2025–26 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2025–26 season
OwnerTony Bloom
ChairmanTony Bloom
Head coachFabian Hürzeler
StadiumFalmer Stadium
Premier League9th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Danny Welbeck (7)

All:
Diego Gómez
Danny Welbeck
(7 each)
Highest home attendance31,620
(vs Newcastle United, Premier League, 18 October 2025)
Lowest home attendance31,180
(vs Aston Villa, Premier League, 3 December 2025)
Average home league attendance31,427
Biggest win6–0 vs Oxford United (A)
(EFL Cup – 27 August 2025)
6–0 vs Barnsley (A)
(EFL Cup – 23 September 2025)
Biggest defeat0–2 vs Everton (A)
(Premier League – 24 August 2025)
2–4 vs Manchester United (A)
(Premier League – 25 October 2025)
0–2 vs Arsenal (A)
(EFL Cup – 29 October 2025)
0–2 vs Liverpool (A)
(Premier League – 13 December 2025)
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of Brighton & Hove Albion, and their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.[1]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
1 June 2025[a] LW Tom Watson Sunderland £10,000,000 [2][3][4]
17 June 2025 CB Diego Coppola Hellas Verona £9,500,000 [5][6][7]
1 July 2025[b] RW Yoon Do-young Daejeon Hana Citizen £2,000,000 [8][9]
1 July 2025[c] FW Charalampos Kostoulas Olympiacos £29,780,000 [10][11]
2 July 2025 CB Olivier Boscagli PSV Eindhoven Free [12][13]
5 July 2025 LB Maxim De Cuyper Club Brugge £17,500,000 [14][15]
Academy
25 June 2025 GK Michael Dike Treaty United Undisclosed [16][17]
29 June 2025 GK Nils Ramming Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed [18][19]
1 July 2025 CB Ben Barclay Carlisle United Free [20]
1 August 2025 LB Sean Keogh Dundalk Undisclosed [21]
1 August 2025 CAM Kofi Shaw Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [22]
15 October 2025 MF Anton Palmer Middlesbrough Undisclosed [23]
15 October 2025 MF Bailey Palmer Middlesbrough Undisclosed [23]
Expenditure: £68,780,000
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 1 April, but became official on 1 June when the summer transfer window opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 March, but became official on 1 July during the summer transfer window
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, but became official on 1 July during the summer transfer window

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Team Ref.
2 July 2025 LB Valentín Barco RC Strasbourg Undisclosed First team [24]
CF João Pedro Chelsea [25]
5 July 2025 RB Odeluga Offiah Preston North End £1,000,000+ Under-21s [26][27]
10 July 2025 LW Simon Adingra Sunderland £21,000,000+ First team [28][29]
15 July 2025 MF Jamie Mullins Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed Under-21s [30]
24 July 2025 LB Pervis Estupiñán AC Milan £17,000,000 First team [31][32]
GK Kjell Scherpen Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Undisclosed First team [33][34]
29 August 2025 RW Abdallah Sima Lens Undisclosed First team [35][36]
31 August 2025 MF Adrian Mazilu Dinamo București Undisclosed Under-21s [37]
1 September 2025 CAM Julio Enciso Strasbourg Undisclosed First team [38]
RB Tariq Lamptey Fiorentina £5,200,000 First team [39][40][41]


Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2025 GK James Beadle Birmingham City 30 June 2026 Under-21s [42][43]
5 July 2025 CAM Amario Cozier-Duberry Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2026 Under-21s [44][45]
7 July 2025 CF Mark O'Mahony Reading 30 June 2026 Under-21s [46][47]
8 July 2025 LW Ibrahim Osman Auxerre 30 June 2026 First team [48]
16 July 2025 RW Yoon Do-young Excelsior 30 June 2026 First team [49][50]
21 July 2025 FW Caylan Vickers Barnsley 30 June 2026 Under-21s [51][52]
23 July 2025 CF Evan Ferguson Roma 30 June 2026 First team [53][54]
24 July 2025 GK Carl Rushworth Coventry City 30 June 2026 First team [55][56]
25 July 2025 CB Eiran Cashin Birmingham City 30 June 2026 First team [57][58]
4 August 2025 CAM Kamari Doyle Reading 30 June 2026 Under-21s [59][60]
14 August 2025 CM Malick Yalcouyé Swansea City 30 June 2026 First team [61][62]
21 August 2025 CAM Andrew Moran Los Angeles 31 December 2025 Under-21s [63]
1 September 2025 CAM Facundo Buonanotte Chelsea 30 June 2026 First team [64][65]
CB Igor Julio West Ham United 30 June 2026 First team [66][67]
CB Charlie Penman Aldershot Town 30 June 2026 Under-21s [68]
CAM Jeremy Sarmiento Cremonese 30 June 2026 First team [69][70]
DF Jacob Slater Harrogate Town 31 December 2025 Under-21s [71][72]
2 September 2025 CM Matt O'Riley Marseille 30 June 2026 First team [73][74]

