By arlington 
So I just moved to Brighton last month and suddenly got interested in their football team after chatting with my pub mates. But honestly? I had zero clue how to check where Brighton stands in the league. Total beginner stuff.
My First Dumb Attempt
Last Saturday after the match, I grabbed my phone thinking it’d be simple. Typed “Brighton football score” on Google like an idiot. Got flooded with match stats from years ago and news articles about some player’s injury. Felt overwhelmed immediately.
Then I remembered my buddy mentioning “Premier League table” so I searched that. Bam! Saw this massive grid with 20 teams – but Brighton wasn’t listed?! Freaked out for a solid minute before realizing I was looking at last season’s table.
Discovering the Simple Way
Gave up and texted my football-crazy nephew. He laughed and said: “Just check the official Premier League site, uncle.” Oh. Right.
Here’s exactly what I did:
- Opened my browser (used Chrome on my laptop this time)
- Searched “Premier League official table” – first result was legit
- Scrolled past the ads until I saw the current season’s standings
- Scanned team names alphabetically – found Brighton & Hove Albion between Arsenal and Chelsea
- Checked three key columns:
- Position number (left side)
- Points total (big number in the middle)
- Recent form (those little colored dots)
Total lightbulb moment. The colored circles were confusing at first – thought red meant they lost money! My nephew explained green=win, gray=draw, red=loss. Life got easier.
Why This Works for Beginners
The beauty is you don’t need special apps or accounts. Any phone or computer works. No tricky filtering – it’s literally alphabetically ordered. I even used this yesterday during coffee break at work when colleagues argued about Brighton’s position.
Just make sure you’re looking at current season – I almost messed up again because there’s a tiny dropdown for “2022/2023” or “2023/2024”. Rookie mistake.
Now I check every Monday morning like it’s my religion. Takes 20 seconds max. Still find it wild that I struggled with this two weeks ago. Football newbies – learn from my facepalms!