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2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 119th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Along with competing in the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 27 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
2020–21 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
Head coachGraham Potter
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Premier League16th
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Neal Maupay (8)
All:
Neal Maupay (8)
Biggest win4–0 vs Portsmouth (EFL Cup – 17 September)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Manchester United (EFL Cup – 30 September)
0–3 vs Leicester City (Premier League – 13 December)

Summary edit

The Seagulls had only two pre-season matches for the 2020–21 campaign due the late season start as the result of the previous season being delayed due to COVID-19.[2] Brighton played out two home draws, 1–1 against Chelsea with Pascal Groß scoring a 90th-minute equaliser from the spot - with 2,500 fans attending for a government trial for fans return to football - and a 0–0 with West Brom.[3][4]

Brighton's opening game of the season was at home to Chelsea on Monday 14 September 2020. The game finished in a 3–1 defeat for The Seagulls. Ben White made his first league appearance for Brighton and Adam Lallana made his debut in this game.[5] Brighton's first win came in their second game, a 4–0 victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup on the 17 September where Alexis Mac Allister, Bernardo and Viktor Gyökeres all scored their first Albion goals.[6] The Seagulls first league victory came in their second Premier League match, a 3–0 away win over Newcastle on 20 September in a game where Yves Bissouma received his first red card for the club.[7] On 26 September, Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty for Manchester United after the final whistle due to VAR giving handball on Neal Maupay right at the end. The converted penalty gave United the 3 points, winning 3–2.[8] 4 days later Brigton again lost to United this time a 3–0 home loss in the EFL Cup missing out on a quarter final place.[9] Brighton claimed their first ever Premier League points against the defending champions Liverpool in a 1–1 home draw on 28 November, where Pascal Groß scored a 93rd-minute penalty to equalise, their second penalty of the game following Neal Maupay failing to convert the first awarded in the 20th minute.[10]

On 10 January 2021, Brighton struggled against in form League Two side Newport County in their FA Cup third round side in which they scrapped a penalty shootout win away from home, in a match where Percy Tau eventually made his debut, 905 days after signing for the club.[11] Neal Maupay's strike away at Leeds United on 16 January was enough to end The Albion's record of 9 game winless run in the top flight – 10 including their FA Cup fixture – taking all three points to the south coast.[12]

Brighton's first home league win of the season came on their 11th match, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 31 January with Leandro Trossard netting the goal.[13] This was their first home win in the league since 20 June 2020, a 2–1 victory over Arsenal.[14] 3 days after the victory over Spurs, The Seagulls beat defending champions Liverpool at Anfield, their first League win at Liverpool since 1982 with Steven Alzate's first ever Premier League goal being the only goal of the game.[15]

Brighton were smashed out of the FA Cup in the 94th minute with a headed goal for Kelechi Iheanacho in the 1–0 away loss at Leicester City on 10 February. Potter handed debuts to Poles, Jakub Moder and Michał Karbownik in the fifth round defeat.[16]

On 22 February, Christian Benteke scored a 95th-minute winner to claim all 3 points against their biggest rivals taking Crystal Palace to 13th in the table after the 2–1 victory in Sussex. Joël Veltman scored his first goal for The Seagulls in the game.[17] 5 days later, a controversial 1–0 defeat away at West Brom followed, Lewis Dunk had a goal ruled out by referee Lee Mason, causing strong criticism of Mason in the media and on Sky Sports,[18] after blowing his whistle allowing a quick free-kick to be taken, however Mason then blew his whistle again after the free kick had been taken, denying Dunk the goal. Meanwhile, Pascal Groß and Danny Welbeck both missed from the penalty spot in the bizarre defeat at The Hawthorns.[19]

