Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace: Result & How It Finished

Premier League Sun 18 Oct 2026, 14:00 American Express Stadium Referee: Robert Jones Full time

The Result

Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
Half time3–0
Total goals5
Both scoredNo

The Story of the Game

Form After This Game

ClubLast 6PtsScoredConcededBTTSOver 2.5
Brighton DWWWWL13/181.651.145%50%
Crystal Palace WLDWLL7/181.051.6853%58%

Form over the last six completed matches, all competitions. Rates withheld below a six-match sample.

Where They Stand

PosClubPlWDLGDPts
3 Brighton8512+1616
17 Crystal Palace8215-107

See the full Premier League table →

Head-to-Head

Brighton wins
1
Draws
1
Crystal Palace wins
1
Meetings
3

Full Brighton v Crystal Palace record →

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Season Stats Compared

BrightonStatCrystal Palace
40Played 40
17Won 10
10Drawn 10
13Lost 20
43%Win rate 25%
1.65Goals per game 1.05
1.1Conceded per game 1.68
38%Clean sheets 25%
23%Failed to score 35%
45%Both teams scored 53%
50%Over 2.5 goals 58%

Season to date, all competitions. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted.

Home Form v Away Form

The split that matters most for this fixture: how Brighton perform at home against how Crystal Palace travel.

RecordPlWDLWin rateScoredConceded
Brighton at home20115455%1.90.85
Crystal Palace away20631130%11.8

Key Players 2026/27

Brighton

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
P. Groß773430
C. Kostoulas763210
J. Hinshelwood213000
M. De Cuyper772220
Y. Ayari662010

Crystal Palace

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
T. Mitchell772000
D. Kamada771320
A. Khalaili761010
Yeremy Pino761020
J. Strand Larsen751000

Top scorers, league appearances only. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings.

Last Season 2025/26

The same players a season earlier — useful for judging who has kicked on.

Brighton

  • 13 D. Welbeck — 37 apps, 1 assists
  • 5 D. Gómez — 32 apps, 1 assists
  • 4 J. Hinshelwood — 27 apps, 3 assists
  • 3 J. van Hecke — 36 apps, 3 assists
  • 3 Y. Minteh — 34 apps, 4 assists

Crystal Palace

  • 12 J. Mateta — 32 apps, 0 assists
  • 9 I. Sarr — 28 apps, 1 assists
  • 4 D. Muñoz — 29 apps, 3 assists
  • 3 J. Strand Larsen — 14 apps, 0 assists
  • 2 Yeremy Pino — 34 apps, 2 assists

Recent Results

Brighton

  • 25 Oct Liverpool 2–0 Brighton
  • 18 Oct Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
  • 10 Oct Sunderland 0–2 Brighton
  • 19 Sep Brighton 3–0 Arsenal
  • 13 Sep Coventry 0–5 Brighton

Crystal Palace

  • 25 Oct Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle
  • 18 Oct Brighton 5–0 Crystal Palace
  • 11 Oct Crystal Palace 3–1 Nottingham Forest
  • 20 Sep Leeds 0–0 Crystal Palace
  • 12 Sep Crystal Palace 2–3 Ipswich

Brighton v Crystal Palace FAQs

When is Brighton v Crystal Palace?
Kick-off is 2:00pm on Sunday 18 October 2026 at American Express Stadium.
What is the head-to-head record?
These clubs have met 3 times in our records: 1 for Brighton, 1 for Crystal Palace, and 1 draw.
Where are both clubs in the table?
Brighton are 3rd on 16 points; Crystal Palace are 17th on 7.
Are these sides likely to produce goals?
Both teams have scored in 45% of Brighton games and 53% of Crystal Palace games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 50% and 58% respectively.

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