Brighton vs Crystal Palace — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 28

Brighton

0–1Full-time

Crystal Palace

DWWWDWGoals 17-9

WDDLLLGoals 8-21

American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · Capacity 31,872 · grass · Referee: Martin Atkinson

Match events

27'E. Schelotto
33'Christian Benteke
46'J. McCarthy (Jaïro Riedewald)
57'Martín Montoya
66'Solly March (Glenn Murray)
70'Jordan Ayew (Christian Benteke)
78'Martín Montoya (Alireza Jahanbakhsh)
82'Yves Bissouma (S. Alzate)
87'Christian Benteke (Cenk Tosun)

Lineups

Brighton

Crystal Palace

4-2-3-1

4-1-4-1

G. PotterCoach

R. Hodgson

Bench (7)

Match trends

Brighton have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Crystal Palace have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Brighton wins

3Draws

3Crystal Palace wins

9-9Goals

Brighton

0–1Feb 8, 2026, 2:00 PM

Crystal Palace

0–0Nov 9, 2025, 2:00 PM

Brighton

Crystal Palace

2–1Apr 5, 2025, 2:00 PM

Brighton

1–3Dec 15, 2024, 2:00 PM

Crystal Palace

Brighton

4–1Feb 3, 2024, 3:00 PM

Crystal Palace

1–1Dec 21, 2023, 8:00 PM

Brighton

1–0Mar 15, 2023, 7:30 PM

Crystal Palace

1–1Feb 11, 2023, 3:00 PM

Brighton

Pre-match comparison

1.7Goals scored per game0.8

0.9Goals conceded per game2.1

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Martin Atkinson

3.03Yellow cards / game

0.21Red cards / game

0.15Penalties scored / game

Based on 34 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Brighton

0-15'

25%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

25%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

66%Possession34%

—Expected goals (xG)—

8Shots on target3

23Total shots12

9Shots off target6

6Blocked shots3

13Shots inside the box11

10Shots outside the box1

8Corners7

1Offsides3

8Fouls9

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves8

538Total passes273

444Accurate passes187

83%Pass accuracy68%

Player ratings

1Vicente GuaitaCrystal Palace8.6
2Patrick van AanholtCrystal Palace7.8
3A. MooyBrighton7.8
4Davy PröpperBrighton7.5
5Adam WebsterBrighton7.5
6J. McCarthyCrystal Palace7.4

Box score

Brighton

24Davy PröpperM · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles5

Duels60%

20Solly MarchM · 66'

6.3

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Shots3/6 on target

Passes86%

Tackles3

Duels33%

33Dan BurnD · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles4

Duels69%

5Lewis Dunk (C)D · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes91%

Tackles1

Duels64%

11Leandro TrossardM · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels20%

7Neal MaupayF · 90'

6.9

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Shots4/5 on target

Passes80%

Tackles1

Duels45%

8Yves BissoumaM · 82'

7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles4

Duels56%

15Adam WebsterD · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels85%

1

1M. RyanG · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels—

22Martín MontoyaD · 78'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels33%

18

18A. MooyM · 90'

7.8

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes76%

Tackles3

Duels63%

Bench (7)

21

21E. SchelottoD

—

16Alireza JahanbakhshF · 12'

7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes62%

Tackles1

Duels100%

13Pascal GroßM

—

46

46S. AlzateF · 8'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles2

Duels86%

27

27D. ButtonG

—

6

6D. StephensM

—

17Glenn MurrayF · 24'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels25%

Crystal Palace

11

11W. ZahaM · 90'

5.9

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes76%

Tackles1

Duels37%

31Vicente GuaitaG · 90'

8.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes31%

Tackles—

Duels0%

24

24G. Cahill (C)D · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels88%

22

22J. McCarthyM · 45'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes88%

Tackles1

Duels75%

17Christian BentekeF · 87'

🅰️ 1🟨6.9

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes65%

Tackles—

Duels22%

8Cheikhou KouyatéM · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes77%

Tackles8

Duels50%

18

18J. McArthurM · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes59%

Tackles4

Duels50%

2Joel WardD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles1

Duels60%

3Patrick van AanholtD · 90'

7.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes67%

Tackles4

Duels63%

9Jordan AyewM · 90'

⚽ 16.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels13%

6Scott DannD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles3

Duels57%

Bench (7)

20Cenk TosunF · 8'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

13

13Wayne HennesseyG

—

34

34M. KellyD

—

10Andros TownsendM

—

4Luka MilivojevićM

—

44Jaïro RiedewaldM · 45'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels0%

7

7M. MeyerM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Brighton vs Crystal Palace played?+

The match is played at American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex (capacity 31,872).

What time does Brighton vs Crystal Palace kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 29, 2020, 12:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).