On 20 March, Brighton matched their away meeting with Newcastle again beating The Magpies 3–0, going six points clear of the bottom three.[20] On 20 April, Brighton earnt their first ever point at Stamford Bridge keeping a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw with Chelsea on a night The Blues withdrew from the controversary plans of the European Super League. Albion's Ben White was sent off in the 90+2 minute for a second bookable offense after putting in a strong performance throughout the game.[21] 4 days later, Brighton lost to already relegated Sheffield United 1–0 at Bramall Lane with David McGoldrick scoring the only goal of the game. José Izquierdo came on as a substitute in his first first team appearance in 2–and–a–half years after being out with injuries.[22][23][24]

On 9 May, in a 2–1 away loss at Wolves, Brighton had two players sent off. Lewis Dunk being dismissed first for pulling back Fábio Silva who was darting for goal, with Neal Maupay being shown red after confronting the referee, Jonathan Moss after the final whistle.[25] A day later, Brighton's Premier League status was confirmed for a fifth consecutive season as a result of Burnley beaten Fulham 2–0 at Craven Cottage. The result actually knocked The Seagulls a place down to 16th on the night.[26] On 18 May, in front of a reduced returning fan base, Brighton came from two goals down to beat this year's Premier League champions Manchester City. Their first win over the Cityzens since 1989. This was also Albion's first Premier League victory without captain Lewis Dunk, who was out suspended with Pascal Groß deputising in a game where Dan Burn – who scored the winner – scored his first Albion goal, and his first goal in over three years.[27]

Brighton finished the season with a 2–0 away defeat at Arsenal and finishing the season in 16th place, equalling their best ever points tally of 41 points which was also achieved the season before. Brighton recorded their most goals scored in a Premier League season, scoring 40 and conceded 46, the fewest they have conceded. Their –6 goal difference is the best they achieved since being in the Premier League, with 12 clean sheets also being a club record.[28]

It was a successful summer for Brighton with several players being called up by their countries for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, taken place in the summer of 2021 due to Coronavirus.[29] Leandro Trossard for Belgium, Robert Sánchez for Spain, Joël Veltman for the Netherlands and Jakub Moder for Poland all in their respective national squads for the championships.[30][31][32][33] Ben White who gained his first international call-up with England was named in their 33-man provisional squad but was later one of seven players cut.[34][35] Andi Zeqiri was also called up for the first time by his national side Switzerland, being named in the 29-man provisional squad, but like White, was cut from the squad.[36][37] However, White made his national debut in the first warm up match against Austria where he came on as a substitute in the 1–0 victory at the Riverside Stadium where he blocked a shot on the line in the final stages.[38] He became the fifth Brighton player to play for England, and the second in just under three years after captain Lewis Dunk won a cap in November 2018.[39] In the second and final warm up match he made his first international start, playing the whole match in the 1–0 win over Romania again being played at the Riverside Stadium.[40] A day later, on 7 June, he was called up to the 26-man squad to replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold who picked up an injury against Austria.[41]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2021[42]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ENG Tariq Lamptey
3 DF   ENG Ben White
4 DF   ENG Adam Webster (vice-captain)
5 DF   ENG Lewis Dunk (captain)[43]
6 DF   POL Michał Karbownik
7 FW   IRL Aaron Connolly
8 MF   MLI Yves Bissouma
9 FW   FRA Neal Maupay
10 MF   ARG Alexis Mac Allister
11 MF   BEL Leandro Trossard
13 MF   GER Pascal Groß
14 MF   ENG Adam Lallana
15 MF   POL Jakub Moder
16 MF   IRN Alireza Jahanbakhsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   COL Steven Alzate
18 FW   ENG Danny Welbeck
19 MF   COL José Izquierdo
20 DF   ENG Solly March
21 FW   ROU Florin Andone
22 FW   RSA Percy Tau
23 GK   ENG Jason Steele
24 MF   NED Davy Pröpper
25 MF   ECU Moisés Caicedo
26 GK   ESP Robert Sánchez
29 FW   SUI Andi Zeqiri
31 GK   ENG Christian Walton
33 DF   ENG Dan Burn
34 DF   NED Joël Veltman

