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Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace · Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 in the Premier League. Goals: J. Canvot (own goal) 4', D. Gómez 7', Y. Ayari 10', C. Kostoulas 49', J. Hinshelwood 84'. Expected goals (xG): Brighton & Hove Albion 0.9, Crystal Palace 0.8. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace met in the Premier League at American Express Stadium in Falmer on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Brighton & Hove Albion: J. Canvot 4'; D. Gómez 7'; Y. Ayari 10'; C. Kostoulas 49'; J. Hinshelwood 84'. Crystal Palace did not score.

How the match went

Brighton & Hove Albion saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Brighton & Hove Albion had 17 shots with 9 on target, Crystal Palace 5 with 1 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 8 to Brighton & Hove Albion and 5 to Crystal Palace. Brighton & Hove Albion conceded 13 fouls, Crystal Palace 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Brighton & Hove Albion, 1 for Crystal Palace).

Line-ups

Brighton & Hove Albion started in a 4-2-3-1: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luka Vušković, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés, Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas.

Crystal Palace started in a 3-4-2-1: Walter Benítez, Jaydee Canvot, Chris Richards, Honest Ahanor, Anan Khalaili, Adam Wharton, Quinten Timber, Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Yéremy Pino, Jørgen Strand Larsen.

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Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Crystal Palace. Own goal by J. Canvot.
  2. 7'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace. D. Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by O. Boscagli.
  3. 10'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Crystal Palace. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by C. Kostoulas.
  4. 45'Half-time. Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Crystal Palace.
  5. 49'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Crystal Palace. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores.
  6. 84'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace. J. Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores.
  7. 90'Full-time. Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace.
Full commentary (46 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace.
  2. 4'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Crystal Palace. Own goal by J. Canvot.
  3. 4'Offside, Brighton & Hove Albion.
  4. 7'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace. D. Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by O. Boscagli.
  5. 10'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Crystal Palace. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by C. Kostoulas.
  6. 12'Attempt saved. A. Khalaili (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 16'Attempt blocked. P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  8. 20'Attempt saved. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  9. 20'Attempt blocked. Y. Pino (Crystal Palace), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  10. 23'Attempt saved. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 25'Offside, Brighton & Hove Albion.
  12. 29'Yellow card for P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
  13. 33'Attempt blocked. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 34'Attempt missed. P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  15. 36'Corner, Crystal Palace.
  16. 38'Attempt saved. F. Kadıoğlu (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 39'Corner, Crystal Palace.
  18. 44'Attempt missed. A. Khalaili (Crystal Palace), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  19. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  20. 45'Half-time. Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Crystal Palace.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Substitution, Crystal Palace: D. McNeil comes on for Q. Timber.
  23. 47'Attempt missed. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
  24. 49'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Crystal Palace. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores.
  25. 49'Attempt blocked. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  26. 51'Yellow card for D. Kamada (Crystal Palace) for foul.
  27. 53'Substitution, Crystal Palace: J. Lerma comes on for H. Ahanor.
  28. 57'Attempt missed. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  29. 61'Substitution, Crystal Palace: E. Nketiah comes on for Y. Pino.
  30. 61'Substitution, Crystal Palace: J. Mateta comes on for J. Larsen.
  31. 62'Attempt blocked. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  32. 63'Off the woodwork! J. Mateta (Crystal Palace), left-footed shot. xG 0.46.
  33. 64'Yellow card for C. Andrés (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
  34. 69'Attempt missed. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  35. 71'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: G. Rutter comes on for C. Kostoulas.
  36. 71'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: J. Hinshelwood comes on for P. Groß.
  37. 74'Attempt saved. G. Rutter (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  38. 74'Off the woodwork! J. Lerma (Crystal Palace), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
  39. 81'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: M. Yalcouyé comes on for Y. Ayari.
  40. 81'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: J. Hadjam comes on for O. Boscagli.
  41. 81'Substitution, Crystal Palace: W. Hughes comes on for D. Kamada.
  42. 84'Goal! Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace. J. Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores.
  43. 84'Attempt saved. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), header from a corner. xG 0.23.
  44. 90'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: M. Svoboda comes on for L. Dunk.
  45. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  46. 90'Full-time. Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Crystal Palace.
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