Brighton will be delighted with their start to the 2021-22 campaign, boasting a record of four wins, five draws and three defeats from 12 matches, which has seen them collect 17 points to sit ninth in the division.

The Seagulls are without a victory in England's top flight since the middle of September, though, drawing five and losing two of their seven fixtures since the 2-1 win over Leicester City.

Graham Potter's side drew back-to-back games against Liverpool and Newcastle United before suffering a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa last weekend, with Steven Gerrard picking up a strong result in his first game at the helm.

An improvement on last season's 16th-place finish would be very encouraging for Brighton this term, but the early indications are that they could potentially challenge for a spot inside the top half.



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布莱顿队将为他们在2021-22赛季的开局感到高兴，拥有12场比赛4胜5平3负的记录，他们积了17分，在分区中排名第九。

然而，自9月中旬以来，海鸥队在英格兰顶级联赛中还没有取得过一场胜利，自2-1战胜莱斯特城队以来，他们在七场比赛中踢平了五场，输掉了两场。

格雷厄姆·波特带领的球队在上周末以0 - 2输给阿斯顿维拉队之前，已经连续两场对阵利物浦和纽卡斯尔联队，而史蒂芬·杰拉德在他执教的第一场比赛中就取得了一个强劲的成绩。

上赛季的16名对布莱顿来说是一个非常鼓舞人心的成绩，但早期的迹象表明他们可能会挑战上半部分的位置。