Brighton vs Crystal Palace

5 - 0

🕒 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Brighton 3 · Crystal Palace 14

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

4 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Brighton outshot their opponent (17-5).
Brighton controlled possession (57%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

13 / 1

Avg: 3.25 / 0.25

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 9

Avg: 0.75 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

2.50

PPG

1.00

3.25

0.75

0.25

2.25

75%

O2.5

50%

25%

BTTS

25%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Brighton rank3rd

Crystal Palace rank14th

Brighton points16

Crystal Palace points7

Brighton: #3 · 16 pts · GD +18

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace: #14 · 7 pts · GD -8

11 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Brighton last 5 home

W W D W

Points10/12

Weighted index87

Goals13-1

Record3-1-0

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

L D W L

Points4/12

Weighted index30

Goals3-9

Record1-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home100%

Brighton clean sheet at home75%

Crystal Palace score away25%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first25%

Brighton win after scoring first100%

Crystal Palace score first50%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 100% · Crystal Palace 50%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 31.0' · Crystal Palace 28.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home3.25 vs 1.61

Brighton concede at home0.25 vs 1.29

Crystal Palace score away0.75 vs 1.29

Crystal Palace concede away2.25 vs 1.61

Brighton score 101% above league average, while Crystal Palace score 42% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 81% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 39% above 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: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

517

384

Passes Accurate

440

302

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Canvot

Own Goal

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Gómez

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Boscagli

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Y. Ayari

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kostoulas

29'

29' P. Groß

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Q. Timber

1st substitution · For: D. McNeil

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

C. Kostoulas

Normal Goal

51'

51' D. Kamada

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ H. Ahanor

2nd substitution · For: J. Lerma

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Yeremy Pino

3rd substitution · For: E. Nketiah

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Strand Larsen

4th substitution · For: J. Mateta

64'

64' José María Andrés Baixauli

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ P. Groß

1st substitution · For: J. Hinshelwood

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Kostoulas

2nd substitution · For: G. Rutter

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Kamada

5th substitution · For: W. Hughes

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ O. Boscagli

3rd substitution · For: J. Hadjam

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Y. Ayari

4th substitution · For: M. Yalcouyé

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

J. Hinshelwood

Normal Goal

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ L. Dunk

5th substitution · For: M. Svoboda

Brighton vs Crystal Palace 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5-0 on Sunday, 18 October 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Jones. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Brighton took an early lead at 4' when J. Canvot scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Brighton extended the lead at 7' when D. Gómez scored, with the assist credited to O. Boscagli, making the score 2-0. Brighton extended the lead at 10' when Y. Ayari scored, with the assist credited to C. Kostoulas, making the score 3-0. P. Groß received a yellow card for Brighton at 29'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 45', with Q. Timber replacing D. McNeil.

Second half: Brighton extended the lead at 49' when C. Kostoulas scored, making the score 4-0. D. Kamada received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 51'. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 53', with H. Ahanor replacing J. Lerma. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Yeremy Pino replacing E. Nketiah. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 61', with J. Strand Larsen replacing J. Mateta. José María Andrés Baixauli received a yellow card for Brighton at 64'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 71', with P. Groß replacing J. Hinshelwood. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 71', with C. Kostoulas replacing G. Rutter. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 81', with D. Kamada replacing W. Hughes. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 81', with O. Boscagli replacing J. Hadjam. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 81', with Y. Ayari replacing M. Yalcouyé. Brighton extended the lead at 84' when J. Hinshelwood scored, making the score 5-0. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 90', with L. Dunk replacing M. Svoboda.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions. Brighton got 2 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 1 yellow card.