Brighton vs Crystal Palace

0 - 1

🕒 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Bramall 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Crystal Palace 15

Referee Stats

Thomas Bramall

22 matches · 3.59 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.59
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	41%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (7-7).
Brighton controlled possession (63%).
Crystal Palace had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 28

Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.26

1.58

1.16

1.05

1.47

58%

O2.5

63%

58%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Crystal Palace rank15th

Brighton points53

Crystal Palace points45

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals6-12

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Crystal Palace score away74%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Crystal Palace score first63%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first58%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Crystal Palace 20%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Crystal Palace 30.8'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Crystal Palace score away1.16 vs 1.22

Crystal Palace concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Crystal Palace score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 8

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

549

310

Passes Accurate

467

216

Passes %

85%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' W. Hughes

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Yeremy Pino

1st substitution · For: E. Guessand

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Sarr

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Guessand

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ H. Howell

1st substitution · For: Y. Minteh

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

2nd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Baleba

3rd substitution · For: D. Gómez

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ W. Hughes

2nd substitution · For: D. Kamada

80'

80' D. Muñoz

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Kostoulas

4th substitution · For: J. Hinshelwood

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Rutter

5th substitution · For: M. O'Riley

85'

85' D. Gómez

85'

85' J. Strand Larsen

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ I. Sarr

3rd substitution · For: B. Johnson

Brighton vs Crystal Palace 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0 on Sunday, 08 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Thomas Bramall. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. W. Hughes received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 17'.

Second half: Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 56', with Yeremy Pino replacing E. Guessand. Crystal Palace took the lead at 61' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to E. Guessand, making the score 0-1. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 71', with H. Howell replacing Y. Minteh. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. De Cuyper replacing D. Welbeck. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Baleba replacing D. Gómez. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 77', with W. Hughes replacing D. Kamada. D. Muñoz received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 80'. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 82', with C. Kostoulas replacing J. Hinshelwood. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 82', with G. Rutter replacing M. O'Riley. D. Gómez received a yellow card for Brighton at 85'. J. Strand Larsen received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 85'. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 88', with I. Sarr replacing B. Johnson.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.