Released / Out of contract

Date Pos. Player Team Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 GK Killian Cahill Under-21s Leyton Orient 1 July 2025 [75][76][77][78]
FW Louis Flower Under-21s Crawley Town 4 July 2025 [78][79][80]
MF Remerio Moulton Under-21s Watford 30 July 2025 [78][81]
CB Ben Jackson Under-21s Aldershot Town 31 July 2025 [78][82]
DF Harry Lee Under-21s Bromley July 2025 [a] [78][83]
FW Joshua Duffus Under-21s Saint-Étienne 13 August 2025 [84][85]
MF Samy Chouchane Under-21s Dijon 18 August 2025 [78][86]
MF Sahil Bashir Under-21s Huddersfield Town 20 August 2025 [78][87]
GK Hugo Fisher Under-21s Southampton 1 September 2025 [78][88]
AM Luca Barrington Under-21s [78]
MF Ronnie Gorman Under-18s Horsham August 2025 [78][89]
GK Alfie Mansell Under-18s Burgess Hill Town [78]
  1. ^ Lee signed for Bromley on an unspecified date in July 2025, before signing dual-registration with Poole Town on 8 August 2025 as shown in the reference

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contract end Ref.
4 June 2025 RB Charlie Tasker Undisclosed [90]
9 June 2025 GK Sebastian Jensen 30 June 2026 [91]
RB Tariq Lamptey [91]
LM Harry Mills [91]
AM Jamie Mullins [91]
RB Odeluga Offiah [91]
LW Abdallah Sima [91]
13 June 2025 CM James Milner [92]
8 July 2025 CF Joe Belmont Undisclosed[a] [93]
GK Lorenz Ferdinand [93]
RB Matthew Hayden [93]
AM Harry Howell [93]
CM Henry Kasvosve [93]
Darius Lane [93]
CB Callum Mackley [93]
CM Shane Nti [93]
LW Nehemiah Oriola [93]
DM Yussif Owusu [93]
LW Tyler Silsby [93]
CB Freddie Simmonds [93]
16 October 2025 GK Jason Steele 30 June 2027 [94]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 29 May, Brighton & Hove Albion announced their first two pre-season fixtures, against Southampton and Wolfsburg.[95]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1 Wycombe Wanderers Lancing
  • Welbeck 2', 20', 31', 45'
  • Buonanotte 85'
  • Tasker 88'
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
16 July 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Stoke City Andalusia, Spain
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Andalusia Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
21 July 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Las Palmas Marbella, Spain
18:00 BST
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
26 July 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Coventry City Lancing
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
2 August 2025 Friendly Southampton 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
11:00 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: 60-minute match
2 August 2025 Friendly Southampton 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
15:30 BST Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 11,226
9 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Lancing
11:30 BST Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
9 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Falmer
17:00 BST
Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 17 6 6 5 25 23 +2 035.29
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 27 August 2025 29 October 2025 Second round Fourth round 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 066.67
Total 20 8 6 6 37 25 +12 040.00

Last updated: 20 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Manchester United 17 7 5 5 31 28 +3 26
8 Crystal Palace 17 7 5 5 21 19 +2 26
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 17 6 6 5 25 23 +2 24
10 Everton 17 7 3 7 18 20 −2 24
11 Newcastle United 17 6 5 6 23 22 +1 23
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. 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[96]

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
17 6 6 5 25 23  +2 24 4 4 1 16 11  +5 2 2 4 9 12  −3

