2019–20 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 118th year in existence and third consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] 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 2019 to 26 July 2020.

Brighton & Hove Albion

2019–20 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Head coach	Graham Potter
Stadium	Falmer Stadium
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Neal Maupay (10 goals) All: Neal Maupay (10 goals)
Highest home attendance	30,640 vs Leicester City (23 November 2019 - Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	14,982 vs Aston Villa (25 September 2019 - EFL Cup)
Biggest win	0–3 vs Watford (10 August 2019 - Premier League) 3–0 vs Tottenham (5 October 2019 - Premier League)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Manchester City (11 July 2020 - Premier League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

On the 14 March 2020, The FA made the decision to suspend the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season recommenced on 17 June, with Brighton's fixture against Arsenal rescheduled for the 20 June.[2]

Summary

On the back of 4 wins in 5 matches in pre-season Brighton began their league campaign with a 3–0 away win over Watford, which was Potter's first competitive game in charge of the club.[3] The Seagulls drew 1–1 with West Ham in their first competitive home game of the season.[4] Brighton's first defeat came in the third game of the season in a 2–0 home loss to Southampton where Florin Andone was sent off for a wild challenge on Yan Valery.[5] On 5 October, Brighton stunned Tottenham Hotspur by beating them 3–0 at Falmer Stadium with Aaron Connolly scoring 2 goals in his first ever Premier League start.[6]

Brighton's first cup game came away against Bristol Rovers where the Seagulls won 2–1 in the EFL Cup.[7] They were knocked out in the next round on 25 September, losing 3–1 at home to Aston Villa where 10 Albion players made their debut in the youthful side of an average age of just over 21.[8]

After reaching the quarter final and the semi final of the FA Cup in the previous two seasons Brighton were knocked out in their first match (third round) of this season's competition to Sheffield Wednesday, losing 1–0 at home.[9]

Brighton's goalless draw at Wolves on 7 March 2020 was their last until 20 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] The Seagulls first game back came against Arsenal at home where they achieved their first ever double over the London side, winning 2–1.[12] This, like the rest of the upcoming matches was played behind closed doors.

Brighton secured their Premier League status on 20 July in a 0–0 home draw against Newcastle, earning a 4th consecutive season in the top flight.[13] The Seagulls beat Burnley 2–1 on the final game of the season finishing the season with 41 points, their highest tally in a Premier League season, also finishing with their highest amount of goals scored (39) and their joint highest finish (15th).[14]

Players

Squad

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  ENG Tariq Lamptey 4 DF  IRL Shane Duffy 5 DF  ENG Lewis Dunk (Captain) 6 MF  ENG Dale Stephens 7 FW  FRA Neal Maupay 8 MF  MLI Yves Bissouma 10 MF  ARG Alexis Mac Allister 11 MF  BEL Leandro Trossard 13 MF  GER Pascal Groß 15 DF  ENG Adam Webster 16 FW  IRN Alireza Jahanbakhsh 17 FW  ENG Glenn Murray (Vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  AUS Aaron Mooy 19 FW  COL José Izquierdo 20 MF  ENG Solly March 21 DF  ITA Ezequiel Schelotto 22 DF  ESP Martín Montoya 23 GK  ENG Jason Steele 24 MF  NED Davy Pröpper 25 MF  ISR Beram Kayal 27 GK  ENG David Button 30 DF  BRA Bernardo 33 DF  ENG Dan Burn 44 FW  IRL Aaron Connolly 46 MF  ENG Steven Alzate

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 — MF  FRA Anthony Knockaert (at Fulham until 30 June 2020) — FW  RSA Percy Tau (at Club Brugge until 30 June 2020) — GK  ENG Christian Walton (at Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2020) — DF  ENG Matt Clarke (at Derby County until 30 June 2020) — FW  ROU Florin Andone (at Galatasaray until 30 June 2020)

Note

All loan spells, except Percy Tau's loan at Club Brugge extended to the end of each respective league season due to the breaks enforced as a result of Covid–19.[15] Tau returned to Brighton on 30 June 2020 as Club Brugge were announced as the Belgium champions in May, with the league permanently suspended with one remaining match.[16]

Fulham took up their option to buy Anthony Knockaert on 9 July 2020.[17]

