All the reaction from Brighton’s 5-0 Premier League win against Crystal Palace at the Amex Stadium

Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be a team on a mission this season.

Fabian Hurzeler's impressive Seagulls dismantled Crystal Palace at the Amex Stadium on Sunday with a thumping 5-0 victory.

Brighton are currently third in the Premier League with 16 points from seven matches and are the divisions highest scorers with 23 goals so far.

Manchester City lead the way, with Arsenal - who scrapped to 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest yesterday - second.

Chelsea occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot, with the likes of Liverpool, Brentford and Leeds United all setting an early pace.

Are Brighton title challengers?

So can Brighton challenge for the title for this season?

"That's up to you to do that," said skipper Lewis Dunk o BBC Radio Five Live after the win against Palace.

"That's not my job. We've just got to focus on the next game we've got to go to on Thursday.

"We've got a big game in the Conference League and another on Sunday and that's all we can focus on.

"I'll let you do the talking on that."

So just where can Brighton finish, compared to their Premier League rivals? Statistics experts Opta have crunched the numbers

1. Arsenal - expected points 78.72

2. Man City - expected points 77.63

3. Brighton - expected points 65.32

4. Liverpool - expected points 78.7262.58

5. Chelsea - expected points 60.43

6. Aston Villa - expected points 54.86

7. Brentford - expected points 51.79

8. Man United - expected points 50.73

9. Leeds United - expected points 50.68

10. Everton - expected points 49.81

11. Bournemouth - expected points 47.65

12. Newcastle - expected points 47.60

13. Ipswich - expected points 44.74

14. Tottenham - expected points 44.08

15. Hull - expected points 43.72

16. Crystal Palace - expected points 43.69

17. Nottingham Forest - expected points 42.54

18. Coventry - expected points 42.53

19. Fulham - expected points 40.56

20. Sunderland - expected points 40.41