Under 23s and academy edit

Main article: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy
As of 3 February 2021[44]
Players to have featured in a first-team matchday squad this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF   SWE Peter Gwargis
47 MF   ENG Teddy Jenks
52 DF   FRA Romaric Yapi
53 DF   BEL Lars Dendoncker
No. Pos. Nation Player
61 GK   ENG Tom McGill
54 MF   ENG Jensen Weir
67 MF   GER Reda Khadra

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 DM   Samy Chouchane   Boulogne-Billancourt Undisclosed [45]
1 July 2020 CM   Cameron Peupion   Sydney FC Undisclosed [46][47]
9 July 2020 CB   Leigh Kavanagh   Bray Wanderers Free transfer [48]
9 July 2020 MF   Andrew Moran   Bray Wanderers Free transfer [48]
15 July 2020 FW   Zak Emmerson   Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [49]
16 July 2020 RB   Casper Nilsson   Malmö FF Undisclosed [50]
23 July 2020 CM   Jensen Weir   Wigan Athletic £500,000 [51]
27 July 2020 CM   Adam Lallana   Liverpool Free transfer [52]
29 July 2020 RB   Joël Veltman   Ajax £900,000 [53][54]
7 August 2020 CB   Lars Dendoncker   Club Brugge Free transfer [55]
15 August 2020 CB   Ben Jackson   Watford Free transfer [56]
9 September 2020 FW   Ulrick Eneme Ella   Amiens Undisclosed [57]
10 September 2020 CB   Jan Paul van Hecke   NAC Breda Undisclosed [58]
1 October 2020 AM   Reda Khadra   Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed [59]
1 October 2020 FW   Andi Zeqiri   Lausanne Undisclosed [60]
6 October 2020 LB   Michał Karbownik   Legia Warsaw Undisclosed [61]
6 October 2020 CM   Jakub Moder   Lech Poznań Undisclosed [61]
18 October 2020 FW   Danny Welbeck   Watford Free transfer [62]
9 January 2021 FW   Evan Ferguson   Bohemians Undisclosed [63]
1 February 2021 CM   Moisés Caicedo   Independiente del Valle Undisclosed [64]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 February 2021 CB   Jack Wakely   Chelsea U23s End of season [65]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
5 August 2020 CF   Percy Tau   Anderlecht 7 January 2021 [66][67][68]
14 August 2020 CF   Jan Mlakar   Maribor End of season [69]
21 August 2020 CB   Warren O'Hora   Milton Keynes Dons 18 January 2021 [70]
25 August 2020 CM   Taylor Richards   Doncaster Rovers End of season [71]
26 August 2020 CB   Matt Clarke   Derby County End of season [72]
26 August 2020 CM   Ryan Longman   AFC Wimbledon End of season [73]
27 August 2020 CB   Leo Skiri Østigård   Coventry City End of season [74]
1 September 2020 CF   Glenn Murray   Watford 30 January 2021 [75][76]
2 September 2020 CB   Shane Duffy   Celtic 6 May 2021 [77]
2 September 2020 GK   Tom McGill   Crawley Town 12 January 2021 [78]
15 September 2020 GK   Roco Rees   Worthing End of season [79]
17 September 2020 CB   Jan Paul van Hecke   SC Heerenveen End of season [80]
26 September 2020 GK   Toby Bull   Worthing 30 September 2020 [81]
2 October 2020 CF   Viktor Gyökeres   Swansea City 14 January 2021 [82]
5 October 2020 LB   Alex Cochrane   Union SG End of season [83]
6 October 2020 CB   Tudor Băluță   Dynamo Kyiv End of season [84]
6 October 2020 LB   Michał Karbownik   Legia Warsaw 17 January 2021 [61]
6 October 2020 CM   Jakub Moder   Lech Poznań 31 December 2020 [61][85]
16 October 2020 CB   Haydon Roberts   Rochdale End of season [86]
5 January 2021 CM   Jayson Molumby   Preston North End End of season [87]
15 January 2021 CF   Viktor Gyökeres   Coventry City End of season [88]
19 January 2021 LB   Bernardo   Red Bull Salzburg End of season [89]
22 January 2021 GK   Mathew Ryan   Arsenal End of season [90]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB   Luca Cocoracchio   Worthing Released [91][92]
1 July 2020 RB   Archie Davies   Crawley Town Released [91][93]
1 July 2020 CM   Jordan Davies   Wrexham Released [91][94]
1 July 2020 CB   Ben Clark-Eden   Pagham Released [95][96]
1 July 2020 LB   Lewis Freestone   Cheltenham Town Released [91][97]
1 July 2020 GK   Hugo Keto   HJK Released [91][98]
1 July 2020 CB   Kacper Łopata   Sheffield United Released [91][99]
1 July 2020 CF   Bojan Radulovic   AIK Released [91][100]
6 July 2020 LB   George Cox   Fortuna Sittard £45,000 [101]
8 July 2020 RW   Anthony Knockaert   Fulham £15,000,000 [102]
18 July 2020 RB   Ezequiel Schelotto   Racing Released [103][104]
22 July 2020 CM   Beram Kayal   Bnei Sakhnin Released [105][106]
25 August 2020 RB   Martín Montoya   Real Betis Undisclosed [107]
1 September 2020 CM   Aaron Mooy   Shanghai SIPG £4,000,000 [108][109]
5 September 2020 GK   David Button   West Bromwich Albion £500,000 [110]
24 September 2020 CM   Dale Stephens   Burnley Undisclosed [111]
18 January 2021 CB   Warren O'Hora   Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [112]
1 February 2021 CF   Glenn Murray   Nottingham Forest Free transfer [113]
1 February 2021 CM   Max Sanders   Lincoln City Undisclosed [114]

