2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is the 120th season in the existence of Brighton & Hove Albion and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Brighton & Hove Albion participated in this season's edition of the FA Cup and in the EFL Cup, where they exited both competitions in the fourth round.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2021–22 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
Head coachGraham Potter
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Premier League9th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Neal Maupay (8)
All:
Neal Maupay (9)
Highest home attendance31,475 vs Aston Villa
(Premier League – 26 February 2022)
Lowest home attendance8,838 vs Swansea City
(EFL Cup – 22 September 2021)
Average home league attendance31,386
Biggest win0–3 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
(Premier League - 30 April 2022)
Biggest defeat1–4 vs Manchester City
(Premier League – 23 October 2021)
0–3 vs Burnley
(Premier League – 19 February 2022)
3–0 vs Manchester City
(Premier League – 20 April 2022)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

Summary

Brighton played three pre-season friendlies, the first coming against Rangers at Ibrox on 24 July where it finished in a goalless draw, with former Albion player Connor Goldson being the main attraction of the fixture.[1] Their second friendly fixture came a week later, away at Luton Town with former Seagulls player and coach Nathan Jones managing The Hatters. Brighton prevailed, winning 3–1 with goals from Aaron Connolly, new summer signing Enock Mwepu and Percy Tau finding the net for the first time in an Albion shirt.[2] Brighton's last pre-season friendly came on 7 August and the only friendly being played at home. With the return of most first team players including the likes of captain Lewis Dunk and Leandro Trossard, Albion fell to a 2–0 defeat to La Liga side Getafe.[3]

Albion won their opening match of the season coming from behind to win 2–1 against Burnley at Turf Moor with goals from Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister. Summer signing Enock Mwepu made his Brighton and Premier League debut with Shane Duffy making his first Albion appearance since the 2019–20 season.[4] Brighton beat Watford 2–0 on 21 August, in the second match of the season with this being their best start in a top-flight campaign. It was also Albion's first match in front of a full stadium since March 2020.[5]

Potter fielded a team of an average age of 20.5 years in the second round EFL Cup tie over Cardiff City with Jakub Moder and Andi Zeqiri grabbing their first Brighton goals in the 2–0 away win.[6]

Brighton's first loss came on 28 August, a 2–0 home loss against Everton with Taylor Richards making his Albion league and Premier League debut.[7] In the first derby game against bitter rivals Crystal Palace of the season away at Selhurst Park on 27 September, Brighton were trailing after Leandro Trossard conceded a penalty in which Wilfried Zaha scored and took Crystal Palace 1–0 up at the break. However, Joël Veltman hit a long ball into Neal Maupay from a poor Vicente Guaita goal kick and Maupay lobbed the keeper and scored a 90+5th minute equaliser taking a point back to Sussex.[8]

Brighton's second loss of the Premier League season came on 23 October, in their ninth game, losing 4–1 at home with Manchester City winning comfortably, scoring their first three goals in the space of 18 minutes.[9] Four days later, Brighton were knocked of the EFL Cup, losing away to Leicester City on penalties after a 2–2 draw in which Mwepu scored his first goal for the club. Jürgen Locadia also made his first start – and only his second appearance – for the club in over two years.[10] Three days later, away at Liverpool Brighton came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2, with Mwepu again on the scoresheet adding his first league goal for the club.[11]

Potter made his 100th appearance as Brighton manager on 20 November, in the 2–0 away defeat against Aston Villa.[12]

On 6 December, Brighton were drawn away to West Bromwich Albion in the third round FA Cup draw, which will be played on 8 January 2022.[13] Albion's Premier League fixture with Tottenham Hotspur set to be played on 12 December was postponed three days prior to the match with Spurs having high numbers of Covid-19 cases.[14] Brighton returned to action on 15 December, a midweek 1–0 home loss against Wolves, with several absences due to Covid, injury and suspension before the fixture against Manchester United scheduled for 18 December was also postponed, this time two days prior to kick off with Covid cases in both squads.[15][16]

