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

Premier League · 2023-24
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Assistant 1 Lee Betts
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson
5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' We are underway at Selhurst Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' 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 Bart Verbruggen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Carlos Baleba gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaoru Mitoma made 443 appearances and scored 56 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Goal! Jordan Ayew scores his 30 goal in 324 matches.
  • 46' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Simon Adingra has done his job and it is now time for Danny Welbeck to step up.
  • 50' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tyrick Mitchell on 54 minutes.
  • 57' Igor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Will Hughes is replaced by David Ozoh on 59 minute.
  • 64' Simon Adingra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' Danny Welbeck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Eberechi Eze. He replaces Jordan Ayew on 70 minute.
  • 75' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Lallana is hanging Jack Hinshelwood on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Will Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 82' Danny Welbeck adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' Kaoru Mitoma makes way for Jakub Moder at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 85' David Ozoh has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

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

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

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
1.05 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.98 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC19% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC62%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
38%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
81%
Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC11% Draw32% Brighton & Hove Albion FC57%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
8%
0 – 3
7.8%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 4
5.9%
0 – 4
5.7%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 5
3.6%
0 – 5
3.4%

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 25% — 75%
+1 25% 19% 56%
+1.5 44% — 56%
+2 44% 20% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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