Pre–season friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 August 2020 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Chelsea Falmer
15:00 BST
  • Groß   90' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 2,524
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
5 September 2020 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Falmer
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

Premier League edit

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 8 18 41 66 −25 44
15 Southampton 38 12 7 19 47 68 −21 43
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 40 46 −6 41
17 Burnley 38 10 9 19 33 55 −22 39
18 Fulham (R) 38 5 13 20 27 53 −26 28 Relegation to EFL Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[115]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

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 14 15 40 46  −6 41 4 9 6 22 22  0 5 5 9 18 24  −6

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultLWLLDDLDWDLLDDDLDLWDWWDDLLLWWLDDLWLDWL
Position168121616161616161616161617161717171617171515161616171616161516171417171616
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[116]

14 September 2020 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Chelsea Falmer
20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 September 2020 2 Newcastle United 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 September 2020 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Manchester United Falmer
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport
3 October 2020 4 Everton 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Walton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on BT Sport
18 October 2020 5 Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 October 2020 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Falmer
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
1 November 2020 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham
19:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
6 November 2020 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Burnley Falmer
17:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports Box Office
21 November 2020 9 Aston Villa 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Aston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport
28 November 2020 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Liverpool Falmer
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BT Sport
7 December 2020 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Southampton Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 December 2020 12 Leicester City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Sport
16 December 2020 13 Fulham 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Sport
20 December 2020 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Sheffield United Falmer
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 December 2020 15 West Ham United 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Stratford
14:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
29 December 2020 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Arsenal Falmer
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Sport
2 January 2021 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 January 2021 18 Manchester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on BT Sport
16 January 2021 19 Leeds United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 January 2021 20 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Fulham Falmer
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on BT Sport
31 January 2021 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Falmer
19:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 February 2021 22 Liverpool 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Anfield
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on BT Sport
6 February 2021 23 Burnley 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 February 2021 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Aston Villa Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 February 2021 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Crystal Palace Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 February 2021 26 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports
6 March 2021 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Leicester City Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 March 2021 28 Southampton 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BBC One
20 March 2021 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Newcastle United Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 April 2021 30 Manchester United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Old Trafford
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
12 April 2021 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Everton Falmer