After a 12 game winless run dating back to 19 September, Brighton were able to hit two against Brentford without reply on Boxing Day and move back into the top half of the table.[17] The result also meant that the Seagulls won the double over The Bees after beating them in the earlier away fixture in September.[18]

Brighton beat West Brom in the third round of the FA Cup on 8 January 2022, with Odel Offiah making his first start for the club in the eventual 2–1 after extra-time away victory. Keeper Kjell Scherpen made his Albion debut in this game.[19]

In the reverse fixture against Palace on 15 January, Pascal Groß had a penalty saved from Eagles keeper Jack Butland to deny Brighton of going 1–0 up. Maupay had a goal disallowed for a high boot on Butland moments later in the eventual 1–1 draw. Brighton got the equaliser through a Joachim Andersen own goal in the 87th minute thanks to a low pacey pass in front of goal from Maupay.[20]

Brighton were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round after losing 3–1 at Tottenham on 5 February after a Harry Kane double and a Solly March own goal, with Yves Bissouma giving Albion hope before Kane scored his second.[21] Brighton's record-breaking unbeaten league run of seven matches was ended on 15 February, in Potter's 100th league game in charge, losing 2–0 away to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Dunk was sent off shortly after Uniteds' opener. He was originally shown a yellow card by referee Peter Bankes, however, Bankes went to VAR and deemed Dunk to have denied Anthony Elanga a run on goal [22][23]

After six straight defeats Brighton ended the run with a somewhat disappointing draw with Norwich City on 2 April, finishing 0–0 at home with a Neal Maupay penalty being stuck over the bar.[24] A week later Brighton ended their run of seven games without a win in style, with a 2–1 away win over Arsenal. Mwepu scored and assisted on his first start since a long period out injured, with Moisés Caicedo making his Premier League debut where he assisted Mwepu's goal.[25] Seven days later Albion were up in North London again, this time enjoying their time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Trossard scoring a 90th minute – scoring two goals in as many games – as Brighton made it six games unbeaten in the capital.[26][27] Albion beat Wolves 3–0 at Molineux Stadium on 30 April, taking their points tally to 44 points breaking their record of 41 points in a Premier League season. The win also meant they had won 10 Premier League matches throughout the campaign, beating their previous record of nine.[28]

Players
As of 12 January 2022[29]

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  ESP Robert Sánchez
2 DF  ENG Tariq Lamptey
3 DF  ESP Marc Cucurella
4 DF  ENG Adam Webster
5 DF  ENG Lewis Dunk (captain)[30]
8 MF  MLI Yves Bissouma
9 FW  FRA Neal Maupay
10 MF  ARG Alexis Mac Allister
11 FW  BEL Leandro Trossard
12 MF  ZAM Enock Mwepu
13 MF  GER Pascal Groß
14 MF  ENG Adam Lallana
15 MF  POL Jakub Moder
16 GK  NED Kjell Scherpen
17 MF  COL Steven Alzate
18 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  ENG Solly March
23 GK  ENG Jason Steele
24 DF  IRL Shane Duffy
25 MF  ECU Moisés Caicedo
28 DF  ENG Haydon Roberts
34 DF  NED Joël Veltman
38 GK  ENG Tom McGill
42 MF  SCO Marc Leonard
53 DF  BEL Antef Tsoungui
54 DF  IRL James Furlong
55 DF  WAL Ed Turns
57 DF  ENG Odel Offiah
58 FW  IRL Evan Ferguson
59 MF  IRL Andrew Moran
60 FW  ECU Jeremy Sarmiento

