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

The 2016–17 season is Brighton & Hove Albion's 115th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship.[4] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup.

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)[1]
Lowest home attendance	24,166 vs Huddersfield Town (13 September 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance	27,995[3]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.[5]

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)[6] 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	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CB		Ben Hall	Motherwell	£200,000	[7][8]
1 July 2016	CM		Steve Sidwell	Stoke City	Free transfer	[9]
12 July 2016	RB		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[10]
4 August 2016	CM		Oliver Norwood	Reading	Undisclosed	[11]
26 August 2016	CB		Shane Duffy	Blackburn Rovers	£4,500,000	[12][13]
9 January 2017	LB		Jordan Davies	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[14]
17 January 2017	GK		Billy Collings	Reading	Undisclosed	[15]
21 January 2017	CF		Harry Cardwell	Reading	Undisclosed	[16]
31 January 2017	CF		Glenn Murray	AFC Bournemouth	Undisclosed	[17]
7 March 2017	CB		Vegard Forren	Molde	Free transfer	[18]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RB		Iñigo Calderón	Anorthosis	Released	[19]
1 July 2016	LB		Adam Chicksen	Charlton Athletic [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[19]
1 July 2016	CM		Andrew Crofts	Charlton Athletic [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[19]
1 July 2016	CB		Gordon Greer	Blackburn Rovers [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[19]
1 July 2016	CB		Glen Rea	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[23]
1 July 2016	CF		Bobby Zamora	Retired [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[19]
6 July 2016	CF		Daniel Akindayini	Margate	Free transfer	[25]
5 August 2016	CF		Chike Kandi	Woking	Free transfer	[26]
25 August 2016	CM		Danny Holla	PEC Zwolle	Free transfer	[27]
4 January 2017	LW		Jack Harper	Málaga	Undisclosed	[28]
5 January 2017	CM		Jake Forster-Caskey	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[29]
19 January 2017	ST		Thomas Byrne	Drogheda United	Free transfer	[30]
31 January 2017	CM		Jesse Starkey	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[31]

1. Following Adam Chicksen being released, he later signed for Charlton Athletic.[20]
2. Following Andrew Crofts being released, he later signed for Charlton Athletic.[21]
3. Following Gordon Greer being released, he later signed for Blackburn Rovers.[22]
4. Following Bobby Zamora being release, he later announced his retirement from professional football.[24]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
3 July 2016	CF		Glenn Murray	AFC Bournemouth	31 January 2017	[32][lower-alpha 1]
15 July 2016	LB		Sam Adekugbe	Vancouver Whitecaps	End of season	[33]
31 August 2016	LB		Sébastien Pocognoli	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	[34]
23 January 2017	CB		Fikayo Tomori	Chelsea	End of season	[35]
30 January 2017	CF		Chuba Akpom	Arsenal	End of season	[36]

1. On 31 January 2017, Glenn Murray signed on a permanent deal.[17]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	GK		Christian Walton	Luton Town	31 January 2017	[37][lower-alpha 1]
16 July 2016	CF		Chris O'Grady	Burton Albion	End of season	[39]
18 July 2016	CB		Tom Dallison	Cambridge United	8 January 2017	[40]
19 July 2016	CF		Jordan Maguire-Drew	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season	[41][lower-alpha 2]
20 July 2016	CM		Jake Forster-Caskey	Rotherham United	5 January 2017	[43][lower-alpha 3]
23 October 2016	CF		Jonah Ayunga	Burgess Hill Town	20 November 2016	[44]
25 November 2016	GK		Bailey Vose	Concord Rangers	1 January 2017	[45]
1 January 2017	FW		Elvis Manu	Go Ahead Eagles	End of season	[46]
11 January 2017	LW		Kazenga LuaLua	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[47]
13 January 2017	DF		Tom Cadman	East Grinstead Town	12 February 2017	[48]
13 January 2017	CM		Connor Tighe	Whitehawk	12 February 2017	[48]
13 January 2017	RW		Joe Ward	Lincoln City	14 April 2017	[48][lower-alpha 4]
23 January 2017	CF		Jonah Ayunga	Sligo Rovers	January 2018	[50]
26 January 2017	RB		Rob Hunt	Oldham Athletic	End of Season	[51]
31 January 2017	DM		Rohan Ince	Swindon Town	End of Season	[52]
6 March 2017	RW		Henrik Björdal	Göteborg	16 July 2017	[53]

1. On 31 January 2017, Walton's loan at Luton was terminated.[38]
2. On 12 January 2017, Maguire-Drew extended his loan spell with Dagenham & Redbridge.[42]
3. On 5 January 2017, Forster-Caskey's loan at Rotherham was terminated.[29]
4. On 10 February 2017, Ward extended his loan spell with Lincoln City.[49]

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
3	Reading	46	26	7	13	68	64	+4	85	Qualification for the Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. 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.[54][55]

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 Saltor  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 Saltor  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' March  65'	Report	Knockaert  51' 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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Niki Mäenpää	6	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
2	DF		Bruno	42	0	42	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Gaëtan Bong	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Uwe Hünemeier	15	1	11	1	2	0	2	0
5	DF		Lewis Dunk	43	2	43	2	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Dale Stephens	39	2	33+6	2	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Beram Kayal	21	1	17+3	0	1	1	0	0
8	MF		Jiří Skalák	33	0	24+7	0	1	0	0+1	0
9	FW		Sam Baldock	34	12	27+4	11	0	0	2+1	1
10	FW		Tomer Hemed	39	13	20+17	11	0	0	0+2	2
11	MF		Anthony Knockaert	45	15	44+1	15	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Sébastien Pocognoli	21	1	17+3	1	0	0	1	0
13	GK		David Stockdale	45	0	45	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Steve Sidwell	37	1	26+8	1	2	0	1	0
15	FW		Jamie Murphy	40	4	20+15	2	1+1	0	2+1	2
16	GK		Casper Ankergren	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	FW		Glenn Murray	47	23	39+6	23	1	0	1	0
18	DF		Connor Goldson	8	0	4+1	0	2	0	1	0
19	MF		Elvis Manu	5	2	0+2	0	0	0	3	2
20	MF		Solly March	27	3	9+16	3	2	0	0	0
21	MF		Oliver Norwood	37	0	16+17	0	1	0	3	0
22	DF		Shane Duffy	33	2	31	2	0	0	0+2	0
22	MF		Danny Holla	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF		Liam Rosenior	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Rohan Ince	4	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
27	DF		Fikayo Tomori	10	0	2+7	0	1	0	0	0
28	FW		Chuba Akpom	10	0	1+9	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Richie Towell	3	1	0+1	0	2	1	0	0
30	MF		Kazenga LuaLua	5	1	0+3	0	0	0	2	1
42	DF		Rob Hunt	5	0	0+1	0	1	0	3	0
43	DF		Ben White	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44	DF		Sam Adekugbe	5	1	1	0	2	0	2	1
46	FW		James Tilley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

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