Brighton & Hove Albion team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Brighton & Hove Albion play at home to Arsenal on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. 10 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Brighton & Hove Albion a 19% chance of winning that match and a 15% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Brighton & Hove Albion injury news and expected return dates
10 players are currently unavailable for Brighton & Hove Albion. Femi Azeez is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Yankuba Minteh is the longest absentee, around Sat 28 Nov. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Femi Azeez | MID | Sat 19 Sep |
| Georginio Rutter | FWD | Sat 19 Sep |
| Evan Ferguson | FWD | Sat 10 Oct |
| Jack Hinshelwood | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Kaoru Mitoma | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Mats Wieffer | DEF | Sat 10 Oct |
| Zadok Yohanna | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Michael Svoboda | DEF | Sat 17 Oct |
| Stefanos Tzimas | FWD | Sat 21 Nov |
| Yankuba Minteh | MID | Sat 28 Nov |
Brighton & Hove Albion predicted line-up — home to Arsenal
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 11 of the eleven are 90% or better to start. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Lewis Dunk | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Yasin Ayari | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Ferdi Kadioglu | DEF | 99% | 85 |
| Pascal Gross | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Diego Gomez | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | DEF | 99% | 84 |
| Luka Vuskovic | DEF | 99% | 84 |
| Malick Junior Yalcouyé | MID | 99% | 74 |
| Olivier Boscagli | DEF | 97% | 82 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | FWD | 94% | 82 |
Brighton & Hove Albion fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Brighton & Hove Albion win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Brighton & Hove Albion to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Crystal Palace at 54% to win; the hardest looks at home to Arsenal at 19%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 16:00 | vs Arsenal | 19% | 57% | 1.02 | 15% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 16:00 | at Sunderland | 39% | 34% | 1.40 | 28% |
| UECL 1 | Thu 15 Oct, 21:00 | vs FK Kauno Zalgiris | ||||
| PL 7 | Sun 18 Oct, 15:00 | vs Crystal Palace | 54% | 22% | 1.93 | 31% |
| UECL 2 | Thu 22 Oct, 18:45 | at Jablonec |
Best Brighton & Hove Albion picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Diego Gomez is Brighton & Hove Albion's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.3 points, 0.2 clear of Yasin Ayari. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Gomez | MID | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Yasin Ayari | MID | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| Pascal Gross | MID | 5.7 | 3.1 |
| Luka Vuskovic | DEF | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| Bart Verbruggen | GK | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | DEF | 4.9 | 2.8 |
Brighton & Hove Albion price changes tonight
Our projection for which Brighton & Hove Albion players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Verbruggen (GKP, 4.5) — 56% chance of a price rise tonight
- Yalcouyé (MID, 4.5) — 45% chance of a price rise tonight
- Gomez (MID, 5.0) — 42% chance of a price rise tonight
- Vuskovic (DEF, 5.0) — 34% chance of a price rise tonight
- Kostoulas (FWD, 5.5) — 26% chance of a price rise tonight
- David (FWD, 6.0) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Minteh (MID, 5.9) — 88% chance of a price fall tonight
- Georginio (FWD, 5.4) — 72% chance of a price fall tonight
- Yohanna (MID, 4.9) — 54% chance of a price fall tonight
- Osman (MID, 5.0) — 50% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Brighton & Hove Albion?
Femi Azeez, Georginio Rutter, Evan Ferguson, Jack Hinshelwood, Kaoru Mitoma, Mats Wieffer are currently unavailable. Femi Azeez is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Brighton & Hove Albion's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Yasin Ayari, Ferdi Kadioglu, Pascal Gross. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Brighton & Hove Albion play next?
At home to Arsenal on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. Our model gives them a 19% chance of winning and a 15% chance of keeping a clean sheet.