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
2 July 2021CMGary Dicker [lower-alpha 1] KilmarnockFree transferU23s[32]
2 July 2021RWJeremy Sarmiento BenficaUndisclosedU23s[33]
6 July 2021CMEnock Mwepu Red Bull SalzburgUndisclosedFirst team[34]
7 July 2021MFJake Gee FulhamFree transferU18s[35]
7 July 2021CBRuairi McConville LinfieldUndisclosedU18s[35]
7 July 2021MFBailey Smith WorthingUndisclosedU18s[35]
7 July 2021RBJoe Winstanley Wigan AthleticUndisclosedU18s[35]
16 July 2021GKKjell Scherpen AjaxUndisclosedFirst team[36]
10 August 2021LWKaoru Mitoma Kawasaki FrontaleUndisclosedFirst team[37]
14 August 2021CMJack Hinchy Stockport CountyUndisclosedU23s[38]
31 August 2021LBMarc Cucurella GetafeUndisclosedFirst team[39]
31 August 2021RWAbdallah Sima Slavia PragueUndisclosedU23s[40]
5 January 2022MFKacper Kozłowski Pogoń SzczecinUndisclosedFirst team[41]
31 January 2022CFDeniz Undav Royale Union Saint-GilloiseUndisclosedFirst team[42]
  1. Dicker was initially signed as a player-coach for the U23s and academy, before announcing his retirement on 25 January 2022[31]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
31 January 2022LWBenicio Baker-Boaitey FC PortoEnd of seasonU23s[43]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2021LBAlex Cochrane Heart of MidlothianEnd of seasonU23s[44]
1 July 2021CMTeddy Jenks AberdeenEnd of seasonU23s[45]
7 July 2021RWRyan Longman Hull City31 January 2022 [lower-alpha 1]U23s[47]
13 July 2021CMJensen Weir Cambridge UnitedEnd of seasonU23s[48]
13 July 2021CBMatt Clarke West Bromwich AlbionEnd of seasonFirst team[49]
14 July 2021GKCarl Rushworth WalsallEnd of seasonU23s[50]
10 August 2021LWKaoru Mitoma Royale Union Saint-GilloiseEnd of seasonFirst team[37]
10 August 2021CBLeo Skiri Østigård Stoke City5 January 2022 [lower-alpha 2]U23s[52]
23 August 2021CFFlorin Andone CádizEnd of seasonFirst team[53]
27 August 2021CMJayson Molumby West Bromwich AlbionEnd of seasonFirst team[54]
28 August 2021LBMichał Karbownik OlympiacosEnd of seasonFirst team[55]
29 August 2021CBJan Paul van Hecke Blackburn RoversEnd of seasonU23s[56]
30 August 2021GKChristian Walton Ipswich Town19 January 2022 [lower-alpha 3]First team[58]
30 August 2021CFAndi Zeqiri AugsburgEnd of seasonFirst team[59]
31 August 2021CMMoisés Caicedo Beerschot12 January 2022 [lower-alpha 4]First team[61]
31 August 2021CBLars Dendoncker St Johnstone3 January 2022[lower-alpha 5]U23s[63]
31 August 2021LWReda Khadra Blackburn RoversEnd of seasonU23s[64]
31 August 2021RWAbdallah Sima Stoke CityEnd of seasonU23s[40]
2 January 2022CFAaron Connolly MiddlesbroughEnd of seasonFirst team[65]
5 January 2022MFKacper Kozłowski Royale Union Saint-GilloiseEnd of seasonFirst team[41]
5 January 2022CBLeo Skiri Østigård GenoaEnd of seasonU23s[51]
7 January 2022CMTaylor Richards Birmingham CityEnd of seasonU23s[66]
24 January 2022GKFynn Talley Gosport BoroughU23s[67]
27 January 2022GKAdam Desbois LeatherheadEnd of seasonU23s[68]
31 January 2022CFLorent Tolaj Cambridge UnitedEnd of seasonU23s[69]
31 January 2022CFDeniz Undav Royale Union Saint-GilloiseEnd of seasonFirst team[42]
31 January 2022GKKjell Scherpen OostendeEnd of seasonFirst team[70]
14 February 2022LBSam Packham BohemiansEnd of seasonU23s[71]
  1. On 31 January 2022, Longman's loan move to Hull City was made permanent[46]
  2. On 5 January 2022, Leo Skiri Østigård was recalled from his loan spell at Stoke City[51]
  3. On 19 January 2022, Walton's loan at Ipswich was made permanent.[57]
  4. On 12 January 2022, Moises Caicedo was recalled from his loan spell at Beerschot.[60]
  5. On 3 January 2022, Lars Dendoncker was recalled from his loan spell at St Johnstone.[62]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
23 June 2021CMDavy Pröpper PSV EindhovenUndisclosedFirst team[72]
30 June 2021CFDanny Cashman Coventry CityReleasedU23s[73][74]
30 June 2021LWPeter Gwargis Malmö FFReleasedU23s[73][75]
30 June 2021LWJosé Izquierdo Club BruggeReleasedFirst team[76]
30 June 2021CBKipras Kazukolovas FK ŽalgirisReleasedU23s[73]
30 June 2021GKRoco Rees BrentfordReleasedU23s[73][77]
30 June 2021FWStefan VukojeReleasedU23s[73]
1 July 2021CMMarcus Dackers Salford CityFree transferU23s[78]
1 July 2021CFJan Mlakar Hajduk SplitUndisclosedU23s[79]
2 July 2021LBBernardo Red Bull SalzburgUndisclosedFirst team[80]
9 July 2021CFViktor Gyökeres Coventry CityUndisclosedU23s[81]
11 July 2021RBRomaric Yapi VitesseUndisclosedU23s[82]
12 July 2021GKMathew Ryan Real SociedadUndisclosedFirst team[83]
16 July 2021RWAlireza Jahanbakhsh FeyenoordUndisclosedFirst team[84]
30 July 2021CBBenjamin White ArsenalUndisclosedFirst team[85]
26 August 2021SSPercy Tau Al AhlyUndisclosedFirst team[86]
2 September 2021RWJack Leahy Cardiff CityFree transferU23s[87]
6 January 2022CFJürgen Locadia VfL BochumUndisclosedFirst team[88]
19 January 2022GKChristian Walton Ipswich TownUndisclosedFirst team[57]
25 January 2022CMGary DickerRetiredU23s[31]
31 January 2022RWRyan Longman Hull City£700,000U23s[46]
31 January 2022CBDan Burn Newcastle UnitedUndisclosedFirst team[89]
1 March 2022LWBilly Arce Free agentMutual consentU23s[90]

