Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

4 – 1

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Crystal Palace FC

Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Amex Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Lewis Dunk 3' 1–0

Jack Hinshelwood 33' 2–0

Facundo Buonanotte 34' 3–0

3–1 71' Jean-Philippe Mateta

Joao Pedro 84' 4–1

Y 16' Marc Guehi

Y 59' Matheus Franca

Y 62' Daniel Munoz

Danny Welbeck 90' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Amex Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-03-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2023-02-11 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-01-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Crystal Palace FC	H	4–1	W
30 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–4	L
27 Jan	Sheffield United FC	A	5–2	W
22 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
06 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	4–2	W
02 Jan	West Ham United FC	A	0–0	D

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–4	L
30 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	3–2	W
20 Jan	Arsenal FC	A	0–5	L
17 Jan	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
04 Jan	Everton FC	H	0–0	D
30 Dec	Brentford FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Crystal Palace FC
#2	Position	#20
22	Points	7
10	Played	10
7 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 7
26	Scored	10
7	Conceded	24
+19	GD	-14
2.20	PPG	0.70
70%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/4

46-60

2/7

61-75

1/1

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Brighton & Hove Albion FC host Crystal Palace FC — let the battle begin!
3' A goal from the England international Lewis Dunk! He fires home on 3 to make it 1-0!
8' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's 4-3-3 shape.
13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
16' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marc Guehi on 16 minutes.
21' Billy Gilmour is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
29' Marc Guehi makes way for Adam Wharton at the 29 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
33' Jack Hinshelwood doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
34' The Argentina midfielder Facundo Buonanotte breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 3-0!
39' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Charalampos Kostoulas scoring 1 goals.
44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Michael Olise has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeffrey Schlupp on 46 minute.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Michael Olise trudges off to be replaced by Matheus Franca on 56 minutes.
59' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matheus Franca on 59 minutes.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Munoz.
63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Munoz.
68' Odsonne Edouard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
69' Evan Ferguson makes way for Danny Welbeck at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
71' Jean-Philippe Mateta doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' What a strike from Jean-Philippe Mateta! The score is 3-2.
77' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
80' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Carlos Baleba on, Facundo Buonanotte off on 80 minutes.
84' What composure from Joao Pedro! The Brazil international strokes it home. 4-2.
85' The Brazil forward Joao Pedro breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 5-2!
88' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 88 minute. Igor leaves to be changed by Ansu Fati.
90' Danny Welbeck picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Crystal Palace FC will have plenty to reflect on. Brighton & Hove Albion FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Lewis Dunk
13
Pascal Gross
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro ↓ Adam Lallana 88'
3
Igor Julio ↓ Ansu Fati 88'
11
Billy Gilmour
1
Bart Verbruggen
2
Tariq Lamptey ↓ Pervis Estupinan 80'
28
Evan Ferguson ↓ Danny Welbeck 69'
40
Facundo Buonanotte ↓ Carlos Baleba 80'
41
Jack Hinshelwood

Bench

4
Adam Webster
18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 69'
14
Adam Lallana ↑ 88'
23
Jason Steele
30
Pervis Estupinan ↑ 80'
15
Jakub Moder
31
Ansu Fati ↑ 88'
20
Carlos Baleba ↑ 80'
47
Benicio Boaitey

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

19
Will Hughes ↓ Odsonne Edouard 80'
9
Jordan Ayew
15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↓ Michael Olise 46'
8
Jefferson Lerma
30
Dean Henderson
14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↓ Naouirou Ahamada 80'
16
Joachim Andersen
6
Marc Guehi ↓ Adam Wharton 29'
3
Tyrick Mitchell
26
Chris Richards
–
Daniel Munoz

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-02-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-01-30 Luton Town FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-01-27 Sheffield United FC 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-01-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2024-01-06 Stoke City FC 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-01-02 West Ham United FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Crystal Palace FC Form

2024-02-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-01-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC W 2024-01-20 Arsenal FC 5–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-01-17 Everton FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-01-04 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2023-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.91 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.57 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 82% + Over 2.5 goals 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC82% Draw11% Crystal Palace FC7%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 4.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

93%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

18%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Crystal Palace FC

89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC74% Draw23% Crystal Palace FC3%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

11.8%

4 – 0

11.2%

2 – 0

9.5%

5 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 1

Actual

6 – 0

5.7%

2 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

5.1%

5 – 1

6 – 1

3.3%

7 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	60%	—	40%
-2	60%	18%	21%
-1.5	79%	—	21%
-1	79%	12%	9%
-0.5	91%	—	9%
+0.5	98%	—	2%
+1	98%	2%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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