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

The 2017–18 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 116th year in existence and first season in the Premier League. 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.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 30 January 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Bruno (captain) |
| 3 | DF | CMR | Gaëtan Bong |
| 4 | DF | GER | Uwe Hünemeier |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Lewis Dunk (vice-captain) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Dale Stephens |
| 7 | MF | ISR | Beram Kayal |
| 8 | MF | CZE | Jiří Skalák |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Baldock |
| 10 | FW | ISR | Tomer Hemed |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Anthony Knockaert |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Niki Mäenpää |
| 13 | MF | GER | Pascal Groß |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Steve Sidwell |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Leonardo Ulloa (on loan from Leicester City) |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Connor Goldson |
| 19 | MF | COL | José Izquierdo |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Solly March |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Ezequiel Schelotto |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Shane Duffy |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Liam Rosenior |
| 24 | MF | NED | Davy Pröpper |
| 25 | FW | NED | Jürgen Locadia |
| 26 | GK | NED | Tim Krul |
| 29 | DF | AUT | 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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Jamie Murphy (at Rangers until 31 May 2018) |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Christian Walton (at Wigan Athletic until 31 May 2018) |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ince (at Bury until 31 May 2018) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | MF | IRL | Richie Towell (at Rotherham United until 31 May 2018) |
| — | MF | NIR | Oliver Norwood (at Fulham until 31 May 2018) |
| — | MF | NED | 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 |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Pascal Groß | FC Ingolstadt | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Josh Kerr | Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Mathew Ryan | Valencia | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2017 | LB | Markus Suttner | FC Ingolstadt | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | CM | Mathias Normann | Bodø/Glimt | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2017 | CF | Steven Alzate | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2017 | RB | Aleš Matějů | Viktoria Plzeň | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2017 | CM | Davy Pröpper | PSV | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2017 | LW | Soufyan Ahannach | Almere City | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2017 | LW | José Izquierdo | Club Brugge | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2017 | RB | Ezequiel Schelotto | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
| 20 September 2017 | GK | Tim Krul | Newcastle United | Free |
| 1 January 2018 | CF | Viktor Gyökeres | IF Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2018 | CB | Warren O'Hora | Bohemian | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2018 | ST / LW | Jürgen Locadia | PSV | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 25 July 2017 | CF | Izzy Brown | Chelsea | 10 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Tim Krul | Newcastle United | 20 September 2017 |
| 29 January 2018 | ST | Leonardo Ulloa | Leicester City | 30 June 2018 |
* ↑ On 10 January 2018, Brown returned to parent club Chelsea after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
* ↑ On 20 September 2017, Tim Krul's loan move from Newcastle United was turned into a permanent one-year deal.

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Vegard Forren | Molde | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Chris O'Grady | Chesterfield | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | David Stockdale | Birmingham City | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | Joe Ward | Woking | Free |
| 10 July 2017 | LW | Elvis Manu | Gençlerbirliği | Free |
| 13 July 2017 | RB | Rob Hunt | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2018 | LM | Jamie Murphy | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2018 | LW | Kazenga LuaLua | Sunderland | Free |
* ↑ Vegard Forren joined Molde following his release.
* ↑ Chris O'Grady joined Chesterfield following his release.
* ↑ Murphy transfer is an initial loan move, with a guaranteed set fee to become permanent on its expiry.

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 10 July 2017 | ST | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Lincoln City | January 2018 |
| 12 July 2017 | GK | Christian Walton | Wigan Athletic | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 July 2017 | CM | Oliver Norwood | Fulham | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 July 2017 | CF | Jonah Ayunga | Galway United | 5 November 2017 |
| 1 August 2017 | CB | Ben White | Newport County | 30 June 2018 |
| 4 August 2017 | CB | Tom Dallison | Accrington Stanley | January 2018 |
| 4 August 2017 | RB | Tyler Hornby-Forbes | Accrington Stanley | January 2018 |
| 11 August 2017 | LW | Kazenga LuaLua | Queens Park Rangers | 1 December 2017 |
| 15 August 2017 | MF | Archie Davies | Whitehawk | January 2018 |
| 16 August 2017 | CM | Mathias Normann | Molde | January 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | DM | Rohan Ince | Bury | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | LB | Rian O'Sullivan | Worthing | January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Richie Towell | Rotherham United | 30 June 2018 |
| 3 January 2018 | ST | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Coventry City | 30 June 2018 |
| 19 January 2018 | LW | Soufyan Ahannach | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 June 2018 |
* ↑ Kazenga LuaLua's loan move was terminated on 1 December 2017, with LuaLua returning to Brighton.

## Contracts
### New contracts

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

## Pre-season

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

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### Matches

On 14 June 2017, Brighton & Hove Albion's fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

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

### EFL Cup

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

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Niki Mäenpää | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | NED | Tim Krul | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Bruno | 26 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CMR | Gaëtan Bong | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Uwe Hünemeier | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Lewis Dunk | 39 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Connor Goldson | 8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Ezequiel Schelotto | 23 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Shane Duffy | 38 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Liam Rosenior | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | AUT | Markus Suttner | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | CZE | Aleš Matějů | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Dale Stephens | 39 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ISR | Beram Kayal | 23 | 0 | 8+11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CZE | Jiří Skalák | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Anthony Knockaert | 36 | 3 | 27+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | GER | Pascal Groß | 39 | 7 | 35+3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Solly March | 40 | 1 | 18+18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NED | Davy Pröpper | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | IRL | Dessie Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | IRL | Jayson Molumby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Baldock | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ISR | Tomer Hemed | 19 | 2 | 9+7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Leonardo Ulloa | 12 | 2 | 2+8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray | 38 | 14 | 25+10 | 12 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | COL | José Izquierdo | 36 | 5 | 23+9 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NED | Jürgen Locadia | 8 | 2 | 3+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | FW | IRL | Aaron Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | ENG | 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 | SCO | Jamie Murphy | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | 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 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Leonardo Ulloa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 25 | Jürgen Locadia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Lewis Dunk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 6 | Dale Stephens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 18 | Connor Goldson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Solly March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 70 | James Tilley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 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
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| 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 | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |