2024–25 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season explained

Club:	Brighton & Hove Albion
Season:	2024–25
Owner:	Tony Bloom
Manager:	Fabian Hürzeler
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Stadium:	Falmer Stadium
League:	Premier League
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round
League Topscorer:	Danny Welbeck (6)
Season Topscorer:	Danny Welbeck (6)
Highest Attendance:	31,840 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League – 26 October 2024)
Lowest Attendance:	16,018 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Cup – 18 September 2024)
Largest Win:	4–0 vs Crawley Town (EFL Cup – 27 August 2024)
Largest Loss:	2–4 vs Chelsea (Premier League – 28 September 2024)
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Updated:	1 December 2024
Prevseason:	2023–24
Nextseason:	2025–26

The 2024–25 season is the 123rd season in the history of Brighton & Hove Albion, and their eighth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club are participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Players

No.	Player	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1					18 August 2002		3 July 2023	£16,300,000	30 June 2028
23							1 July 2018	Free transfer	30 June 2026
Defenders
2							31 January 2020	£1,200,000	30 June 2025
3							26 July 2023	£15,000,000	30 June 2027
4							3 August 2019	£22,220,000	30 June 2026
5						Academy	1 July 2010		30 June 2026
24	Ferdi Kadıoğlu	LB		Arnhem	7 October 1999	Fenerbahçe	27 August 2024	£25,000,000	30 June 2028
29							10 September 2020	£1,500,000	30 June 2027
30							16 August 2022	£17,800,000	30 June 2027
34		RB					29 July 2020	£900,000	30 June 2025
Midfielders
6							1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2025
7							1 November 2011	£5,000	30 June 2026
8					31 May 2004		14 August 2024	£25,000,000	30 June 2028
11							1 July 2022	£8,000,000	30 June 2026
15							4 October 2020	£11,000,000	30 June 2025
17				Bakoteh			1 July 2024	£30,000,000	30 June 2029
20					3 January 2004		29 August 2023	£23,200,000	30 June 2028
22							10 August 2021	£3,000,000	30 June 2027
26							30 January 2023	£4,000,000	30 June 2027
27							5 July 2024	£25,600,000	30 June 2029
33							26 August 2024	£25,000,000	30 June 2029
41						Academy	1 July 2012		30 June 2028
Forwards
9							1 July 2023	£34,200,000	30 June 2028
10							1 July 2022	£11,600,000	30 June 2026
14							19 August 2024	£40,000,000	30 June 2029
18							18 October 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2026
28							9 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2029

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
14 June 2024				Undisclosed	First team	^[1]
1 July 2024				£30,000,000	First team	^[2] ^[3]
5 July 2024				£25,400,000	First team	^[4] ^[5]
7 July 2024				Free transfer	Under-21s	^[6] ^[7]
12 July 2024				£6,000,000	Under-21s	^[8] ^[9]
14 August 2024				£25,000,000	First team	^[10] ^[11]
19 August 2024				£40,000,000	First team	^[12]
26 August 2024				£25,000,000	First team	^[13]
27 August 2024				£25,000,000	First team	^[14]

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
19 July 2024				Undisclosed	First team	^[15]
25 July 2024				Undisclosed	Under-21s	^[16]
1 August 2024				Undisclosed	First team	^[17]
9 August 2024				Undisclosed	First team	^[18] ^[19]
29 August 2024				Undisclosed	Under-21s	^[20]
30 August 2024				Free transfer	First team	^[21]
30 August 2024				Undisclosed	First team	^[22]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
2 July 2024				End of season	First team	^[23]
4 July 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[24]
8 July 2024		Ben Jackson		End of season	Under-21s	^[25]
24 July 2024				End of season	First team	^[26]
6 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[27]
7 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[28]
10 August 2024				End of season	First team	^[29] ^[30] ^[31]
12 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[32] ^[33]
15 August 2024				End of season	First team	^[34]
16 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[35]
16 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[36] ^[37]
19 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[38] ^[39]
21 August 2024				End of season	First team	^[40]
23 August 2024				End of season	First team	^[41]
28 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[42]
29 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[43]
30 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[44]
30 August 2024				End of season	Under-21s	^[45]
30 August 2024				End of season	First team	^[46]
30 August 2024				End of season	First team	^[47]

Released / Out of contract

Date	Position	Player	Team	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024			First team		1 July 2024	^[48] ^[49] ^[50]
		Brody Peart	Under-21s		1 July 2024	^[51]
			Under-21s		1 July 2024	^[52]
			Under-21s		26 July 2024	^[53]
			First team		9 September 2024	^[54] ^[55]
		Tommy Reid	Under-21s		17 September 2024	^[56]
		Bailey Smith	Under-21s
		Jaydon Fuller	Under-18s		22 July 2024	^[57]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 23 May 2024, Albion announced a pre-season trip to Japan for two friendly matches against Kashima Antlers and Tokyo Verdy.^[58] Five days later, a third friendly was added against Queens Park Rangers.^[59] On 8 July, a home friendly versus Villarreal was added.^[60]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2024–25 Premier League.

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[61]

FA Cup

See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.

Brighton entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away against Norwich City.^[62]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup.

Brighton entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to fellow Sussex team Crawley Town.^{[63] [64]} They were then drawn at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round,^[65] and at home against defending champions Liverpool in the fourth round.^[66]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed on loan during the season:|-|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:|}

Goalscorers

• A blank squad number indicates the player has been transferred or loaned to another club.

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1	18	CF		Danny Welbeck	6	0	0	6
2	9	CF		João Pedro	4	0	0	4
	11	LW		Simon Adingra	1	0	3	4
3	22	LW		Kaoru Mitoma	3	0	0	3
4	14	CF		Georginio Rutter	2	0	0	2
	20	CM		Carlos Baleba	1	0	1	2
	24	LB		Ferdi Kadıoğlu	1	0	1	2
5	2	RB		Tariq Lamptey	0	0	1	1
	4	CB		Adam Webster	0	0	1	1
	16	AM		Jeremy Sarmiento	0	0	1	1
	17	RW		Yankuba Minteh	1	0	0	1
	28	CF		Evan Ferguson	1	0	0	1
	33	CM		Matt O'Riley	1	0	0	1
	41	CM		Jack Hinshelwood	1	0	0	1
	51	CF		Mark O'Mahony	0	0	1	1
Own goals					0	0	0	0
Totals					22	0	9	31

Assists

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1	2	RB		Tariq Lamptey	2	0	0	2
	8	CF		João Pedro	2	0	0	2
	14	CF		Georginio Rutter	2	0	0	2
	18	CF		Danny Welbeck	2	0	0	2
	20	CM		Carlos Baleba	1	0	1	2
	22	LW		Kaoru Mitoma	2	0	0	2
2	4	CB		Adam Webster	0	0	1	1
	10	CF		Julio Enciso	0	0	1	1
	11	LW		Simon Adingra	1	0	0	1
	17	RW		Yankuba Minteh	1	0	0	1
	29	CB		Jan Paul van Hecke	1	0	0	1
	27	CM		Mats Wieffer	1	0	0	1
	32	AM		Cameron Peupion	0	0	1	1
Totals					14	0	4	18

Clean sheets

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		Player	Matches played	Clean sheet %	width=80	Premier League	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	EFL Cup	width=80	Total
1	1	GK		Bart Verbruggen	13		total-->	2	0	1	3
2	23	GK		Jason Steele	3		total-->	1	0	0	1
Totals					16		total-->	3	0	1	4

Disciplinary record

			Player	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
1	GK			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	CB			3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
4	CB			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
5	CB		Lewis Dunk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	CM			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	CF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	CF			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	CM			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
17	RW			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	CF		Danny Welbeck	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	CM			3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
24	LB			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	CM			2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
27	CM			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	CF			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
29	CB			2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
30	LB			2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
33	CM			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
34	RB			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
41	CM			2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Total				27	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	35	1	0