Pre-season friendlies

The Seagulls announced friendly matches against Rangers,[91] Luton Town[92] and Getafe[93] as part of their pre-season preparations.

24 July 2021 Friendly Rangers 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Glasgow, Scotland
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
31 July 2021 Friendly Luton Town 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Luton
15:00 BST
  • Cornick 43'
 Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
7 August 2021 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Getafe Falmer
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 35 10 14 11 34 42 −8 028.57
FA Cup 8 January 2022 5 February 2022 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
EFL Cup 24 August 2021 27 October 2021 [lower-alpha 1] Second round Fourth round 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 066.67
Total 40 13 15 12 43 48 −5 032.50

Last updated: 2 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

  1. 4–2 penalty shootout defeat against Leicester City on 27 October counts as a draw after it finished 2–2 in regular play.[10]

Premier League
Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 West Ham United 35 15 7 13 53 46 +7 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 15 4 15 33 32 +1 49
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 10 14 11 34 42 −8 44
10 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 40 56 −16 43
11 Leicester City 33 11 9 13 48 54 −6 42
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. 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[95]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will be transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, currently the seventh-placed team.[94]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
35 10 14 11 34 42  −8 44 3 7 7 12 22  −10 7 7 4 22 20  +2

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAH[lower-alpha 1]AHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWDDDLDDLDDDLLLWDWDDDWLLLLLDWWDW
Position8486466458799991113139109999991013131313111011
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
  1. Match 24 was played before match 23 as a result of Chelsea's involvement in the delayed 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.[96][97]

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[98]

