One of the Premier League’s surprise packages this season has been Brighton & Hove Albion. As the second half of England’s top flight campaign continues, the Seagulls are currently flying high in eighth place. And with a whole host of winnable fixtures on the horizon, their campaign could be set to get even better.
Things got off to the perfect start for the South Coast club when they defeated Manchester United on the first weekend of the 2022/23 season. That result ruined new manager Erik Ten Hag’s unveiling, and Brighton have shown no signs of letting up.
Since the European season got back underway following the World Cup, Brighton have won two of their three Premier League games, scoring nine goals in the process. Their only defeat was a 4-2 reverse against league leaders Arsenal.
The Gunners are also in fine fettle this season, and OddsChecker, which compares odds and offers, predict that their title fight with Manchester City will go down to the wire.
The stars of the show
Ghana’s Tariq Lamptey has been a star for his club for a number of years already. Despite being just 22 years of age, the pacey fullback has already made 69 appearances for the Seagulls, including 14 appearances this term.
The star in the Brighton crown however is Alexis Mac Allister. The 24-year-old midfielder burst onto the scene at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, helping Argentina to the final and subsequently on to lift the trophy for the first time since the days of Diego Maradona.
His club gave him a memorable return following his exploits in Qatar, and he rewarded them with two goals in the recent 5-1 drubbing against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.
Leandro Trossard is another player that has impressed this term. The Belgian has seven goals and three assists already in the Premier League and the Seagulls are fighting off a host of clubs to ensure that the winger remains on the South Coast for the foreseeable future.
They will have no such issues with Mac Allister, who signed a new contract with the club prior to the World Cup getting underway.
Should Brighton continue in the same kind of form that we have seen from them already this season, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be aiming for European qualification for the first time in the club's history.