Brighton vs Crystal Palace
Ref: Thomas Bramall, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Sarr scored for Crystal Palace. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.74 for Brighton versus 1.16 for Crystal Palace. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Crystal Palace are 15th.
First Half
17'
Hughes
Yellow Card
Second Half
56'
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Yeremy Pino
61'
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Sarr
Assist: Guessand
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Baleba
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De Cuyper
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Howell
77'
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Hughes
80'
Muñoz
Yellow Card
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Rutter
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Kostoulas
85'
Strand Larsen
Yellow Card
Gómez
Yellow Card
88'
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Sarr
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrightonCrystal Palace
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.74VS1.16
Attack1 · 4 won
7
Shots
7
2
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
1
2
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
557
Total passes
311
476
Accurate passes
217
85%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
0
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 10G. RutterM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 30P. GroßM
- 53H. HowellM
Substitutes
- 3IgorD
- 11Y. MintehF
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 23J. SteeleG
- 25D. GómezM
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 34J. VeltmanD
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 2D. MuñozM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 7I. SarrF
- 8J. LermaD
- 10Yeremy PinoF
- 19W. HughesM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 22J. Strand LarsenF
- 26C. RichardsD
Substitutes
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 17N. ClyneD
- 18D. KamadaM
- 23J. CanvotD
- 24B. SosaD
- 29E. GuessandF
- 34C. RiadD
- 44W. BenítezG
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Harry Howell | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/4 |
| Georginio Rutter | M | 82 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Milner | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Júlio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Gómez | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ismaïla Sarr | F | 88 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Henderson(C) | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Hughes | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Adam Wharton | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Lerma | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Yéremy Pino | F | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Daniel Muñoz | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | F | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathaniel Clyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Borna Sosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadi Riad | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christantus Uche | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaydee Canvot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evann Guessand | F | 34 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Daichi Kamada | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brennan Johnson | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |