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

The 2020–21 season is 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 covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2020–21 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
Head coachGraham Potter
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Premier LeaguePreseason
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round

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) [2]
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
14 MF  ENG Adam Lallana
15 DF  ENG Adam Webster
16 MF  IRN Alireza Jahanbakhsh
17 FW  ENG Glenn Murray (vice-captain)
18 MF  AUS Aaron Mooy
19 MF  COL José Izquierdo
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Solly March
22 DF  ESP Martín Montoya
23 GK  ENG Jason Steele
24 MF  NED Davy Pröpper
27 GK  ENG David Button
28 DF  ROU Tudor Băluță
30 DF  BRA Bernardo
33 DF  ENG Dan Burn
34 DF  NED Joël Veltman
44 FW  IRL Aaron Connolly
46 MF  COL Steven Alzate
— FW  ROU Florin Andone
— DF  ENG Matt Clarke
— MF  IRL Jayson Molumby
— GK  ENG Christian Walton
— DF  ENG Ben White

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
9 FW  NED Jürgen Locadia (at FC Cincinnati until 30 June 2021)
— FW  RSA Percy Tau (at Anderlecht until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020DMSamy Chouchane AC Boulogne-BillancourtUndisclosed[3]
1 July 2020CMCameron Peupion Sydney FCUndisclosed[4]
9 July 2020CBLeigh Kavanagh Bray WanderersFree transfer[5]
9 July 2020MFAndy Moran Bray WanderersFree transfer[5]
15 July 2020FWZac Emmerson Oldham AthleticUndisclosed[6]
16 July 2020RBCasper Nilsson MalmöUndisclosed[7]
23 July 2020CMJensen Weir Wigan Athletic£500,000[8]
27 July 2020CMAdam Lallana LiverpoolFree transfer[9]
29 July 2020RBJoël Veltman AFC Ajax£900,000[10][11]
7 August 2020CBLars Dendoncker Club BruggeFree transfer[12]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
5 August 2020CFPercy Tau Anderlecht30 June 2021[13]
14 August 2020CFJan Mlakar Maribor30 June 2021[14]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CBLuca Cocoracchio UnattachedReleased[15]
1 July 2020RBArchie Davies Crawley TownReleased[15][16]
1 July 2020CMJordan Davies UnattachedReleased[15]
1 July 2020LBLewis Freestone Cheltenham TownReleased[15][17]
1 July 2020GKHugo Keto HJK HelsinkiReleased[15][18]
1 July 2020CBKacper Łopata UnattachedReleased[15]
1 July 2020CFBojan Radulovic AIKReleased[15][19]
6 July 2020LBGeorge Cox Fortuna SittardUndisclosed[20]
8 July 2020RWAnthony Knockaert FulhamUndisclosed[21]
18 July 2020RBEzequiel Schelotto UnattachedReleased[22]
22 July 2020CMBeram Kayal UnattachedReleased[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Premier League
Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Europa League group stage
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[24]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on July 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
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References
  1. "Brighton & Hove Albion FC Fixtures & Results 2020/2021 | Premier League". Premier League. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. Cleeves, Kieran (19 August 2018). "Hughton's admiration for Mourinho". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. "Brighton snap up 16-year-old midfielder from French club". Sport Witness. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Sydney FC teenager set to sign with EPL club Brighton". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Andrew Moran and Leigh Kavanagh complete their moves to Amex Stadium". Football Transfer Tavern. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Brighton sign Oldham prospect Emmerson". BBC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. "AndyNaylorBHAFC". @AndyNaylorBHAFC. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. "Wigan Athletic starlet confirms Premier League move". Wigan Today. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "Albion complete Lallana signing". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. "Albion make Dutch international their second summer signing". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. "Albion sign Ajax and Holland defender Joel Veltman". Brighton Argus. 29 July 2020.
  12. "Albion sign Lars Dendoncker". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. "Percy Tau moves to Belgian giants Anderlecht". The Argus, Brighton. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. "Mlakar heads out on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  15. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  16. "Ex-Albion full-back Archie Davies joins Crawley Town". The Argus. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. "Robins capture the signing of talented young defender". Cheltenham Town F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. "Paluumuuttaja Klubin maalille". HJK Helsinki. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  19. "Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic to AIK Football". 17 August 2020.
  20. "Cox completes Dutch move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  21. "Knockaert completes Fulham switch". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  22. "Potter confirms Brighton are to release Ezequiel Schelotto". We Are Brighton. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  23. "Goodbye Beram Kayal, the player who kick started the Brighton revolution". We Are Brighton. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  24. "Premier League Handbook Season 2019/20: Rules of the Premier League Section C pages 101–102". premierleague.com. 2 August 2019.
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