Reserves and Academy

Main article: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB		Matthew Clarke	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[18]
1 July 2019	LW		Leandro Trossard	Genk	£18,000,000	[19][20]
18 July 2019	CM		Taylor Richards	Manchester City	Undisclosed	[21]
19 July 2019	RW		Todd Miller	Colchester United	Undisclosed	[22]
27 July 2019	CM		Andrew Crofts	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	[23]
29 July 2019	LB		Lewis Freestone	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[24]
3 August 2019	CB		Adam Webster	Bristol City	£20,000,000	[25]
5 August 2019	CF		Neal Maupay	Brentford	Undisclosed	[26]
8 August 2019	RB		Romaric Yapi	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	[27]
11 January 2020	MF		Markus Ifill	Swindon Town	Undisclosed
24 January 2020	CM		Aaron Mooy	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[28]
31 January 2020	RB		Tariq Lamptey	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[29]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2019	CM		Aaron Mooy	Huddersfield Town	24 January 2020	[30][28]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019	AM		Alexis Mac Allister	Boca Juniors	31 January 2020	[31][32]
1 July 2019	CB		Ben White	Leeds United	30 June 2020	[33]
18 July 2019	CB		Leo Østigård	St. Pauli	30 June 2020	[34]
21 July 2019	RW		Anthony Knockaert	Fulham	30 June 2020	[35]
23 July 2019	CM		Jayson Molumby	Millwall	30 June 2020	[36]
23 July 2019	GK		Christian Walton	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2020	[37]
24 July 2019	CF		Jan Mlakar	Queens Park Rangers	30 June 2020	[38]
24 July 2019	GK		Robert Sánchez	Rochdale	30 June 2020	[39]
25 July 2019	CF		Viktor Gyökeres	St. Pauli	30 June 2020	[40]
29 July 2019	CF		Percy Tau	Club Brugge	30 June 2020	[41]
2 August 2019	CB		Matthew Clarke	Derby County	30 June 2020	[42]
5 August 2019	GK		Carl Rushworth	Worthing	30 June 2020	[43]
5 August 2019	GK		Roco Rees	Worthing	Work experience	[44]
8 August 2019	CM		Beram Kayal	Charlton Athletic	30 June 2020	[45]
23 August 2019	RW		Anders Dreyer	Heerenveen	5 January 2020	[46]
29 August 2019	CF		Jürgen Locadia	Hoffenheim	3 February 2020	[47][48]
1 September 2019	LM		Soufyan Ahannach	Union Saint-Gilloise	19 January 2020	[49]
2 September 2019	CF		Florin Andone	Galatasaray	30 June 2020	[50]
2 September 2019	LB		George Cox	Fortuna Sittard	30 June 2020	[51]
2 September 2019	CM		Max Sanders	AFC Wimbledon	30 June 2020	[52]
2 September 2019	AM		James Tilley	Yeovil Town	15 January 2020	[53][54]
16 January 2020	DM		Tudor Băluță	ADO Den Haag	30 June 2020	[55]
24 January 2020	GK		Tom McGill	Crawley Town	30 June 2020	[56]
31 January 2020	GK		Fynn Talley	Burgess Hill	31 May 2020	[57]
31 January 2020	CB		Leon Balogun	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2020	[58]
31 January 2020	CB		Kacper Łopata	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	30 June 2020	[59]
31 January 2020	CF		Jan Mlakar	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2020	[58]
31 January 2020	CF		Bojan Radulovic	Deportivo Alavés B	30 June 2020	[60]
3 February 2020	CF		Jürgen Locadia	FC Cincinnati	5 July 2020	[48]
20 February 2020	CM		Marcus Dackers	Lancing	30 June 2020	[61]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CM		Jordan Araujo	GD Bragança	Released	[62]
1 July 2019	CB		Ben Barclay	Accrington Stanley	Released	[62][63]
1 July 2019	GK		George Bentley	Horsham	Released	[64]
1 July 2019	RB		Bruno	Retired		[65]
1 July 2019	CB		Julien Carre	Brentford	Released	[62][66]
1 July 2019	CM		Will Collar	Hamilton Academical	Released	[62][67]
1 July 2019	GK		Billy Collings	Lewes	Released	[62][68]
1 July 2019	CB		Ben Hall	Partick Thistle	Released	[62][69]
1 July 2019	CB		Josh Kerr	Airdrieonians	Released	[62][70]
1 July 2019	FW		Stefan Ljubicic	Grindavík	Released	[62]
1 July 2019	RB		Aleš Matějů	Brescia	Undisclosed	[71]
1 July 2019	RB		Owen Moore	Free Agent	Released	[62]
1 July 2019	LB		Joe Tomlinson	Hungerford Town	Released	[62]
1 July 2019	CM		Richie Towell	Salford City	Free transfer	[72]
1 July 2019	CB		Matthew Weaire	Colchester United	Released	[64][66]
1 July 2019	GK		Piotr Zalewski	Hellas Verona	Released	[64]
26 July 2019	LB		Cameron Tutt	Worthing	Free transfer	[73]
30 July 2019	LB		Markus Suttner	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Undisclosed	[74]
19 August 2019	CF		Tomer Hemed	Charlton Athletic	Released	[75]
7 January 2020	RW		Anders Dreyer	FC Midtjylland	Undisclosed	[76]
15 January 2020	AM		James Tilley	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed	[54]
20 January 2020	LW		Soufyan Ahannach	Go Ahead Eagles	Free Transfer	[77]
30 January 2020	LB		Gaëtan Bong	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[78]
21 April 2020	CB		Tareq Shihab	Retired		[79]
9 July 2020	RW		Anthony Knockaert	Fulham	Undisclosed	[80]

Pre-season

In June 2019, The Seagulls confirmed their pre-season schedule.[81]

FC Liefering v Brighton & Hove Albion

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly	FC Liefering	2–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bischofshofen, Austria
14:00 CEST	Aigner  22' Adamu  33'	Report	Dunk  11' Murray  32' Locadia  40' Trossard  47' Andone  84'	Stadium: Sportzplatz

Crawley Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly	Crawley Town	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crawley
19:45 BST		Report	Richards  84' (pen.)	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium

Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	Fulham	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Fulham
15:00 BST	Cairney  50', 59'	Report	Groß  25'	Stadium: Craven Cottage

Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Birmingham City	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bordesley
15:00 BST		Report	Murray  8' Locadia  18' Duffy  73', 90'	Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion v Valencia

2 August 2019 (2019-08-02) Bruno Testimonial Match	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Valencia	Falmer
19:00 BST	Murray  39' (pen.) Duffy  87'	Report	Rodrigo  28'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 16,217 Referee: David Coote (England)

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Newcastle United	38	11	11	16	38	58	−20	44
14	Crystal Palace	38	11	10	17	31	50	−19	43
15	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	14	15	39	54	−15	41
16	West Ham United	38	10	9	19	49	62	−13	39
17	Aston Villa	38	9	8	21	41	67	−26	35

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[82]

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	14	15	39	54	−15	41	5	7	7	20	27	−7	4	7	8	19	27	−8

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Round	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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	W
Position	4	5	8	16	16	15	16	14	16	14	8	11	14	15	13	12	13	13	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.[83]

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 1	Watford	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Watford
15:00 BST		Report	Doucouré  28' (o.g.) Andone  65' Maupay  77' Dunk  88'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,245 Referee: Craig Pawson

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	West Ham United	Falmer
15:00 BST	Trossard  65'	Report	Hernández  61' Masuaku  76' Rice  90+4'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,459 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Southampton	Falmer
15:00 BST	Andone  30' Montoya  89'	Report	Ward-Prowse  21' Djenepo  55',  62' Højbjerg  82' Redmond  90+1'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,019 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4	Manchester City	4–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
15:00 BST	De Bruyne  2' Laporte  36' Agüero  42', 55' B. Silva  79'	Report	Dunk  83'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,386 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Burnley	Falmer
15:00 BST	Maupay  51'	Report	Lennon  27' Westwood  83' Hendrick  90+1'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,398 Referee: Michael Oliver

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 6	Newcastle United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST	Manquillo  44' Atsu  79'	Report	Dunk  88'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,316 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 7	Chelsea	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
15:00 BST	Christensen  23' Alonso  31' Jorginho  50' (pen.) Willian  76'	Report	Maupay  28' Alzate  33' Webster  49'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,683 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 8	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Falmer
12:30 BST	Maupay  3' Connolly  32', 65' Stephens  57' Dunk  89'	Report	Dier  55'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,160 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9	Aston Villa	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Aston
15:00 BST	Hourihane  19' Grealish  45+2' Targett  90+4'	Report	Webster  21' Mooy  30'  35' Montoya  53' March  87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,826 Referee: David Coote

