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

Premier League · 2020-21
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 13:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+11'
Y 18' Maty Ryan
Y 43' Yves Bissouma
Tyrick Mitchell 63' Y
Vicente Guaita 76' Y
James McArthur 86' Y
R 90' Lewis Dunk

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Marc Perry

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
7
4
Crystal Palace FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-12-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
26 Sep Everton FC H 1–2 L
19 Sep Manchester United FC A 3–1 W
12 Sep Southampton FC H 1–0 W
26 Jul Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
03 Oct Everton FC A 2–4 L
26 Sep Manchester United FC H 2–3 L
20 Sep Newcastle United FC A 3–0 W
14 Sep Chelsea FC H 1–3 L
26 Jul Burnley FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#15 Position #3
4 Points 10
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 16
11 Conceded 5
-5 GD +11
0.80 PPG 2.00
20% Win % 60%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Selhurst Park!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Andros Townsend has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Controversy at the stadium! Maty Ryan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 19' Goal! Wilfried Zaha scores his 69 goal in 325 matches.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Aaron Connolly, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yves Bissouma.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Tyrick Mitchell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 68' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyrick Mitchell, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vicente Guaita.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Aaron Connolly on 78 minute.
  • 82' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Dan Burn departs to be replaced by Pascal Gross.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Luka Milivojevic. He replaces Michy Batshuayi on 83 minute.
  • 86' James McArthur is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 88' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Benteke is hanging Jeffrey Schlupp on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Red card on 90.
  • 90' Alexis Mac Allister adds to his 1 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2018-12-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-10-03 Chelsea FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-09-26 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Everton FC L 2020-09-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-09-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2020-07-26 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-10-03 Everton FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC L 2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-26 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC20% Draw18% Brighton & Hove Albion FC62%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
38%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
80%
Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC11% Draw31% Brighton & Hove Albion FC58%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 3
7.3%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 4
6.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 4
5.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 5
4%
0 – 5
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 6% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 24% — 76%
+1 24% 18% 57%
+1.5 43% — 57%
+2 43% 20% 38%
+2.5 62% — 38%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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