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Matchweek 7Sunday, 18 October 2026 · 14:00 BSTReferee: Robert Jones · 3.3 cards/game
Story of the match
Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5–0. On expected goals it was Brighton 2.3, Crystal Palace 0.8 — the scoreline broadly matched the balance of chances. Our pre-match model had called it, giving the result a 81% chance.
Auto-generated from the match's xG, biggest chance and result — no editorial spin.
Post-Match Review
Post-Match Review
BrightonxGCrystal Palace
2.29–0.76
Actual5–0
Result reflected the xG
Finishing (G − xG)+2.71·-0.76
Model callBrighton(gave this result 81%)✓ correct
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Recent form
Brighton
LDWWW
Form 7514-5Crystal Palace
LWLDW
Form 519-10Head-to-head
No recent meetings
Rest & congestion
Brighton8d rest · 1 in 14 days
Crystal Palace7d rest · 1 in 14 days
Match Events
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CanvotOwn goal
4'⚽
GomezBoscagli
7'⚽
AyariKostoulas
10'⚽
Groß
29'🟨
45'🔄
Timber↑ McNeil
Kostoulas
49'⚽
51'🟨
Kamada
53'🔄
Ahanor↑ Lerma
61'🔄
Yeremy↑ Nketiah
61'🔄
Strand Larsen↑ Mateta
Andrés
64'🟨
Groß↑ Hinshelwood
71'🔄
Kostoulas↑ Georginio
71'🔄
81'🔄
Kamada↑ Hughes
Boscagli↑ Hadjam
81'🔄
Ayari↑ Yalcouyé
81'🔄
Hinshelwood
84'⚽
Dunk↑ Svoboda
90'🔄
Lineups
Brighton
4-2-3-1
GBart Verbruggen
DFerdi Kadioglu
DLuka Vuskovic
DLewis Dunk↓
DOlivier Boscagli↓
MPascal Groß↓
MChema Andrés
MDiego Gómez
MYasin Ayari↓
MMaxim De Cuyper
FCharalampos Kostoulas↓
Bench
MMalick Yalcouyé↑
DMichael Svoboda↑
MMatt O'Riley
FIbrahim Osman
DCostinha
MJack Hinshelwood↑
FGeorginio Rutter↑
GJason Steele
DJaouen Hadjam↑
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
GWalter Benítez
DJaydee Canvot
DChris Richards
DHonest Ahanor↓
MAnan Khalaili
MAdam Wharton
MQuinten Timber↓
MTyrick Mitchell
FDaichi Kamada↓
FYéremy Pino↓
FJørgen Strand Larsen↓
Bench
MJefferson Lerma↑
MWill Hughes↑
FIsmaïla Sarr
GRemi Matthews
FEddie Nketiah↑
MDarío Osorio
DÓscar Mingueza
FJean-Philippe Mateta↑
FDwight McNeil↑
Statistics
BrightonCrystal Palace
57.2%
Possession
42.8%
17
Total Shots
5
9
On Target
1
2.29
xG
0.76
8
Corners
5
13
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
2
1
Saves
5
85.3%
Pass Accuracy
78.4%