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Top Premier League facts you didn't know about Brighton

They've been a rival since the 1970s, but Brighton & Hove Albion have only enjoyed two full seasons of Premier League football. Here, we look at six facts you didn't know about the Seagulls' PL existence.

  • Lewis Dunk is one of only four players to have scored an own goal on their club's Premier League debut. Dunk's misfortune came against Manchester City in August 2017. The other players who have suffered the same fate are Jacob Laursen, Derby vs Leeds, 1996; Richard Johnson, Watford vs Burnley, 1999 and Stephen Jordan, Burnley vs Stoke, 2009.