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Brighton season preview [Sky Sports News]



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Jun 5, 2011
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[h=3]By Lewis Jones[/h]Last Updated: 01/08/16 11:07am


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Can Brighton push for promotion this season?

All the transfer news, fan opinion, predictions and odds ahead of Brighton's 2016/17 Sky Bet Championship campaign.
Last year's finish:*3rd
Manager:*Chris Hughton*
Title odds: 14/1 with Sky Bet
First five games: Derby County (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Rotherham (H), Reading (A), Newcastle (A)
Players In: Ben Hall (Motherwell, free), Steve Sidwell (Brighton, free), Glenn Murray (Bournemouth, loan)
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Glenn Murray has joined from Bournemouth on loan

Players Out: Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion, loan), Inigo Calderon (Famagusta, free), Bobby Zamora (released), Gordon Greer (released), Andrew Crofts (Charlton, free).
Fan's view - Simeon Gholam, sports journalist
Expectation:*While a top-two finish would be fantastic, the calibre of clubs coming down from the Premier League probably make the play-offs a more realistic goal. Anything in the top six would be excellent again as the Sky Bet Championship gets tougher every year. A little less heartbreak than last season would also be nice.
Most important player:*Anthony Knockaert oozes quality and if he can show the kind of form all season that he displayed since January then he could be the difference for us this year.*
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Anthony Knockaert will be a key player

Who will win the league? Newcastle
Dark horse? Sheffield Wednesday
One Championship player you'd want to sign? Tommy Elphick*
[h=3]Ollie's prediction: 2nd[/h]I think Brighton will use the disappointment of last season to their advantage and get automatic promotion. They have a solid defensive unit, but also can attack you from all angles. It's a great mix. The relationship between the manager and the board also is very stable while their recruitment policy is spot on. It's only a matter of time until they reach the Premier League. This could be their year.
Sky Bet odds
Brighton are 4/1 to bounce back from their play-off disappointment by securing promotion this season, with EFL sponsor Sky Bet making them 14/1 joint fifth favourites for the title. Another top-six finish is, however, odds against at 13/8, but they are certainly not expected to struggle at the other end of the table at 28/1 to face relegation.
The Seagulls will be up against the odds to make a flying start at 5/2 to win at Derby on the opening weekend, while they're 9/1 to win their first three games in Sky Bet's Brighton Specials.

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