2016–17 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2016–17 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Chris Hughton
Stadium	Falmer Stadium
Championship	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Glenn Murray (23); All: Glenn Murray (23)
Highest home attendance	30,338 vs Bristol City (29 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance	24,166 vs Huddersfield Town (13 September 2016)
Average home league attendance	27,995
Home colours	Away colours

The 2016–17 season is Brighton & Hove Albion's 115th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Brighton were promoted to the Premier League following their 2–1 home win against Wigan Athletic on 17 April 2017, with fellow promotion chasers Huddersfield Town failing to match Brighton's result in their fixture against Derby County.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

First-Team squad

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	FIN	Niki Mäenpää
2	DF	ESP	Bruno (Captain)
3	DF	CMR	Gaëtan Bong
4	DF	GER	Uwe Hünemeier
5	DF	ENG	Lewis Dunk (vice-captain)
6	MF	ENG	Dale Stephens
7	MF	ISR	Beram Kayal
8	MF	CZE	Jiří Skalák
9	FW	ENG	Sam Baldock
10	FW	ISR	Tomer Hemed
11	MF	FRA	Anthony Knockaert
12	DF	BEL	Sébastien Pocognoli (on loan from West Brom)
13	GK	ENG	David Stockdale
14	MF	ENG	Steve Sidwell


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	SCO	Jamie Murphy
16	GK	DEN	Casper Ankergren
17	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray
18	DF	ENG	Connor Goldson
20	MF	ENG	Solly March
21	MF	NIR	Oliver Norwood
22	DF	IRL	Shane Duffy
23	DF	ENG	Liam Rosenior
24	MF	ENG	Rohan Ince
25	DF	NOR	Vegard Forren
27	DF	ENG	Fikayo Tomori (on loan from Chelsea)
28	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom (on loan from Arsenal)
29	MF	IRL	Richie Towell

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	GHA	Elvis Manu (on loan at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2017)
30	MF	COD	Kazenga LuaLua (on loan at Queens Park Rangers until 30 June 2017)
34	FW	KEN	Jonah Ayunga (on loan at Sligo Rovers until 1 January 2018)
35	MF	WAL	Connor Tighe (on loan at Whitehawk until 13 February 2017)
38	MF	ENG	Joe Ward (on loan at Lincoln City until 13 February 2017)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
42	DF	ENG	Rob Hunt (on loan at Oldham Athletic until 30 June 2017)
45	DF	IRL	Tom Cadman (on loan at East Grinstead until 13 February 2017)
—	FW	ENG	Jordan Maguire-Drew (on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge until 30 June 2017)
—	FW	ENG	Chris O'Grady (on loan at Burton Albion until 30 June 2017)
—	GK	ENG	Christian Walton (on loan at Luton Town until 30 June 2017)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2016	CB	Ben Hall	Motherwell	£200,000
1 July 2016	CM	Steve Sidwell	Stoke City	Free transfer
12 July 2016	RB	Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed
4 August 2016	CM	Oliver Norwood	Reading	Undisclosed
26 August 2016	CB	Shane Duffy	Blackburn Rovers	£4,500,000
9 January 2017	LB	Jordan Davies	Wrexham	Undisclosed
17 January 2017	GK	Billy Collings	Reading	Undisclosed
21 January 2017	CF	Harry Cardwell	Reading	Undisclosed
31 January 2017	CF	Glenn Murray	AFC Bournemouth	Undisclosed
7 March 2017	CB	Vegard Forren	Molde	Free transfer

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2016	RB	Iñigo Calderón	Anorthosis	Released
1 July 2016	LB	Adam Chicksen	Charlton Athletic	Released
1 July 2016	CM	Andrew Crofts	Charlton Athletic	Released
1 July 2016	CB	Gordon Greer	Blackburn Rovers	Released
1 July 2016	CB	Glen Rea	Luton Town	Undisclosed
1 July 2016	CF	Bobby Zamora	Retired	Released
6 July 2016	CF	Daniel Akindayini	Margate	Free transfer
5 August 2016	CF	Chike Kandi	Woking	Free transfer
25 August 2016	CM	Danny Holla	PEC Zwolle	Free transfer
4 January 2017	LW	Jack Harper	Málaga	Undisclosed
5 January 2017	CM	Jake Forster-Caskey	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed
19 January 2017	ST	Thomas Byrne	Drogheda United	Free transfer
31 January 2017	CM	Jesse Starkey	Swindon Town	Undisclosed