14 August 2021 1 Burnley 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,910
Referee: David Coote
21 August 2021 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Watford Falmer
17:30 BST
Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 29,485
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 August 2021 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Everton Falmer
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,548
Referee: Jonathan Moss
11 September 2021 4 Brentford 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,518
Referee: Graham Scott
19 September 2021 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Leicester City Falmer
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,078
Referee: Stuart Attwell
27 September 2021 6 Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,975
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 October 2021 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Arsenal Falmer
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,266
Referee: Jonathan Moss
16 October 2021 8 Norwich City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,777
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 October 2021 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Manchester City Falmer
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,215
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 October 2021 10 Liverpool 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,197
Referee: Mike Dean
6 November 2021 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Newcastle United Falmer
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,267
Referee: David Coote
20 November 2021 12 Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Aston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,925
Referee: Anthony Taylor
27 November 2021 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Leeds United Falmer
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,166
Referee: Craig Pawson
1 December 2021 14 West Ham United 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Stratford
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,626
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 December 2021 15 Southampton 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,706
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 December 2021 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,362
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 December 2021 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Brentford Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,141
Referee: Darren England
29 December 2021 20 Chelsea 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,080
Referee: Mike Dean
2 January 2022 21 Everton 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Walton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,203
Referee: John Brooks
14 January 2022 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Crystal Palace Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,675
Referee: Robert Jones
18 January 2022 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Chelsea Falmer
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,880
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Match originally scheduled for 8 February 2022 but was rearranged due to Chelsea's involvement in the 2021 Club World Cup.[96][97]
23 January 2022 23 Leicester City 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,231
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 February 2022 25 Watford 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,795
Referee: Jonathan Moss
15 February 2022 18 Manchester United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 18 December 2021 but was postponed due to a high number of COVID-19 cases at Manchester United.[99][100]
19 February 2022 26 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Burnley Falmer
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 29,921
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 February 2022 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Aston Villa Falmer
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,475
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Kick-off was delayed by half an hour due to Villa's later arrival
5 March 2022 28 Newcastle United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,214
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 March 2022 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Liverpool Falmer
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2022 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Falmer
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,144
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: This fixture was originally scheduled for 12 December 2021 but was postponed due to a high number of COVID-19 cases at Tottenham.[101]
2 April 2022 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Norwich City Falmer
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,245
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 April 2022 32 Arsenal 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Holloway
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,112
Referee: David Coote
16 April 2022 33 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 58,685
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 April 2022 30 Manchester City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,226
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 March 2022 but was rearranged due to Manchester City's involvement in the FA Cup quarter-final.
24 April 2022 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Southampton Falmer
14:00 BST Welbeck 2'
Salisu 44' (o.g.)
Cucurella  45+3'		 Report Ward-Prowse 45+4', 54' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Referee: Robert Jones
30 April 2022 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,243
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 May 2022 36 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United Falmer
17:30 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium
15 May 2022 37 Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion Beeston
14:00 BST Stadium: Elland Road
22 May 2022 38 Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United Falmer
16:00 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Brighton were drawn away to West Bromwich Albion of the Championship on 6 December for the third round tie, which took place on 8 January 2022.[13] The fourth round draw was held on 9 January, a day after Brighton's third round fixture in which they were drawn an away fixture against fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[102][103]

8 January 2022 Third round West Bromwich Albion 1–2 (a.e.t.) Brighton & Hove Albion West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Robert Jones
5 February 2022 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 54,697
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Albion entered the competition in the second round stage and were drawn away to Cardiff City for the second round.[104][105] In the third round draw Brighton were again to meet a Welsh opposition again in Swansea City, this time at home.[106][107] Brighton were drawn to an away fixture at Leicester City for 27 October, in their fourth round tie.[108][109]

24 August 2021 Second round Cardiff City 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leckwith
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: James Bell
22 September 2021 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Swansea City Falmer
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 8,838
Referee: Michael Salisbury
27 October 2021 Fourth round Leicester City 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties

