Brighton' s January dealing focused mainly on young talent for the future as young Poland international Kacper Kozłowski arrived in an £8m deal and Deniz Undav signed for £6m. Both players were however loaned back to Tony Bloom's Belgian outfit Union SG.
Brighton also lost their centre back Dan Burn who completed his £13m deal to Newcastle on transfer deadline day.
Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa were busy as they signed Everton left-back Lucas Digne for £25m and Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho joined on loan.
Wolves are challenging near the top this season and they made the loan signing of RB Leipzig forward Hwang Hee-chan permanent for £14m, while Adama Traore went to Barcelona.
But what does it all mean in terms of the race for the top six? Scroll down to see Brighton's predicted finish compared to their top flight rivals from statisticians FiveThirtyEight.
13. Southampton - 44 points
The Saints are once again expected to avoid relegation this season with a lower mid-table finish the most likely outcome for Ralph Hassenhuttl’s side.
14. Leeds United - 41 points
It has been an up and down season for Leeds United this year, however, the supercomputer has given them an 89% chance of survival
15. Brentford - 40 points
Brentford’s first season in the Premier League should see them maintain their status as a top-flight club and the Bees have been given just a 10% chance of being relegated.
16. Everton - 40 points
Although the battle to avoid the drop looks like being a four-horse race, Everton could yet be dragged into it. Frank Lampard has a tough job on his hands to steer the Toffees away from relegation danger.