20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 April 2021 32 Chelsea 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 April 2021 33 Sheffield United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Sheffield
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 May 2021 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Leeds United Falmer
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Sport
9 May 2021 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on BBC One
15 May 2021 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 West Ham United Falmer
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 May 2021 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Manchester City Falmer
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 7,945
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on BT Sport
23 May 2021 38 Arsenal 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Holloway
16:00 BST
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup
10 January 2021 Third round Newport County 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion Newport
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Penalties
Note: Live on BT Sport
23 January 2021 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Blackpool Falmer
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on BT Sport Extra
10 February 2021 Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
17 September 2020 Second round Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Portsmouth Falmer
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 September 2020 Third round Preston North End 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Preston
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
30 September 2020 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Manchester United Falmer
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
23 GK   ENG Jason Steele 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
26 GK   ESP Robert Sánchez 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Christian Walton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Tariq Lamptey 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Ben White 39 0 36 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF   ENG Adam Webster 31 1 29 1 0 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Lewis Dunk 37 5 33 5 1 0 3 0
6 DF   POL Michał Karbownik 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   ENG Solly March 23 3 19+2 2 0 0 1+1 1
33 DF   ENG Dan Burn 32 1 23+4 1 3 0 2 0
34 DF   NED Joël Veltman 34 1 25+3 1 3 0 1+2 0
Midfielders
8 MF   MLI Yves Bissouma 39 2 35+1 1 0 0 2+1 1
10 MF   ARG Alexis Mac Allister 27 3 13+8 1 3 2 2+1 0
11 MF   BEL Leandro Trossard 38 5 30+5 5 0+1 0 0+2 0
13 MF   GER Pascal Groß 40 3 27+7 3 3 0 2+1 0
14 MF   ENG Adam Lallana 31 1 16+14 1 0 0 1 0
15 MF   POL Jakub Moder 13 0 7+5 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF   IRN Alireza Jahanbakhsh 25 2 6+15 0 3 2 1 0
17 MF   COL Steven Alzate 17 2 10+5 1 0 0 2 1
19 MF   COL Jose Izquierdo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   NED Davy Pröpper 10 0 1+5 0 2 0 1+1 0
25 MF   ECU Moisés Caicedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   SWE Peter Gwargis 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
47 MF   ENG Teddy Jenks 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
67 MF   GER Reda Khadra 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   IRL Aaron Connolly 17 2 9+8 2 0 0 0 0
9 FW   FRA Neal Maupay 36 8 29+4 8 0+1 0 1+1 0
18 FW   ENG Danny Welbeck 24 6 17+7 6 0 0 0 0
21 FW   ROU Florin Andone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   RSA Percy Tau 6 0 1+2 0 0 0 2+1 0
29 FW   SUI Andi Zeqiri 12 0 0+9 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
1 GK   AUS Mathew Ryan[90] 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Dale Stephens[111] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF   BRA Bernardo[89] 7 1 2+1 0 3 1 0+1 0
41 MF   ENG Max Sanders[114] 3 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
42 FW   SWE Viktor Gyökeres[82] 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
43 DF   ENG Alex Cochrane[83] 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
46 DF   ENG Haydon Roberts[86] 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
49 MF   IRL Jayson Molumby[87] 3 0 0+1 0 2 0 0 0

Note

• Dale Stephens joined Burnley on 24 September on a permanent transfer.[111]

• Viktor Gyökeres joined Swansea City on 2 October on a season–long loan deal.[82]

• Alex Cochrane joined Union SG on 5 October on a season–long loan deal.[83]

• Haydon Roberts joined Rochdale on 16 October on a season–long loan deal.[86]

• Jayson Molumby joined Preston North End on 5 January on loan for the remainder of the season.[87]

• Bernardo joined Red Bull Salzburg on 19 January on a loan deal until the end of the season.[89]

• Maty Ryan joined Arsenal on 22 January on loan until the end of the season.[90]

• Max Sanders joined Lincoln City on 1 February on a permanent transfer.[114]

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