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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Crystal Palace FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Thu 21 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Ayew 45+1' 1–0

1–1 82' Danny Welbeck

Jean-Philippe Mateta 29' Y

Y 31' Carlos Baleba

Will Hughes 50' Y

Tyrick Mitchell 54' Y

Y 57' Igor Julio

David Ozoh 85' Y

Dean Henderson 90' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee John Brooks
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

9 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 13.7 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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D
09 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	1–2	L
06 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–2	L
03 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
25 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
17 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	0–2	L
14 Dec	Olympique de Marseille	H	1–0	W
09 Dec	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	Brentford FC	H	2–1	W
03 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
10' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Carlos Baleba is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jan Paul van Hecke suffering a number of foals already.
25' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
29' A moment of madness from Jean-Philippe Mateta on 29 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
31' Carlos Baleba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Jordan Ayew does the damage! The net is bulging and Crystal Palace FC surge ahead!
46' Danny Welbeck gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Simon Adingra and will look to change the dynamic.
50' Will Hughes is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
54' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Tyrick Mitchell gets a Yellow card.
57' The referee calls foul for Igor. He receives a Yellow card.
59' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Will Hughes by David Ozoh on 59 minute.
64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Ayew departs to be replaced by Eberechi Eze.
75' The supporters are chanting for Adam Lallana. He replaces Jack Hinshelwood on 75 minute.
80' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' Danny Welbeck doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
83' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Kaoru Mitoma has done his job and it is now time for Jakub Moder to step up.
85' Controversy at the stadium! David Ozoh argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' A moment of madness from Dean Henderson on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Lewis Dunk
13
Pascal Gross
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro
3
Igor Julio
11
Billy Gilmour
1
Bart Verbruggen
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Jakub Moder 83'
24
Simon Adingra ↓ Danny Welbeck 46'
20
Carlos Baleba ↓ Facundo Buonanotte 46'
41
Jack Hinshelwood ↓ Adam Lallana 75'

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Crystal Palace FC Form

2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2023-12-16 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-12-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-12-03 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2023-11-25 Luton Town FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2023-12-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-12-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-12-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2023-12-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2023-12-03 Chelsea FC 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.86 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.78 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC18% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC63%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

37%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

82%

Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC9% Draw34% Brighton & Hove Albion FC57%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10.3%

0 – 3

9.2%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 3

7.8%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 4

6.3%

1 – 4

5.4%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 5

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	24%	—	76%
+1	24%	20%	56%
+1.5	44%	—	56%
+2	44%	21%	35%
+2.5	65%	—	35%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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