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Brighton & Hove Albion

England · Premier League · Manager: Fabian Hurzeler (#24 in the world) since Aug 2024
#4 World rank · club rating
2,204 Club rating
2nd in the Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion have had 4 managers since 2015/16. Fabian Hurzeler, in charge since August 2024, has the best points per game of them (1.65 in 101 matches) and took the club rating from 1,963 to 2,323.

Brighton & Hove Albion managers

10 spells since 2008 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Fabian Hurzeler #24 now Aug 2024 – present · PPG 1.65 current Aug 2024 – present 101 46-29-26 1.65 1,963 → 2,323 +360 +65.2 +0.11
Andrew Crofts (stand-in) 11 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2026 11 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2026 2 1-1-0 +5.4
Andrew Crofts (stand-in) 22 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2025 1 1-0-0 +4.1
Jonas Scheuermann (stand-in) 5 Dec 2024 5 Dec 2024 1 0-0-1 −4.7
Roberto De Zerbi #87 now Oct 2022 – May 2024 · PPG 1.53 Oct 2022 – May 2024 87 37-22-28 1.53 1,950 → 1,913 −37 +18.5 +0.15
Andrea Maldera (stand-in) 10 Feb 2024 10 Feb 2024 1 0-0-1 −2.1
Andrea Maldera (stand-in) 4 Mar 2023 4 Mar 2023 1 1-0-0 +6.7
Graham Potter Aug 2019 – Sep 2022 · PPG 1.26 Aug 2019 – Sep 2022 135 41-47-47 1.26 1,978 → 2,112 +135 +47.3 +0.25
Chris Hughton Jan 2015 – May 2019 · PPG 1.49 Jan 2015 – May 2019 215 87-59-69 1.49 1,736 → 1,865 +129 +10.2 +0.09
Before 2015/16 · 6 spells, Aug 2008 – Dec 2014
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Nathan Jones #536 now Dec 2014 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Dec 2014 2 1-1-0 2.00 1,675 → 1,717 +42 +8.4 +0.20
Sami Hyypia Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 26 5-11-10 1.00 1,710 → 1,596 −115 −24.8 −0.20
Oscar Garcia #313 now Oct 2013 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Oct 2013 2 0-1-1 0.50 1,694 → 1,644 −51 −10.2 −0.37
Gus Poyet Nov 2009 – May 2013 · PPG 1.51 Nov 2009 – May 2013 116 45-40-31 1.51 1,412 → 1,776 +364 +63.1
Russell Slade Aug 2009 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2009 1 0-0-1 0.00 0.0
Micky Adams Aug 2008 – Nov 2008 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2008 – Nov 2008 5 1-2-2 1.00 0.0

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Chris Hughton is the longest-serving: 215 matches over 4 years (Jan 2015 – May 2019). Fabian Hurzeler added the most coach rating: +65.2 over 101 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
2,204Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#4World rankof 943 active clubs
#2Premier Leagueof 20 clubs
2,196Peak since 2015/16Oct 2026 · low 1,730, Jan 2016
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Fabian Hurzeler2,192 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Fabian Hurzeler2,192 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (4 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Brighton & Hove Albion's club rating peaked at 2,196 in October 2026, under Fabian Hurzeler, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,730 in January 2016, under Chris Hughton.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sun 22 Nov · 14:00 Premier League A at Hull City
Preview Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion ›
Thu 26 Nov · 17:45 UEFA Conference League H v Universitatea Craiova
No chances for European games · why
Preview Brighton & Hove Albion v Universitatea Craiova ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 10 2.50 1.40 2.17 56% 5.10 5.00 4.74
2025/26 38 2.26 2.05 1.96 62% 4.87 4.82 4.99
2024/25 38 2.18 2.58 2.18 63% 4.95 4.79 5.12
2023/24 38 2.47 2.74 2.26 70% 5.42 4.39 5.41
2022/23 38 1.55 2.45 1.88 73% 6.13 3.53 5.04
5 earlier seasons, 2017/18 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 1.97 2.11 1.82 79% 5.26 5.55 5.20
2020/21 38 1.45 1.39 1.54 73% 5.76 4.34 5.08
2019/20 38 1.61 1.63 1.79 57% 4.68 5.37 5.35
2018/19 38 1.74 1.45 1.72 65% 4.11 5.68 5.14
2017/18 38 1.47 0.87 1.63 79% 4.29 6.00 5.15

Brighton & Hove Albion won 6.13 corners a game in 2022/23, their most in any season since 2017/18 and 22% above the Premier League's average side (5.04).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

352 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 7220% 206% 82%
HT drawHT D 339% 6117% 3811%
HT lossHT L 103% 298% 8123%
59
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 120 matches
64
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 100 matches
1st half · W 100 · D 132 · L 120 GD −31
2nd half · W 113 · D 127 · L 112 GD +7

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Brighton & Hove Albion

25 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Craig Pawson 22 8-7-7 1.41 1.82 1.86 −2%
Stuart Attwell 22 9-7-6 1.55 2.18 1.88 +16%
Kevin Friend 21 8-3-10 1.29 1.29 1.65 −22%
Michael Oliver 21 6-7-8 1.19 1.38 1.78 −22%
Anthony Taylor 20 5-10-5 1.25 2.15 1.86 +16%
Chris Kavanagh 19 3-7-9 0.84 2.11 1.78 +18%
Simon Hooper 17 4-9-4 1.24 1.88 1.90 −1%
Andy Madley 16 9-5-2 2.00 1.81 1.90 −5%
Mike Dean 15 3-6-6 1.00 1.80 1.65 +9%
Robert Jones 15 5-5-5 1.33 1.87 1.90 −2%
15 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Jonathan Moss 13 3-3-7 0.92 2.08 1.65 +26%
Peter Bankes 13 6-2-5 1.54 2.46 2.00 +23%
Andre Marriner 12 4-5-3 1.42 1.83 1.63 +12%
Darren England 12 5-5-2 1.67 2.33 2.01 +16%
David Coote 12 5-1-6 1.33 2.58 1.85 +39%
Martin Atkinson 12 2-2-8 0.67 1.00 1.65 −39%
Graham Scott 11 3-3-5 1.09 1.18 1.63 −28%
John Brooks 9 4-2-3 1.56 2.56 2.24 +14%
Paul Tierney 9 4-2-3 1.56 1.00 1.85 −46%
Samuel Barrott 8 2-3-3 1.13 1.88 2.32 −19%
Jarred Gillett 7 3-2-2 1.57 1.86 2.07 −10%
Tony Harrington 7 3-1-3 1.43 1.57 2.07 −24%
Michael Salisbury 6 2-2-2 1.33 2.33 2.10 +11%
Thomas Bramall 6 2-2-2 1.33 2.00 1.98 +1%
Tim Robinson 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.83 2.31 +23%

Under David Coote, Brighton & Hove Albion picked up 2.58 cards a game, 39% above their own average in the same seasons (12 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (350). Cards = Brighton & Hove Albion's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Brighton & Hove Albion's manager?

Fabian Hurzeler, #24 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2024 - 101 matches, 46 won (1.65 points per game).

How many managers has Brighton & Hove Albion had since 2015?

4 - Chris Hughton, Graham Potter, Roberto De Zerbi and Fabian Hurzeler. Plus 5 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Brighton & Hove Albion's longest-serving manager?

Chris Hughton: 215 matches from January 2015 to May 2019.

How many cards a game do Brighton & Hove Albion get?

2.50 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.