Squad statistics
As of 30 April 2022
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupEFL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ESP Robert Sánchez 3503401000
23 GK  ENG Jason Steele 40100030
38 GK  ENG Tom McGill 00000000
Defenders
2 DF  ENG Tariq Lamptey 29016+1101010
3 DF  ESP Marc Cucurella 3503200+101+10
4 DF  ENG Adam Webster 21315+421011
5 DF  ENG Lewis Dunk 281261100+10
20 DF  ENG Solly March 30014+1402000
24 DF  IRL Shane Duffy 20115+311010
28 DF  ENG Haydon Roberts 30000030
34 DF  NED Joël Veltman 34030+101+1010
53 DF  BEL Antef Tsoungui 10000010
54 DF  IRL James Furlong 00000000
55 DF  WAL Ed Turns 10000010
57 DF  ENG Odel Offiah 2000100+10
Midfielders
8 MF  MLI Yves Bissouma 25222+11110+10
10 MF  ARG Alexis Mac Allister 33519+1150+1020
12 MF  ZAM Enock Mwepu 20312+52101+11
13 MF  GER Pascal Groß 30021+50201+10
14 MF  ENG Adam Lallana 24018+501000
15 MF  POL Jakub Moder 32220+801+1121
17 MF  COL Steven Alzate 1204+501020
25 MF  ECU Moisés Caicedo[61][lower-alpha 1] 70501010
42 MF  SCO Marc Leonard 20000020
59 MF  IRL Andrew Moran 1000000+10
Forwards
9 FW  FRA Neal Maupay 33925+58210+10
11 FW  BEL Leandro Trossard 33730+270+1000
18 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck 24413+941+1000
58 FW  IRL Evan Ferguson 400+100+200+10
60 FW  ECU Jeremy Sarmiento 701+40001+10
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
6 DF  POL Michał Karbownik[55] 10000010
7 FW  IRL Aaron Connolly[65] 621+300022
16 GK  NED Kjell Scherpen[70] 10001000
19 FW   SUI Andi Zeqiri[59] 11000011
21 FW  ROU Florin Andone[53] 00000000
22 FW  RSA Percy Tau[86] 00000000
25 MF  ECU Moisés Caicedo[61][lower-alpha 2] 10000010
27 FW  NED Jürgen Locadia[88] 300+10001+10
30 MF  ENG Taylor Richards[66] 400+200020
31 GK  ENG Christian Walton[58][lower-alpha 3] 00000000
33 DF  ENG Dan Burn[89] 16112+111020

Note

  1. On 12 January 2022, Moises Caicedo was recalled from his loan spell at Beerschot.[60]
  2. On 12 January 2022, Moises Caicedo was recalled from his loan spell at Beerschot.[60]
  3. On 19 January 2022, Walton's loan at Ipswich was made permanent.[57]

• Florin Andone joined La Liga side Cádiz on 23 August on a season-long loan.[53]

• Percy Tau joined Egyptian side Al Ahly on 26 August on a permanent deal.[86]

• Michał Karbownik joined Greek side Olympiacos on 27 August on a season-long loan deal.[55]

• Christian Walton signed on a season-long deal with Ipswich Town on 30 August.[58] On 19 January 2022, Walton signed a permanent deal with The Tractor Boys.[57]

• Andi Zeqiri moved to Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on 30 August where he will spend the season on loan at the club.[59]

• Moises Caicedo joined Belgian side Beerschot on a season-long loan deal on 31 August.[61] However, he was recalled to Brighton from his loan on 12 January 2022.[60] His appearances in table are his overall total in current player section and total before he went out on loan in players who left the club section.

• Aaron Connolly joined EFL Championship side Middlesbrough on loan for the remainder of the season on 2 January 2022.[65]

• Jürgen Locadia joined Bundesliga club VfL Bochum on a permanent deal on 5 January 2022.[88]

• Taylor Richards signed for Birmingham City on 8 January 2022 on a loan until the end of the season.[66]

• Dan Burn signed for fellow Premier League side Newcastle United on a pernamnet deal on 31 January 2022.[89]

• Kjell Scherpen joined Belgian side Oostende on loan for the remainder of the season on 31 January 2022.[70]

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