury Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
19 Charalampos Kostoulas Age 19 · Greece Forward 3 196 0 0 51 80.4% 6.4
10 Georginio Rutter Age 24 · France Forward 1 90 0 1 12 58.3% 7.7
15 Ibrahim Osman Age 21 · Ghana Forward 2 28 0 0 19 78.9% 6.5
12 Promise David Age 25 · Canada Forward 2 23 0 0 5 100% 6.3
36 Zadok Yohanna Age 19 · Nigeria Forward 1 12 0 0 5 100% 6.7
49 Nehemiah Oriola Age 19 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
11 Yankuba Minteh Age 22 · Gambia Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
39 Mark O’Mahony Age 21 · Republic of Ireland Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Evan Ferguson Republic of Ireland · Ankle injury Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Oluwafemi Azeez England · Abdominal strain Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Stefanos Tzimas Greece · Knee injury Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Brighton play next?

Brighton play away against Coventry City on Sunday 13 September at 15:00.

When will the line-up for Brighton be announced?

The predicted line-up for Brighton against Coventry City will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Brighton?

Bart Verbruggen has started in goal in 3 of the last 3 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Brighton?

Jack Hinshelwood has scored 2 goals for Brighton this season.

Which Brighton players are injured or suspended?

Brighton are without Evan Ferguson (ankle injury), Oluwafemi Azeez (abdominal strain), Georginio Rutter (injury), Jack Hinshelwood (injury), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring injury) and Michael Svoboda (injury).

Is Bart Verbruggen injured?

No, Bart Verbruggen has no fitness issues and can play for Brighton.

Is Mats Wieffer injured?

Yes. Mats Wieffer is sidelined with a knee injury and is not available for Brighton at the moment.