Pascal Gross: In-form Brighton star creates history with Premier League award

By Oliver Thomas | 02 Oct 2026 11:50, Last updated: 02 Oct 2026 11:52

Brighton & Hove Albion prima Pascal Gross has been named the Premier League Player of the Month for September.

At the property of 35 years and 3 months, Gross has received the monthly grant for the precise archetypal time, portion helium has besides go the sixth oldest subordinate successful Premier League past to person the accolade.

The precocious retired Germany planetary has overtaken ex-Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (35 years, 2 months) to ascent into sixth presumption and is conscionable six months younger than Red Devils fable Paul Scholes, who claimed the grant successful August 2010.

In addition, Gross is the archetypal Brighton subordinate to person a monthly Premier League grant and is conscionable the 4th German subordinate to assertion 1 aft Ilkay Gundogan, Leroy Sane and Jurgen Klinsmann.

Gross pipped his Brighton teammate Charalampos Kostoulas, Hull City’s Mohamed Belloumi, Leeds United’s Jayden Bogle, Liverpool duo Alexander Isak and Jeremy Jacquet, Brentford’s Kevin Schade and Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo to September’s award.

Brighton’s No.13 won the nationalist ballot aft signaling 5 of his associated league-leading six extremity involvements successful September, scoring 2 goals and assisting three.

Gross kick-started the period with an awesome show successful a thumping 5-0 distant triumph for Brighton against Coventry, scoring from the punishment spot arsenic good arsenic assisting 2 different goals.

The originative midfielder besides contributed to 2 goals successful Brighton’s connection 3-0 triumph implicit reigning champions Arsenal, netting a superb opener from the borderline of the country earlier mounting up Chema Andres to caput location from a corner.

Hurzeler: 'Gross is similar a bully wine'

Gross is Brighton’s 2nd all-time apical scorer successful the Premier League (34) down Danny Welbeck (42) and helium has made a full of 290 appearances for the nine crossed 2 spells.

He re-joined the Seagulls successful January pursuing a little spell astatine Borussia Dortmund and helium has rapidly established himself arsenic an important midfielder nether caput manager Fabian Hurzeler.

Speaking aft Brighton’s triumph implicit Arsenal, Hurzeler told reporters: "We spoke astir Pascal Gross successful my past property league that you tin comparison him a small spot with a bully wine. The older helium gets, the amended helium is.

“He enjoys himself connected the transportation scoring goals. You tin truly spot him and helium makes the teammates astir him truly better."

Gross is acceptable to beryllium backmost successful enactment for Brighton – who beryllium 3rd successful the Premier League array - erstwhile they question to the Stadium of Light to look Sunderland successful their adjacent top-flight fixture connected October 10.