Notes and References

1. News: Ibrahim Osman to join Albion in summer from FC Nordsjaelland . 21 March 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 10 February 2024.
2. News: Yankuba Minteh signs for Albion . 1 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 1 July 2024.
3. News: Brighton sign Minteh from Newcastle for £30m . 1 July 2024 . BBC Sport . 1 July 2024.
4. News: Wieffer joins Albion from Feyenoord . 6 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 5 July 2024.
5. News: Brighton sign Dutch midfielder Wieffer . 6 July 2024 . BBC Sport . 6 July 2024.
6. News: Albion sign Cozier-Duberry . 7 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 7 July 2024.
7. News: Cozier-Duberry joins Brighton after Arsenal exit . 7 July 2024 . BBC Sport . 7 July 2024.
8. News: Albion sign Malick Yalcouye from IFK Goteborg . 12 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 12 July 2024.
9. News: Malick Yalcouye: Brighton sign midfielder from IFK Gothenburg. 13 July 2024. BBC Sport.
10. News: Brajan Gruda joins Albion from Mainz . 14 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 14 August 2024.
11. News: Brighton sign midfielder Gruda from Mainz for £25m. 14 August 2024. BBC Sport.
12. News: Naylor . Andy . Rutter completes Brighton move from Leeds . 2024-08-19 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
13. Web site: Albion Sign Matt O'Riley From Celtic . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 26 August 2024 . 26 August 2024.
14. News: Ferdi Kadioglu joins Albion from Fenerbahce . 27 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 27 August 2024.
15. News: Kacper Kozlowski joins Gaziantep FK . 19 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 19 July 2024.
16. News: Marc Leonard Joins Birmingham City . 25 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 25 July 2024.
17. Web site: Pascal Gross joins Borussia Dortmund . 2024-08-01 . www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
18. News: Deniz Undav joins Stuttgart in permanent move . 9 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 9 August 2024.
19. News: Undav returns to Stuttgart for undisclosed fee. 9 August 2024. BBC Sport.
20. News: Jensen Weir joins Wigan Athletic . 29 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 29 August 2024.
21. News: Dahoud signs for Eintracht Frankfurt . 30 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 30 August 2024.
22. Web site: 30 August 2024 . Billy Gilmour Joins Napoli . 30 August 2024 . www.brightonandhovealbion.com . Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
23. News: Kjell Scherpen joins Sturm Graz on loan . 2 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 2 July 2024.
24. News: James Beadle returns to Sheffield Wednesday on loan . 4 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 4 July 2024.
25. News: Jackson signs new deal and joins Livingston on loan . 8 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 8 July 2024.
26. News: Tom McGill Joins MK Dons On Loan . 24 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 24 July 2024.
27. News: Luca Barrington joins Grimsby Town on loan . 6 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 6 August 2024.
28. News: Baker-Boaitey joins Port Vale on loan . 7 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 7 August 2024.
29. News: Buonanotte signs new deal and joins Leicester City on loan . 10 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 10 August 2024.
30. Web site: Leicester City loan Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton . . 10 August 2024 . 10 August 2024.
31. News: Leicester sign Buonanotte from Brighton on loan . 10 August 2024 . BBC Sport . 10 August 2024.
32. News: Casper Nilsson joins Partick Thistle on loan . 12 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 12 August 2024.
33. News: Casper Nilsson signs on loan from Brighton . Partick Thistle FC . 12 August 2024 . 12 August 2024.
34. News: Ibrahim Osman joins Feyenoord on loan . 15 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 15 August 2024.
35. News: Kamari Doyle joins Exeter City on loan . 16 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 16 August 2024.
36. Web site: Moran signs new deal and joins Stoke City on loan . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 16 August 2024.
37. News: Stoke sign Brighton midfielder Moran on loan deal . 19 August 2024 . BBC Sport . 16 August 2024.
38. Web site: Samy Chouchane joins Northampton Town on loan . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 19 August 2024.
39. News: Northampton sign Brighton's Chouchane on loan . 19 August 2024 . BBC Sport . 19 August 2024.
40. News: Abdallah Sima s'engage au Stade Brestois . 21 August 2024 . 21 August 2024 . Stade Brestois 29 . fr.
41. Web site: Barco joins Sevilla on loan . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 23 August 2024.
42. Web site: O'Mahony links up with Portsmouth . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 28 August 2024.
43. News: Malick Yalcouye joins Sturm Graz on loan . 29 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 29 August 202.
44. News: Amario Cozier-Duberry joins Blackburn Rovers on loan . 30 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 30 August 2024.
45. News: Offiah heads to Blackpool on loan . 30 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 30 August 2024.
46. News: Carl Rushworth joins Hull City on loan . 30 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 30 August 2024.
47. Web site: SARMIENTO JOINS CLARETS ON LOAN BurnleyFC. 2024-08-30 . www.burnleyfootballclub.com . en.
48. News: Adam Lallana to leave at the end of the season . 16 May 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 13 May 2024.
49. News: Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 released lists . 7 June 2024 . Premier League . 5 June 2024.
50. Lallana returns as first summer signing . Southampton F.C. . 14 June 2024 . 15 June 2024.
51. News: Brody's A Blue! . 28 June 2024 . Wycombe Wanderers F.C. . 28 June 2024.
52. News: Centre-back Leigh Kavanagh joins from Brighton on multi-year contract . 2 July 2024 . Bohemians F.C. . 1 July 2024.
53. News: Signing: Jack Hinchy . 27 July 2024 . Notts County F.C. . 26 July 2024.
54. News: Alzate departs and under-21s retained list is confirmed . 5 June 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 5 June 2024.
55. News: Alzate signs for Hull City . 9 September 2024 . Hull City AFC . 9 September 2024.
56. News: Goalkeeper Tommy Reid joins U21s ranks . 20 September 2024 . Charlton Athletic F.C. . 17 September 2024.
57. News: Men’s Soccer Welcomes Eight Newcomers Ahead of 2024 Season . 17 October 2024 . University of Delaware Athletics . 22 July 2024.
58. News: Albion to play two games on pre-season trip to Japan . 28 May 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion FC . 23 May 2024.
59. News: Albion to face QPR in pre-season . 28 May 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 28 May 2024.
60. News: Albion to play Villarreal in pre-season . 8 July 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 8 July 2024.
61. News: Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released! . 18 June 2024 . Premier League . 18 June 2024.
62. News: FA Cup third round proper draw . 2 December 2024 . The Football Association . 2 December 2024.
63. News: Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed . 15 August 2024 . English Football League . 14 August 2024.
64. News: Albion drawn at home to Crawley Town in Carabao Cup second round . 15 August 2024 . Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . 14 August 2024.
65. News: Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed . 3 September 2024 . English Football League . 28 August 2024.
66. News: Draw made for Carabao Cup Round Four . 25 September 2024 . English Football League . 25 September 2024.