Following Adam Chicksen being released, he later signed for Charlton Athletic.
Following Andrew Crofts being released, he later signed for Charlton Athletic.
Following Gordon Greer being released, he later signed for Blackburn Rovers.
Following Bobby Zamora being release, he later announced his retirement from professional football.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until
3 July 2016	CF	Glenn Murray	AFC Bournemouth	31 January 2017
15 July 2016	LB	Sam Adekugbe	Vancouver Whitecaps	End of season
31 August 2016	LB	Sébastien Pocognoli	West Bromwich Albion	End of season
23 January 2017	CB	Fikayo Tomori	Chelsea	End of season
30 January 2017	CF	Chuba Akpom	Arsenal	End of season

On 31 January 2017, Glenn Murray signed on a permanent deal.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until
1 July 2016	GK	Christian Walton	Luton Town	31 January 2017
16 July 2016	CF	Chris O'Grady	Burton Albion	End of season
18 July 2016	CB	Tom Dallison	Cambridge United	8 January 2017
19 July 2016	CF	Jordan Maguire-Drew	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season
20 July 2016	CM	Jake Forster-Caskey	Rotherham United	5 January 2017
23 October 2016	CF	Jonah Ayunga	Burgess Hill Town	20 November 2016
25 November 2016	GK	Bailey Vose	Concord Rangers	1 January 2017
1 January 2017	FW	Elvis Manu	Go Ahead Eagles	End of season
11 January 2017	LW	Kazenga LuaLua	Queens Park Rangers	End of season
13 January 2017	DF	Tom Cadman	East Grinstead Town	12 February 2017
13 January 2017	CM	Connor Tighe	Whitehawk	12 February 2017
13 January 2017	RW	Joe Ward	Lincoln City	14 April 2017
23 January 2017	CF	Jonah Ayunga	Sligo Rovers	January 2018
26 January 2017	RB	Rob Hunt	Oldham Athletic	End of Season
31 January 2017	DM	Rohan Ince	Swindon Town	End of Season
6 March 2017	RW	Henrik Björdal	Göteborg	16 July 2017

On 31 January 2017, Walton's loan at Luton was terminated.
On 12 January 2017, Maguire-Drew extended his loan spell with Dagenham & Redbridge.
On 5 January 2017, Forster-Caskey's loan at Rotherham was terminated.
On 10 February 2017, Ward extended his loan spell with Lincoln City.

Pre-season

Friendlies

16 July 2016 Friendly	Crawley Town	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crawley
15:00 CEST		Report	Kayal 18' Hemed 32' Murray 49' Manu 86'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

19 July 2016 Friendly	Fulham	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Aldershot
19:45 BST	Woodrow 32' Sessegnon 52' Stearman 80'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,076

23 July 2016 Friendly	Luton Town	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Luton
14:00 BST	Marriott 1', 58'	Report	Dunk 43'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road

23 July 2016 Friendly	Stevenage	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stevenage
17:30 BST	Liburd 31'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way

26 July 2016 Friendly	Oxford United	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oxford
19:45 BST		Report	Knockaert 18' Cadman 67' Hemed 76', 85'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium

31 July 2016 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Lazio	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST		Report	Morrison 27'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle United (C, P)	46	29	7	10	85	40	+45	94	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Brighton & Hove Albion (P)	46	28	9	9	74	40	+34	93	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Reading	46	26	7	13	68	64	+4	85	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	9	13	60	45	+15	81
5	Huddersfield Town (O, P)	46	25	6	15	56	58	−2	81

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D
Position	11	6	1	2	8	13	7	7	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Brighton's fixture list for the 2016/17 Championship season was revealed on 22 June 2016.

