Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Crystal Palace FC

Mon 22 Feb 2021 · 20:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Dan Burn 53' Y

Joel Veltman 84' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Simon Beck
Referee Keith Stroud
Referee Eddie Smart

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC 2020-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-02-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC 2019-12-16 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-03-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–2	L
13 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	0–0	D
10 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	0–1	L
06 Feb	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
03 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	1–0	W
31 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–1	W
13 Feb	Burnley FC	H	0–3	L
08 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	0–2	L
02 Feb	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
30 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
26 Jan	West Ham United FC	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Crystal Palace FC
#15	Position	#22
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is hosting Crystal Palace FC for another epic battle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' Brilliant from the ! Jean-Philippe Mateta makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 28.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roy Hodgson might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Danny Welbeck gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Steven Alzate and will look to change the dynamic.
51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dan Burn.
55' Joel Veltman adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
68' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Adam Lallana on, Alexis Mac Allister off on 68 minutes.
73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
75' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Benteke is hanging Jean-Philippe Mateta on the field on 75 minute.
80' Lewis Dunk, a England , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' Alireza Jahanbakhsh is replacing Pascal Gross for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joel Veltman on 84 minutes.
89' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Pascal Gross has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Eberechi Eze by James McCarthy on 90 minute.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Crystal Palace FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Lewis Dunk C
13
Pascal Gross ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 81'
8
Yves Bissouma
9
Neal Maupay
33
Dan Burn
17
Steven Alzate ↓ Danny Welbeck 46'
34
Joel Veltman
11
Leandro Trossard
10
Alexis Mac Allister ↓ Adam Lallana 68'
3
Ben White
26
Robert Sanchez

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
4
Luka Milivojevic C
8
Cheikhou Kouyate
9
Jordan Ayew
2
Joel Ward
44
Jairo Riedewald
10
Andros Townsend
24
Gary Cahill
25
Eberechi Eze ↓ James McCarthy 90'
14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↓ Christian Benteke 75'
27
Tyrick Mitchell

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jean-Philippe Mateta	3
Solomon March	3
Wilfried Zaha	3
Neal Maupay	3
Luka Milivojevic	2
Ismaila Sarr	2
Glenn Murray	2
James Tomkins	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-02-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-02-06 Burnley FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-02-03 Liverpool FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-02-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-02-13 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Burnley FC L 2021-02-08 Leeds United FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-02-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-01-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-01-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 West Ham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.51 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.6 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC27% Draw42% Crystal Palace FC31%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes20% 0% No80%

Avg goals/match: 1.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	64%	36%
± 1.5	31%	69%
± 2.5	11%	89%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

73%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Crystal Palace FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC13% Draw71% Crystal Palace FC16%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

35.8%

0 – 1

17.9%

1 – 0

15%

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

3.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

2 – 2

1 – 3

0.7%

3 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	18%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	21%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

60% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.