Jaouen Hadjam

Brighton's 10-Man Goal Machine: Fabian Hurzeler Explains Why His Side Are the Premier League's Best Team Right Now

Brighton are the Premier League's top scorers and the only club with 10 different players on the scoresheet this season, and ahead of Sunday's derby with Crystal Palace, head coach Fabian Hurzeler explains the collective mindset — and the pressing, high-turnover game model — driving their surge to the top.

Ten-man Brighton beat Sunderland to extend winning run and hold third

Brighton made it three consecutive Premier League wins without conceding with a 2-0 victory at Sunderland. Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring after the break, and Jaouen Hadjam sealed the result in stoppage time after Pascal Struijk had been sent off.

A club-by-club verdict on the 2026 Premier League summer transfer window: Arsenal landed Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa but failed to sign a marquee attacker; Aston Villa banked about £300m from nine sales in a radical squad rebuild; Chelsea made Xabi Alonso's first window count with the £117m capture of Morgan Rogers; and the business of Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton and Coventry is also assessed.

The Guardian’s club-by-club assessment of the summer 2026 window finds Arsenal frustrated in the attack market, Aston Villa executing a £300m squad refresh, Bournemouth keeping core talent, Brentford adding stability, Brighton banking big profits, and Chelsea beginning a new era under Xabi Alonso with major incomings and outgoings.