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDLWLDWDWLWDWWLDLD
Position8181113141012101310116578109
Points114458912121516192222232324
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 18 June 2025, the Premier League fixtures were released.[97]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Fulham Falmer
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,478
Referee: Sam Barrott
24 August 2025 2 Everton 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Everton Stadium
Attendance: 51,759
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[98]
31 August 2025 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Manchester City Falmer
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,485
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[98]
13 September 2025 4 Bournemouth 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Bournemouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,167
Referee: Peter Bankes
20 September 2025 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Falmer
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,488
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
27 September 2025 6 Chelsea 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,597
Referee: Simon Hooper
5 October 2025 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 29,504
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[99]
18 October 2025 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Newcastle United Falmer
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,620
Referee: Craig Pawson
25 October 2025 9 Manchester United 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Old Trafford, Manchester
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 October at 15:00, but the time was changed for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[99]
1 November 2025 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Leeds United Falmer
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,512
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 November 2025 11 Crystal Palace 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,326
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 November, but was moved due to Crystal Palace's involvement in the UEFA Conference League on the preceding Thursday.[100]
22 November 2025 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Brentford Falmer
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,358
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 November 2025 13 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion West Bridgford
14:05 GMT Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,522
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 November, but was moved due to Nottingham Forest's involvement in the UEFA Europa League on the preceding Thursday.[100]
3 December 2025 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–4 Aston Villa Falmer
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,180
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19:45, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[101]
7 December 2025 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 West Ham United Falmer
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,293
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 December 2025 at 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[101]
13 December 2025 16 Liverpool 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,429
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 December 2025 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Sunderland Falmer
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,426
Referee: Darren England
27 December 2025 18 Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion Holloway
15:00 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
30 December 2025 19 West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion Stratford
19:30 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 December at 19:45, but the time was changed for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[102]
3 January 2026 20 Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley Falmer
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
7 January 2026 21 Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
19:30 GMT Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 January at 20:00, but the time was changed for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[102]
19 January 2026 22 Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth Falmer
20:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 17 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[103]
24 January 2026 23 Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
31 January 2026 24 Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton Falmer
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
8 February 2026 25 Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Falmer
14:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[104]
11 February 2026 26 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:30 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[104]
21 February 2026 27 Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
28 February 2026 28 Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest Falmer
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
4 March 2026 29 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Falmer
19:45 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
14 March 2026 30 Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
21 March 2026 31 Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Falmer
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
11 April 2026 32 Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
15:00 BST Stadium: Turf Moor
18 April 2026 33 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
25 April 2026 34 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Falmer
15:00 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium
2 May 2026 35 Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
9 May 2026 36 Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer
15:00 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium
17 May 2026 37 Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Stadium: Elland Road
24 May 2026 38 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United Falmer
15:00 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium

FA Cup

Brighton entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Manchester United.[105][106]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2026 Third round Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion Trafford
16:30 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford

EFL Cup

Brighton entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Oxford United.[107] They were then drawn away to Barnsley in the third round.[108][109] Following successive 6–0 away victories, Brighton were drawn away again in the fourth round, this time to fellow Premier League side Arsenal.[110]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 2025 Second round Oxford United 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion Littlemore
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,010
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 September 2025 Third round Barnsley 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion Barnsley
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,790
Referee: Tom Reeves
29 October 2025 Fourth round Arsenal 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,292
Referee: Sam Barrott

Statistics

  • Italics indicates the player has been loaned to another club.
  • Strikethrough indicates the player has been transferred to another club.

