Who are the best Brighton FPL players for the 2025/26 season?
We take a look at our top three Seagulls picks ahead of Gameweek 1, using our Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">Opta data</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">AI</a> to inform our decision.
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<h2>Best Brighton FPL players 2025/26: Danny Welbeck (£6.5m)</h2>
With Joao Pedro leaving and Brighton&#8217;s new young Greek forwards yet to be fully integrated into the team, Welbeck should play a good amount of minutes up front in Gameweek 1.
The veteran striker had an excellent 2024/25, scoring 10 goals and assisting five. No other Seagulls player had more goal involvements.
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Priced at £6.5m this season, Welbeck comes in at £1.0m cheaper than the likes of Pedro, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chris Wood and Dominic Solanke.
This saving could prove valuable &#8211; and with Fulham (H) up first, Welbeck could work for managers on a variety of different strategies, including a Gameweek 1 Bench Boost.
<div id="attachment_73728" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73728" class="size-full wp-image-73728" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Welbeck.jpeg" alt="Danny Welbeck's stats" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Welbeck.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Welbeck-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Welbeck-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Danny Welbeck&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
<h2>Best Brighton FPL players 2025/26: Carlos Baleba (£5.0m)</h2>
Baleba wouldn&#8217;t have been a factor in previous seasons but <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-2025-26-changes-defensive-contributions">FPL rules changes</a> bring the defensive midfielder into consideration.
He had some attacking threat in 2024/25, scoring three and assisting one, but it&#8217;s a combination of his defensive contributions and price point which appeal.
Baleba averaged 11 clearances, blocks, interceptions, tackles and recoveries per appearance, ranking seventh among all midfielders.
A total of 12 per game is required for midfielders to earn two points, so Baleba would have hit the target on a regular basis.
There are plenty of picks who look set to benefit from these new points but most &#8211; like <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-nottingham-forest-fpl-picks">Elliot Anderson</a> &#8211; cost more than Baleba.
<div id="attachment_73742" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73742" class="wp-image-73742 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Baleba-defensive-contributions-2.jpeg" alt="Defensive contributions among midfielders" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Baleba-defensive-contributions-2.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Baleba-defensive-contributions-2-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Baleba-defensive-contributions-2-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Defensive contributions among midfielders</div>
<h2>Best Brighton FPL players 2025/26: Kaoru Mitoma (£6.5m)</h2>
It&#8217;s a close call for our final spot between Mitoma and Yankubah Minteh but on balance, we&#8217;ve opted for the more experienced winger.
Mitoma was Brighton&#8217;s top-scoring player last season, with 145 FPL points.
He matched Welbeck&#8217;s 10 goals and five assists and had the third best expected goals (xG) in the squad at 9.01.
His style is not going to earn him defensive contributions but it&#8217;s goals and assists that buyers will be focused on when picking the Japanese international.
Mitoma should be among the first names on Fabian Hurzeler&#8217;s team sheet and is worth considering at £6.5m.
<div id="attachment_73727" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73727" class="size-full wp-image-73727" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mitoma-stats.jpeg" alt="Kaoru Mitoma's stats" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mitoma-stats.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mitoma-stats-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mitoma-stats-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Kaoru Mitoma&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
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