6 August 2016 1	Derby County	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Derby
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 28,749 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

12 August 2016 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Nottingham Forest	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Knockaert 36' Bong 43' Hemed 57' Murray 68', 82' Baldock 88'	Report	Kasami 45+1' Iacovitti 59'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,748 Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports

16 August 2016 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Rotherham United	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Knockaert 23' Murray 26' Dunk 48' Hemed 58 pen'	Report	Kelly 57' Ball 57' Fisher 76' Allan 84'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,128 Referee: Simon Hooper

20 August 2016 4	Reading	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Reading
15:00 BST	Swift 2' van den Berg 8' 90' McShane 59' Williams 90+1' Kermorgant 90+3'	Report	van den Berg 8' (o.g.) Knockaert 46' Dunk 57' Bong 72'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,781 Referee: Mike Jones

27 August 2016 5	Newcastle United	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST	Lascelles 15' 54' Shelvey 22' 63' Ritchie 34' Pérez 34'	Report	Baldock 45+1' 54' Knockaert 84'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,196 Referee: Keith Stroud

10 September 2016 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Brentford	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Knockaert 32' Hemed 45+1' Bong 60' Manu 63' Stephens 75'	Report	Woods 26' Hogan 29', 70' Egan 43'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,388 Referee: Scott Duncan

13 September 2016 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Dunk 62' Knockaert 80'	Report	Schindler 55'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 24,166 Referee: Andy Woolmer

17 September 2016 8	Burton Albion	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Naylor 55'	Report	Stephens 50' Hemed 88' (pen.) Bong 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

24 September 2016 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Barnsley	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Dunk 9' Murray 12', 48' Bong 19' Bruno 28'	Report	Scowen 66' Kpekawa 72'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,018 Referee: Tim Robinson

27 September 2016 10	Ipswich Town	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Lawrence 24' Chambers 59' Douglas 61' Emmanuel 84'	Report	Norwood 37' Stephens 42' 82' Murray 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,228 Referee: Andy Davies

1 October 2016 11	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Hooper 90+5'	Report	Baldock 26' 63' Duffy 35' Bruno 51' Knockaert 73' 74'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,605 Referee: Oliver Langford

15 October 2016 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Preston North End	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Baldock 54' Murray 65'	Report	Hugill 10' 75' Pearson 82' Makienok 90+2'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 27,606 Referee: Craig Pawson

18 October 2016 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Baldock 14' Sidwell 49' Dunk 90+6'	Report	Batth 21' Iorfa 34' Böðvarsson 90+6'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,231 Referee: Keith Stroud

22 October 2016 14	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wigan
15:00 BST	Power 89' Le Fondre 90+1'	Report	Stephens 68' 90'	Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,430 Referee: Simon Hooper

29 October 2016 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	5–0	Norwich City	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Murray 6', 60', 73' Dunk 64' Knockaert 84'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,469 Referee: Andy Madley

5 November 2016 16	Bristol City	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bristol
17:30 GMT	O'Neil 54'	Report	Sidwell 13' Murphy 20' 90+3'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Darren Bond

18 November 2016 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Aston Villa	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Murray 45' Dunk 90+1'	Report	Baker 20' Westwood 58'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,107 Referee: Steve Martin

26 November 2016 18	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Fulham	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 GMT	Dunk 47' Baldock 52' Sidwell 58' Stephens 61' Murray 79'	Report	McDonald 18' 76' Sigurðsson 50' Button 51' Martin 59' Odoi 79' Fredericks 89'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,445 Referee: Keith Stroud

3 December 2016 19	Cardiff City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Connolly 50' Whittingham 66' Gunnarsson 76'	Report	Duffy 51' Bong 68' 90+1' Dunk 83'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 16,168 Referee: Roger East

9 December 2016 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Leeds United	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Murray 23' (pen.) 26' Hemed 82' (pen.)	Report	Ayling 11' Jansson 19' Phillips 23' Bartley 81'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 28,206 Referee: Paul Tierney

13 December 2016 21	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Greer 61' 74' Gallagher 66', 90+3', 84' Lowe 71'	Report	Skalák 13' Duffy 17' Norwood 43' Stephens 61' Dunk 66' Murray 79'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,976 Referee: Oliver Langford

17 December 2016 22	Birmingham City	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Grounds 14' Jutkiewicz 52'	Report	Knockaert 82' Murray 90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,287 Referee: Andy Madley

