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

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Premier League · 2023-24

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Brooks
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

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

Crystal Palace FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 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
#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 wait is over. Brighton & Hove Albion FC get us underway at Selhurst Park.
5' Kaoru Mitoma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' 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.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
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.
29' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
31' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Yellow card on 31.
36' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
41' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Danny Welbeck has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' GOAL! Jordan Ayew fires home to make it 1-0!
46' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Simon Adingra is replaced by Danny Welbeck.
50' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
54' The referee has no hesitation. Tyrick Mitchell is booked for Crystal Palace FC — Yellow card on 54.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Igor.
59' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Will Hughes trudges off to be replaced by David Ozoh on 59 minutes.
64' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 453 goals from 336 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jordan Ayew is withdrawn and Eberechi Eze gets his opportunity.
75' Adam Lallana gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Jack Hinshelwood and will look to change the dynamic.
80' With 1 assists to his name this season, Marc Guehi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
82' Danny Welbeck doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
83' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Kaoru Mitoma by Jakub Moder on 83 minute.
85' Poor challenge from David Ozoh. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dean Henderson.
The points are shared — Crystal Palace FC 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Honours even.

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
Solomon March	3
Wilfried Zaha	3
Neal Maupay	3
Jean-Philippe Mateta	3
Glenn Murray	2
James Tomkins	2
Danny Welbeck	2
Jordan Ayew	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

2 / 4

0.56 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.59 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC29% Draw42% Brighton & Hove Albion FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	65%	35%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

71%

Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC15% Draw70% Brighton & Hove Albion FC15%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.6%

0 – 1

16.8%

1 – 0

16%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

3.3%

2 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

1.1%

0 – 3

0.9%

3 – 0

0.8%

1 – 3

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	19%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	20%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

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.