Brighton & Hove Albion suffered a £54.4million ($72.9m) loss in the 2024-25 season. The transformation from big profits in previous years to a hefty deficit was anticipated, due to an unprecedented spend of nearly £210m on signings during Fabian Hurzeler’s first season as head coach, which ended in an eighth-place Premier League finish.

Brighton eased past Burnley 2-0 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday as the Seagulls recorded their first win in seven. Georginio Rutter put Fabian Hurzeler’s side ahead in the first half and Yasin Ayari doubled their lead early in second as Brighton bounced back from a winless December to start January off with a victory.

Arsenal have won three matches in a row but failed to score from open play in those games, managing just a penalty and three own-goals. The Gunners are coming off a roller-coaster victory over Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, advancing to the semifinals 8-7 on penalty kicks after giving up an equalizer in stoppage time.

Kaoru Mitoma has struggled for fitness this season. He provided more evidence of how much Brighton need him against Manchester City