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
Out on loan
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 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 Nationality Name From End date Ref. 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
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 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
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 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
Contracts
New contracts
Date Position Nationality Name Duration Notes Reference 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
Results summary
Results by round
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
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1FW17 Glenn Murray 1220142MF13 Pascal Groß70073FW19 José Izquierdo50054MF11 Anthony Knockaert 30035FW10 Tomer Hemed 2002FW16 Leonardo Ulloa1102FW25 Jürgen Locadia11028DF5 Lewis Dunk1001MF6 Dale Stephens0101DF18 Connor Goldson0101MF20 Solly March1001FW70 James Tilley0011 Total286135
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.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 Mathew Ryan 8 0 0 8 12 Niki Mäenpää 0 0 1 1 26 Tim Krul 0 1 0 1
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total 2DF Bruno300000303DF Gaëtan Bong10000010 5DF Lewis Dunk50000050 6MF Dale Stephens20000020 8MF Jiří Skalák0000101011MF Anthony Knockaert4000105013MF Pascal Groß10000010 17FW Glenn Murray40000040 19FW José Izquierdo10000010 20MF Solly March2000002022DF Shane Duffy50000050 24MF Davy Pröpper11000011 Total2900010300
References