27 December 2016 23	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Queens Park Rangers	Falmer, Brighton
12:30 GMT	Baldock 11' Murray 52' (pen.) Knockaert 69'	Report	Onuoha 56' Sylla 80'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,176 Referee: Keith Stroud

2 January 2017 24	Fulham	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Piazon 55'	Report	Hemed 74' (pen.) Dunk 75'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Stuart Attwell

14 January 2017 25	Preston North End	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Huntington 13' Robinson 53' Cunningham 68' Hugill 90+4'	Report	Bruno 63' Duffy 73' Hemed 90+7'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 11,391 Referee: Simon Hooper

20 January 2017 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Pocognoli 29' Knockaert 34', 85' Murray 64' Stockdale 89'	Report	Dunk 45' (o.g.) Hutchinson 53' 90+5' Forestieri 65' Lees 80' Wallace 87' Fletcher 89'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 27,162 Referee: Stuart Attwell

24 January 2017 27	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Cardiff City	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Hemed 73' Knockaert 90'	Report	Hoilett 21'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,688 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

2 February 2017 28	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Smith 9' Wells 36' Kachunga 45+1' 45+3'	Report	Bruno 1' Hemed 20' Dunk 39' 67' Norwood 79'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 20,104 Referee: James Linington

5 February 2017 29	Brentford	3–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Jota 15' Dean 22' Vibe 57' McEachran 64' Kerschbaumer 90+1' 90+3'	Report	Sidwell 64' March 75' Duffy 78' Bruno 90+5' Hemed 90+6'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,433 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

11 February 2017 30	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Burton Albion	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 GMT	Hemed 12', 57' (pen.) Baldock 47' Murray 83'	Report	Kightly 75'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,464 Referee: Steve Martin

14 February 2017 31	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Ipswich Town	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Hemed 29' (pen.) Baldock 31' Dunk 56'	Report	Kenlock 2' Chambers 9' Emmanuel 21' Lawrence 29' McGoldrick 35' Huws 90+5'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,360 Referee: Roger East

18 February 2017 32	Barnsley	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Baldock 5' 53', 68'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,743 Referee: David Coote

25 February 2017 33	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Reading	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 GMT	Stephens 27' Baldock 35' Sidwell 55' Murphy 56' Knockaert 80'	Report	Evans 68'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,613 Referee: Peter Bankes

28 February 2017 34	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Newcastle United	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Murray 14' (pen.), 90+2' Knockaert 38' Duffy 58'	Report	Yedlin 38' Diamé 81' Ayoze 89'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,230 Referee: Robert Madley

4 March 2017 35	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Clough 60' 90' (pen.) Osborn 89'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,020 Referee: Oliver Langford

7 March 2017 36	Rotherham United	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Vaulks 32'	Report	Knockaert 49' March 79'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,366 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

10 March 2017 37	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Derby County	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 GMT	Knockaert 5' Baldock 43' Murray 78'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Chris Kavanagh

18 March 2017 38	Leeds United	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Wood 63', 85' (pen.)	Report	Rosenior 37' Murray 67'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,767 Referee: Lee Mason

1 April 2017 39	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Murray 67'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,216 Referee: Tony Harrington (England)

4 April 2017 40	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Birmingham City	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Murray 2' Knockaert 39' Hemed 48' Hünemeier 54' Bruno 90+3'	Report	Shotton 73' Che Adams 85'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 28,654 Referee: Darren Bond

7 April 2017 41	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Smith 74'	Report	Murray 58' Pocognoli 64' 86'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,503 Referee: Simon Hooper

14 April 2017 42	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Saïss 87'	Report	Knockaert 45', 82'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 23,221 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

17 April 2017 43	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Murray 37' Knockaert 51' March 65'	Report	Powell 85'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,940

21 April 2017 44	Norwich City	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Norwich
19:45 BST	Stockdale 18' (o.g.), 39' (o.g.) Dorrans 23'	Report	Knockaert 18'	Stadium: Carrow Road Referee: Tim Robinson

29 April 2017 45	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Bristol City	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 BST	Skalák 45'	Report	Brownhill 43' Pack 47' Bryan 65'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,338 Referee: Oliver Langford

7 May 2017 46	Aston Villa	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
12:00 BST	Baker 63' Grealish 89'	Report	Murray 64' (pen.) Pocognoli 90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,856 Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

