2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
117th season in existence of Brighton & Hove Albion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018–19 season is Brighton & Hove Albion's 117th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Tony Bloom | |||
Manager | Chris Hughton | |||
Stadium | Falmer Stadium | |||
Premier League | 17th | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
EFL Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Glenn Murray (13) All: Glenn Murray (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 30,654 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (27 October 2018 - Premier League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 13,651 vs Southampton (28 August 2018 - EFL Cup) | |||
Average home league attendance | 30,464 | |||
Biggest win | 3–1 vs Crystal Palace (4 December 2018 - Premier League) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs Bournemouth (13 April 2019 - Premier League) | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Brighton beat Manchester United at home for the second season running on 19 August 2018. The game finished 3–2 to the Albion.[2] On 4 May 2019 Brighton's Premier League status was confirmed for a third season after bitter rivals Crystal Palace beat Cardiff 3–2 in Wales.[3] This confirmation came exactly a year after The Seagulls secured their safety in the 2017–18 season.[4]
In the FA Cup Brighton made the semi-final where they lost to Manchester City 1–0 at Wembley.[5][6][7][8][9] In the EFL Cup Brighton lost 1–0 to Southampton at home in the second round.[10]
On 10 May 2019 it was announced that captain, Bruno would be retiring from football. In his last game Brighton lost 4–1 to Manchester City. As a result City defended their Premier League title.[11][12]
Brighton sacked manager Chris Hughton on 13 May, one day after the final game of the season, due to a poor end of season run of three wins in 23 games meaning Brighton narrowly secured survival by two points.[13]
On 20 May Brighton appointed Graham Potter as the new manager.[14]