Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

1 – 3

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Crystal Palace FC

Sun 15 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Amex Stadium 30,893 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Trevoh Chalobah

0–2 33' Ismaila Sarr

0–3 82' Ismaila Sarr

Marc Guehi og 87' 1–3

Lewis Dunk 45' Y

Y 45' Marc Guehi

Y 51' Daniel Munoz

Y 69' Dean Henderson

Y 79' Ismaila Sarr

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 Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 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

2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC 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

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–3	L
08 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Dec	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–1	W
07 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
09 Nov	Fulham FC	H	0–2	L

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' And we are off! Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Crystal Palace FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Jan Paul van Hecke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
27' Crystal Palace FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Trevoh Chalobah on 27.
32' The 22-year-old Yankubah Minteh has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' A stunning finish from Ismaila Sarr — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Pedro made 404 appearances and scored 69 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
45' Lewis Dunk has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' The whistle greets Tariq Lamptey as he departs to be replaced by Julio Enciso.
51' The referee calls foul for Daniel Munoz. He receives a card.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cheick Doucoure, as he is very good at scoring at Amex Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
60' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jean-Philippe Mateta by Eddie Nketiah on 60 minute.
65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
69' Dean Henderson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
72' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Yasin Ayari exits the field as Brajan Gruda enters on 72.
77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
79' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Ismaila Sarr gets a card.
82' The deadlock is broken! Ismaila Sarr gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
85' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — Cheick Doucoure on, Will Hughes off on 85 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Tyrick Mitchell is replaced by Nathaniel Clyne.
87' Marc Guehi makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and Crystal Palace FC are in front.
88' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Carlos Baleba exits the field as Mats Wieffer enters on 88.
90' Justin Devenny gets the nod from Crystal Palace FC. He replaces Ismaila Sarr and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Crystal Palace FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

23
Jason Steele
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 88'
3
Igor Julio
15
Jakub Moder
10
Julio Enciso ↑ 46'
11
Simon Adingra ↑ 72'
28
Evan Ferguson ↑ 72'
8
Brajan Gruda ↑ 72'
44
Ruairi McConville

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
Will Hughes ↓ Cheick Doucoure 85'
8
Jefferson Lerma
27
Trevoh Chalobah
10
Eberechi Eze ↓ Daichi Kamada 60'
1
Dean Henderson
7
Ismaila Sarr ↓ Justin Devenny 90'
5
Maxence Lacroix
14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↓ Eddie Nketiah 60'
6
Marc Guehi
3
Tyrick Mitchell ↓ Nathaniel Clyne 86'
12
Daniel Munoz

Bench

9
Eddie Nketiah ↑ 60'
17
Nathaniel Clyne ↑ 86'
15
Jeffrey Schlupp
28
Cheick Doucoure ↑ 85'
30
Matt Turner
18
Daichi Kamada ↑ 60'
55
Justin Devenny ↑ 90'
58
Caleb Kporha
64
Asher Agbinone

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wilfried Zaha	3
Neal Maupay	3
Jean-Philippe Mateta	3
Solomon March	3
Danny Welbeck	2
Jordan Ayew	2
Jack Hinshelwood	2
Luka Milivojevic	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-05 Fulham FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-11-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-11-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2024-12-03 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-11-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2024-11-23 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-11-09 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

3.3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC66% Draw18% Crystal Palace FC16%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 4.44

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	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

34%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Crystal Palace FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC59% Draw30% Crystal Palace FC11%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

6.8%

4 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

5.8%

1 – 1

5.2%

3 – 2

4.4%

5 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 0

5 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	40%	—	60%
-2	40%	20%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	18%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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