7 January 2017 Third round	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Falmer, Brighton
15:00 GMT	Kayal 9' Hemed 72'	Report	Williams 75' Maynard 82'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 11,091 Referee: James Linington

28 January 2017 Fourth round	Lincoln City	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Power 35' 57' (pen.) Wood 41' Tomori 62' (o.g.) Robinson 85'	Report	Towell 24' 24' Tomori 37' Murray 53' Norwood 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,469 Referee: Andy Madley

EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0	Colchester United	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Baldock 64' Murphy 70, 86' Manu 74'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 6,895 Referee: James Linington

23 August 2016 Second round	Oxford United	2–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oxford
19:45 BST	Thomas 28' Crowley 90+4'	Report	Adekugbe 2' 85' Hünemeier 41' Holla 45+1' LuaLua 76' Manu 81' Hemed 85'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,189 Referee: Andy Davies

20 September 2016 Third Round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Reading	Falmer, Brighton
19:45 BST	Sidwell 79' Hemed 85' Norwood 87' Skalák 90+4'	Report	Quinn 32' Blackett 41' Swift 54' 61'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Lee Probert

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FIN	Niki Mäenpää	6	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
2	DF	ESP	Bruno	42	0	42	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	CMR	Gaëtan Bong	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	GER	Uwe Hünemeier	15	1	11	1	2	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Lewis Dunk	43	2	43	2	0	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Dale Stephens	39	2	33+6	2	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ISR	Beram Kayal	21	1	17+3	0	1	1	0	0
8	MF	CZE	Jiří Skalák	33	0	24+7	0	1	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Sam Baldock	34	12	27+4	11	0	0	2+1	1
10	FW	ISR	Tomer Hemed	39	13	20+17	11	0	0	0+2	2
11	MF	FRA	Anthony Knockaert	45	15	44+1	15	0	0	0	0
12	DF	BEL	Sébastien Pocognoli	21	1	17+3	1	0	0	1	0
13	GK	ENG	David Stockdale	45	0	45	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Steve Sidwell	37	1	26+8	1	2	0	1	0
15	FW	SCO	Jamie Murphy	40	4	20+15	2	1+1	0	2+1	2
16	GK	DEN	Casper Ankergren	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray	47	23	39+6	23	1	0	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Connor Goldson	8	0	4+1	0	2	0	1	0
19	MF	NED	Elvis Manu	5	2	0+2	0	0	0	3	2
20	MF	ENG	Solly March	27	3	9+16	3	2	0	0	0
21	MF	NIR	Oliver Norwood	37	0	16+17	0	1	0	3	0
22	DF	IRL	Shane Duffy	33	2	31	2	0	0	0+2	0
22	MF	NED	Danny Holla	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	ENG	Liam Rosenior	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Rohan Ince	4	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
27	DF	ENG	Fikayo Tomori	10	0	2+7	0	1	0	0	0
28	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom	10	0	1+9	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	IRL	Richie Towell	3	1	0+1	0	2	1	0	0
30	MF	COD	Kazenga LuaLua	5	1	0+3	0	0	0	2	1
42	DF	ENG	Rob Hunt	5	0	0+1	0	1	0	3	0
43	DF	ENG	Ben White	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44	DF	CAN	Sam Adekugbe	5	1	1	0	2	0	2	1
46	FW	ENG	James Tilley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

[21] Following Adam Chicksen being released, he later signed for Charlton Athletic.

[23] Following Andrew Crofts being released, he later signed for Charlton Athletic.

[25] Following Gordon Greer being released, he later signed for Blackburn Rovers.

[28] Following Bobby Zamora being release, he later announced his retirement from professional football.

[37] On 31 January 2017, Glenn Murray signed on a permanent deal.

[44] On 31 January 2017, Walton's loan at Luton was terminated.

[49] On 12 January 2017, Maguire-Drew extended his loan spell with Dagenham & Redbridge.

[51] On 5 January 2017, Forster-Caskey's loan at Rotherham was terminated.

[58] On 10 February 2017, Ward extended his loan spell with Lincoln City.

[table_note_res_PLPO0.61071191616855-63] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.