Crystal Palace vs Brighton match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 31 · Selhurst Park, London · Ref A. Taylor

Crystal Palace stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 2–1 in the Premier League on 5 April 2025. Expected goals finished 0.60–1.00. Brighton had 62% of the ball.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton match statistics

Crystal PalaceBrighton

38% Ball possession 62%
0.60 Expected goals (xG) 1.00
8 Total shots 11
3 Shots on target 5
1 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 4
12 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 3
2 Red cards 1
325 Passes 542
75% Pass accuracy 85%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

3' Goal J. Mateta (assist E. Eze) Crystal Palace
25' Yellow card J. van Hecke Brighton
31' Goal D. Welbeck (assist Y. Minteh) Brighton
55' Goal D. Muñoz (assist E. Eze) Crystal Palace
57' Yellow card M. Guéhi Crystal Palace
69' Yellow card E. Nketiah Crystal Palace
78' Yellow card E. Nketiah Crystal Palace
78' Red card E. Nketiah Crystal Palace
80' Yellow card S. March Brighton
90' Yellow card M. Guéhi Crystal Palace
90' Red card M. Guéhi Crystal Palace
90+6' Yellow card J. van Hecke Brighton
90+6' Red card J. van Hecke Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Crystal Palace

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 O. Glasner

1 D. Henderson

6 M. Guéhi 5 M. Lacroix 8 J. Lerma

3 T. Mitchell 18 D. Kamada 20 A. Wharton 12 D. Muñoz

10 E. Eze 7 I. Sarr

14 J. Mateta

Bench B. Chilwell , E. Nketiah , J. Devenny , W. Hughes , Joel Ward , R. Esse , M. Turner , Matheus França , N. Clyne

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Hürzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

30 P. Estupiñán 5 Lewis Dunk 29 J. van Hecke 41 J. Hinshelwood

25 D. Gómez 20 C. Baleba

22 K. Mitoma 33 M. O'Riley 17 Y. Minteh

18 D. Welbeck

Bench S. Adingra , Joao Pedro , S. March , B. Gruda , Yasin Ayari , M. Wieffer , C. Rushworth , E. Cashin , C. Tasker

Form guide

Crystal Palace at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Dec 24	Brighton v Crystal Palace	1–3
3 Feb 24	Brighton v Crystal Palace	4–1
21 Dec 23	Crystal Palace v Brighton	1–1
15 Mar 23	Brighton v Crystal Palace	1–0
11 Feb 23	Crystal Palace v Brighton	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Crystal Palace vs Brighton head-to-head record