Appearances and goals

As of match played 20 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  NED Bart Verbruggen 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  BRA Igor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF  ENG Lewis Dunk 16 0 15+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  NED Jan Paul van Hecke 18 3 16 3 0 0 1+1 0
8 MF  GER Brajan Gruda 15 2 5+9 1 0 0 1 1
9 FW  GRE Stefanos Tzimas 12 3 1+8 1 0 0 2+1 2
10 FW  FRA Georginio Rutter 16 1 13+2 1 0 0 1 0
11 MF  GAM Yankuba Minteh 18 1 17 1 0 0 0+1 0
13 MF  ENG Jack Hinshelwood 10 1 4+5 1 0 0 1 0
14 MF  ENG Tom Watson 6 1 0+3 0 0 0 1+2 1
17 MF  CMR Carlos Baleba 19 0 14+2 0 0 0 2+1 0
18 FW  ENG Danny Welbeck 18 7 11+5 7 0 0 1+1 0
19 FW  GRE Charalampos Kostoulas 11 1 0+8 1 0 0 1+2 0
20 MF  ENG James Milner 11 1 1+8 1 0 0 2 0
21 DF  FRA Olivier Boscagli 6 1 2+1 0 0 0 3 1
22 MF  JPN Kaoru Mitoma 8 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0
23 GK  ENG Jason Steele 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF  TUR Ferdi Kadıoğlu 19 0 13+3 0 0 0 3 0
25 MF  PAR Diego Gómez 18 7 11+4 2 0 0 3 5
26 MF  SWE Yasin Ayari 17 2 12+3 1 0 0 0+2 1
27 MF  NED Mats Wieffer 16 0 13+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 DF  BEL Maxim De Cuyper 15 2 9+5 2 0 0 1 0
33 MF  DEN Matt O'Riley 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
34 DF  NED Joël Veltman 11 0 4+5 0 0 0 2 0
42 DF  ITA Diego Coppola 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 3 0
49 MF  ENG Joe Knight 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
51 DF  ENG Charlie Tasker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
53 MF  ENG Harry Howell 2 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
58 MF  NGA Nehemiah Oriola 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 18 CF Danny Welbeck 7 0 0 7
25 CM Diego Gómez 2 0 5 7
3 6 CB Jan Paul van Hecke 3 0 0 3
9 CF Stefanos Tzimas 1 0 2 3
5 8 RW Brajan Gruda 1 0 1 2
26 CM Yasin Ayari 1 0 1 2
29 LB Maxim De Cuyper 2 0 0 2
8 10 CF Georginio Rutter 1 0 0 1
11 RW Yankuba Minteh 1 0 0 1
13 CM Jack Hinshelwood 1 0 0 1
14 LW Tom Watson 0 0 1 1
19 CF Charalampos Kostoulas 1 0 0 1
20 CM James Milner 1 0 0 1
21 CB Olivier Boscagli 0 0 1 1
22 LW Kaoru Mitoma 1 0 0 1
33 CM Matt O'Riley 1 0 0 1
53 CAM Harry Howell 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 25 0 12 37

Hat-tricks

As of match played 20 December 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player Opposition Result Competition Date Ref.
25 CM Diego Gómez 4 Barnsley 0–6 (A) EFL Cup 23 September 2025 [111]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Assists

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 17 RW Yankuba Minteh 4 0 0 4
2 14 LW Tom Watson 0 0 3 3
27 CM Mats Wieffer 3 0 0 3
4 8 RW Brajan Gruda 1 0 1 2
9 CF Stefanos Tzimas 1 0 1 2
10 CF Georginio Rutter 2 0 0 2
42 CB Diego Coppola 0 0 2 2
53 CAM Harry Howell 0 0 2 2
9 6 CB Jan Paul van Hecke 1 0 0 1
13 CM Jack Hinshelwood 1 0 0 1
18 CF Danny Welbeck 0 0 1 1
20 CM James Milner 1 0 0 1
22 LW Kaoru Mitoma 1 0 0 1
34 RB Joël Veltman 0 0 1 1
Totals 15 0 11 26

Clean sheets

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1 Bart Verbruggen 17 23.53% 4 0 0 4
23 Jason Steele 3 66.67% 0 0 2 2
Totals 20 30.00% 4 0 2 6

Disciplinary record

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
       
1 5 CB Lewis Dunk 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
17 CM Carlos Baleba 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
24 LB Ferdi Kadıoğlu 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
25 CM Diego Gómez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 27 CM Mats Wieffer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 6 CB Jan Paul van Hecke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
34 RB Joël Veltman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 1 GK Bart Verbruggen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 RW Brajan Gruda 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 CF Georginio Rutter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 CF Danny Welbeck 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 CB Olivier Boscagli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
42 CB Diego Coppola 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 9 CF Stefanos Tzimas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
20 CM James Milner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 LW Kaoru Mitoma 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 LB Maxim De Cuyper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 41 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 46 0 0

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