Stat shows why Brighton need Promise David to star during 2026/27
Promise David joined Brighton and Hove Albion during the summer transfer window.
The pressure is on Promise David to star for Brighton during the 2026/27 season, and one key stat shows exactly why the Seagulls need him to step up to the plate.
Brighton brought in David earlier this summer on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy. If he’s successful and hits some KPIs, the club will need to pay a reported £22m. David comes in as a replacement for Danny Welbeck, who joined Chelsea during the summer. Welbeck was a star for Brighton during the 2025/26 campaign, with one look at Brighton's goal involvements from last term summing this up perfectly.
Last season, Welbeck was involved in scoring or creating over a quarter of all Brighton’s goals in the Premier League – the same figure if you were to combine the second and third best contributions, with Jack Hinshelwood and Yankuba Minteh both contributing to 7 goals each for The Seagulls.
With all of this in mind, let’s take a look at the Brighton goal involvements data below, brought to us by Ivy Casino.
As the table above highlights, Welbeck was an important player for Brighton last season, underscoring how key David needs to be this term.
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