 With Brighton & Hove Albion promoted to the Championship, Elphick was in the squad in the last game of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Notts County, but in the second half, Elphick was involved in an collision that saw him stretched off and was substituted as a result.After the game, it was announced that Elphick would be sidelined at the start of the season and finished the 2010–11 season, making 35 appearance and scoring once in all competition.In the 2011–12 season, Elphick made no appearance for the club, as in October, Elphick was expected to miss out for the rest of the season after having a second operation.