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 10	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Everton	Falmer
15:00 BST	Groß  15' Stephens  33' Maupay  80' (pen.) Pröpper  90+3' Digne  90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Webster  20' (o.g.) Calvert-Lewin  74' Holgate  86'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,529 Referee: Andrew Madley

Brighton & Hove Albion v Norwich City

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 11	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Norwich City	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Trossard  68' Duffy  84'	Report	Stiepermann  63'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,539 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 12	Manchester United	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Pereira  17' Pröpper  19' (o.g.) Rashford  45',  66' Williams  58'	Report	Stephens  5' Dunk  19',  64' Montoya  30' Burn  45+2' Pröpper  74'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,556 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Leicester City	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Webster  16' Stephens  48'	Report	Pérez  64' Vardy  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,640 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 14	Liverpool	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Van Dijk  18', 24' Alisson  76'	Report	Dunk  79'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,319 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 15	Arsenal	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Holloway
20:15 GMT	Bellerín  20' Sokratis  45+1' Lacazette  50' Luiz  68'	Report	Webster  36' Groß  60' Maupay  80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,164 Referee: Graham Scott

Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 16	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Falmer
16:30 GMT	Maupay  34' Pröpper  36' Dunk  75' Burn  82' Stephens  90+2'	Report	Jota  28', 44'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,189 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion

16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) 17	Crystal Palace	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Selhurst
20:00 GMT	Benteke  35' Zaha  76'	Report	Maupay  54' Pröpper  86'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Craig Pawson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Sheffield United	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Bissouma  87'	Report	McBurnie  23' Stevens  75' Basham  83' McGoldrick  85'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,505 Referee: Robert Jones

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Tottenham
12:30 GMT	Winks  36' Sánchez  39' Kane  53' Alli  72' Lucas Moura  74' Sissoko  84'	Report	Burn  30' Webster  37' Groß  42'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 56,308 Referee: Graham Scott

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth

28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Bournemouth	Falmer
12:30 GMT	Jahanbakhsh  3' Mooy  79'	Report	Cook  22' Billing  67'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,441 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Chelsea	Falmer
12:30 GMT	Dunk  71' Jahanbakhsh  84' Maupay  90+1'	Report	Azpilicueta  10' Zouma  69' Kovačić  82'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,559 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22	Everton	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Richarlison  38' Calvert-Lewin  78' Pickford  90+4'	Report	Duffy  79'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,772 Referee: David Coote

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 23	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Aston Villa	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Trossard  38' Dunk  43' Webster  90+1' Maupay  90+5'	Report	Drinkwater  14' Grealish  75' Nakamba  81' Hourihane  90+5'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,551 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 24	Bournemouth	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bournemouth
19:30 GMT	H. Wilson  36' Groß  41' (o.g.) C. Wilson  74' Lerma  90+1'	Report	Bernardo  28' Mooy  81'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25	West Ham United	3–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stratford
15:00 GMT	Diop  30' Snodgrass  45', 57' Ogbonna  90'	Report	Ogbonna  47' (o.g.) Stephens  52' Groß  75' Murray  79'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,952 Referee: Michael Oliver

Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Watford	Falmer
17:30 GMT	Schelotto  35' Mariappa  78' (o.g.) March  90+3'	Report	Doucouré  19' Hughes  64' Mariappa  65'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,443 Referee: Kevin Friend

Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 27	Sheffield United	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Stevens  26'	Report	Bissouma  10' Pröpper  23' Maupay  30'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,888 Referee: Graham Scott

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 28	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Crystal Palace	Falmer
12:30 GMT	Schelotto  27' Montoya  57'	Report	Benteke  33' Ayew  70'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,124 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Saïss  45+1'	Report	Montoya  37' Burn  54' Dunk  54'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,490 Referee: Andre Marriner

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 30	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Arsenal	Falmer
15:00 BST	Burn  30' Mooy  44' Dunk  75' Maupay  90+5'	Report	Lacazette  54' Pépé  68'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 14 March, but postponed after it was revealed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus on 12 March.[84] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[85]

Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 June 2020 (2020-06-23) 31	Leicester City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
18:00 BST	Justin  12' Ndidi  34'	Report	Stephens  36' Duffy  80'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[86] and rescheduled to 23 June.[85]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) 32	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–3	Manchester United	Falmer
20:15 BST		Report	Greenwood  16' Fernandes  29', 50' Shaw  49'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[86] It was rescheduled to 30 June.[85]

Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion

4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 33	Norwich City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Norwich
15:00 BST	Lewis  38' Cantwell  90+1'	Report	Trossard  25' Lamptey  88' Groß  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[86] It was rescheduled to 4 July.[87]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 34	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Liverpool	Falmer
20:15 BST	Trossard  45' Lamptey  85'	Report	Salah  6', 76' Henderson  8' Williams  41' Mané  63' Fabinho  78' Gomez  89'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[88] It was rescheduled to 8 July.[87]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City

11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 35	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–5	Manchester City	Falmer
15:00 BST	Bissouma  83'	Report	Sterling  21', 53', 81' Jesus  44' B. Silva  56'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[88] It was rescheduled to 11 July.[87]

Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion

16 July 2020 (2020-07-16) 36	Southampton	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Southampton
20:15 BST	Romeu  7' Ings  66'	Report	Maupay  17'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[88] It was rescheduled to 16 July.[89]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United

20 July 2020 (2020-07-20) 37	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Newcastle United	Falmer
18:00 BST	Bissouma  23' Groß  26' Stephens  46' Webster  87'	Report	Ritchie  31' Rose  63'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[88] It was rescheduled to 20 July.[89]

Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion

26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38	Burnley	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Burnley
16:00 BST	Brownhill  5' Wood  44' Bardsley  85' Pieters  90+4'	Report	Bissouma  20' Connolly  50'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[88] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[89]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[90]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Falmer
15:00 GMT		Report	Reach  65'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 20,349 Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Horfield
19:45 BST	Nichols  64'	Report	Connolly  55'  72' Murray  90+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Matt Donohue

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Aston Villa	Falmer
19:45 BST	Roberts  61'  90+2' Richards  79'	Report	Jota  22' Hourihane  33' Grealish  77' Konsa  85'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 14,982 Referee: Graham Scott

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		EFL Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Mathew Ryan	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Jason Steele	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	GK		David Button	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF		Tariq Lamptey	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Shane Duffy	22	1	12+8	1	1	0	1	0
5	DF		Lewis Dunk	36	3	36	3	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Adam Webster	33	3	31	3	1	0	1	0
21	DF		Ezequiel Schelotto	10	0	5+4	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF		Martín Montoya	27	0	23+4	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Bernardo	16	0	7+7	0	1	0	0+1	0
33	DF		Dan Burn	34	0	33+1	0	0	0	0	0
49	DF		Romaric Yapi	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
51	DF		Archie Davies	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
58	DF		Haydon Roberts	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Dale Stephens	34	0	28+5	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Yves Bissouma	23	1	14+8	1	0	0	1	0
10	MF		Alexis Mac Allister	9	0	3+6	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Leandro Trossard	31	5	22+9	5	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Pascal Groß	31	2	22+7	2	1	0	1	0
18	MF		Aaron Mooy	32	2	25+6	2	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Solly March	19	0	11+8	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Davy Pröpper	35	1	33+2	1	0	0	0	0
45	MF		Taylor Richards	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
46	MF		Steven Alzate	21	0	12+7	0	1	0	1	0
50	MF		Alex Cochrane	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
55	MF		Peter Gwargis	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
60	MF		Ryan Longman	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
71	MF		Jack Spong	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
72	MF		Teddy Jenks	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW		Neal Maupay	38	10	30+7	10	0	0	1	0
16	FW		Alireza Jahanbakhsh	12	2	3+7	2	1	0	0+1	0
17	FW		Glenn Murray	24	2	7+16	1	1	1	0	0
19	FW		Jose Izquierdo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW		Aaron Connolly	27	4	14+10	3	2	1	0+1	0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
3	DF		Gaëtan Bong	7	0	0+4	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW		Jürgen Locadia	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Florin Andone	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Leon Balogun	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
28	MF		Tudor Băluță	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

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