The Seagulls lost back-to-back clashes with Crystal Palace and West Brom in painful circumstances, and who knows how those matches might have turned out had Graham Potter been able to call upon established first team talents like Tariq Lamptey and Solly March to bolster his side’s cause.
Injuries have been a thorn in the side of most teams this season, and Brighton have been no different.
Currently, Albion have four players out injured – the tenth-highest tally in the Premier League – but how have their fared over the course of the entire season compared to their top flight rivals?
We’ve taken a look at the total number of matches that players at each Premier League club have missed this term to determine who’s really had the worst luck in 2020/21…
*All data courtesy of Transfermarkt.
9. Sheffield United
Total matches missed: 88 Players injured: 13 Longest absence: Jack O'Connell (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Photo: Shaun Botterill
10. Leicester City
Total matches missed: 93 Players injured: 13 Longest absence: Ricardo Pereira (Photo by Tim Keeton - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
11. Wolves
Total matches missed: 99 Players injured: 11 Longest absence: Jonny Otto (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS
12. Arsenal
Total matches missed: 101 Players injured: 19 Longest absence: Pablo Mari (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Regan