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Crystal Palace FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Mon 27 Sep 2021 · 19:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Adam Lallana
Y 77' Cucurella
Y 81' Leandro Trossard
Conor Gallagher 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Nick Hopton

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

5
7
4
Crystal Palace FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
18 Sep Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
11 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug West Ham United FC A 2–2 D
21 Aug Brentford FC H 0–0 D
14 Aug Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
11 Sep Brentford FC A 1–0 W
28 Aug Everton FC H 0–2 L
21 Aug Watford FC H 2–0 W
14 Aug Burnley FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#22 Position #15
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Crystal Palace FC to score. At the same time, Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crystal Palace FC that had 322 games and scored 376 goals.
  • 15' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Jordan Ayew has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adam Lallana on 28 minutes.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luka Milivojevic made 322 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 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.
  • 46' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Dan Burn has done his job and it is now time for Steven Alzate to step up.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Wilfried Zaha gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' The 28-year-old Robert Sanchez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Steven Alzate has done his job and it is now time for Jakub Moder to step up.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cucurella is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 72' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. Odsonne Edouard has done his job and it is now time for Christian Benteke to step up.
  • 76' Aaron Connolly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Welbeck at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' Cucurella has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leandro Trossard on 81.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Conor Gallagher on 84 minutes.
  • 86' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Jordan Ayew exits the field as Jeffrey Schlupp enters on 86.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-09-18 Liverpool FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-09-11 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-08-28 West Ham United FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-08-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2021-08-14 Chelsea FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-09-11 Brentford FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-08-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Everton FC L 2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2021-08-14 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.57 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC34% Draw44% Brighton & Hove Albion FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 0.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 60%
40%
± 1.5 27%
73%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
66%
Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC16% Draw73% Brighton & Hove Albion FC11%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
39.8%
1 – 0
19.2%
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 1
2.9%
0 – 2
2.8%
1 – 2
2.1%
3 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.8%
3 – 1
0.6%
0 – 3
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 22% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 16% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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