Premier League 2026-2027 | Regular Season - 7
| American Express Stadium | 18 Oct 2026-1:00 pm
Brighton
w w w w w
5 : 0
2.02
xG
0.77
Full Time
Crystal Palace
l w d w l
J. Canvot
4'
D. Gómez
7'
Y. Ayari
10'
C. Kostoulas
49'
J. Hinshelwood
84'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
Lineups
7.05
1
B. Verbruggen
8.05
21
O. Boscagli
7.73
5
L. Dunk
7.94
44
L. Vušković
7.47
24
F. Kadıoğlu
6.51
14
J. Andrés Baixauli
6.62
13
P. Groß
7.2
29
M. De Cuyper
8.18
26
Y. Ayari
7.89
25
D. Gómez
8.7
19
C. Kostoulas
6.54
44
W. Benítez
5.92
21
H. Ahanor
5.88
26
C. Richards
5.02
6
J. Canvot
5.64
3
T. Mitchell
5.66
23
Q. Timber
5.32
20
A. Wharton
5.45
25
A. Khalaili
5.79
10
Yeremy Pino
5.75
18
D. Kamada
6.07
22
J. Strand Larsen
field field
Brighton
7.05
7.47
7.94
5
d
90'
7.73
81'
8.05
13
m
29'71'
6.62
64'
6.51
25
m
7'
7.89
26
m
10'81'
8.18
7.2
49'71'
8.7
Substitutes
81'
6.86
33
m
15
f
10
f
71'
6.63
71'84'
7.63
30
d
90'
20
d
3
d
81'
6.91
23
g
Coach
Crystal Palace
6.54
6
d
4'
5.02
5.88
21
d
53'
5.92
5.45
20
m
5.32
23
m
45'
5.66
5.64
18
m
51'81'
5.75
61'
5.79
61'
6.07
Substitutes
61'
6.24
7
f
14
f
61'
6.25
24
f
11
m
45'
6.52
19
m
81'
5.39
8
m
53'
6.03
Coach
Match Stats
Brighton
Crystal Palace
Off Target 4 Blocked 4
On Target 9
On Target 1
Off Target 3 Blocked 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
8 Corners 5
13 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 2
57 Ball Possession 43
17 Shots 5
9 Shots on Goal 1
5 Goals 0
4 Shots off Goal 3
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Shots insidebox 4
9 Shots outsidebox 1
1 Goalkeeper Saves 5
516 Total passes 384
440 Passes accurate 301
2.02 Expected Goals 0.77
Brighton Home
W W W D L
2.17 4-1-1 PPG Overall
2.33 2-1-0 PPG at Home
2.00 2-0-1 PPG Away
W 10 Oct ASunderland 2-0
W 19 Sep HArsenal 3-0
W 13 Sep ACoventry 5-0
D 05 Sep HLeeds 1-1
L 30 Aug AChelsea 3-4
W D L W L
1.17 2-1-3 PPG Overall
1.00 1-0-2 PPG at Home
1.33 1-1-1 PPG Away
W 11 Oct HNottingham Forest 3-1
D 20 Sep ALeeds 0-0
L 12 Sep HIpswich 2-3
W 05 Sep AFulham 3-2
L 28 Aug HManchester City 1-4
Venue form: Brighton at home +75% on points per game vs Crystal Palace away (2.33 vs 1.33)
xG & Finishing
2.02 5 goals · +2.98 Brighton xG
0.77 0 goals · −0.77 Crystal Palace xG
29% Shots scored 0%
53% Shots on target 20%
0.12 xG per shot 0.15
Brighton scored 2.98 more than their chances were worth
Top Performersby match rating
1 C. Kostoulas 8.7 Player of the match 1 goal · 1 assist · 71 min
2 Y. Ayari 8.2 1 goal · 81 min
3 O. Boscagli 8.1 1 assist · 81 min
4 L. Vušković 7.9 90 min
Result in Context
Pre-match favourite (stats model)
Brighton won
Stats model 84% · draw 13%, Crystal Palace 3%
Pre-match form
2.17 vs 1.17 points per game
6 + 6 Premier League 2026-2027 games before kick-off
This scoreline
Brighton have now won 5-0 2 times
Crystal Palace's first 0-5 defeat
Streaks
Brighton: 4 wins in a row
Crystal Palace's 1-game winning run ended
Favourite = the Stats Prediction model (no pre-match odds)
Form, scorelines and streaks: Premier League 2026-2027 games up to this one
Player Stats
Brighton
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Crystal Palace
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Referees
Referee: R. Jones
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