Crystal Palace FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Crystal Palace FC

2 – 1

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Selhurst Park 24,564 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jean-Philippe Mateta 3' 1–0

1–1 31' Danny Welbeck

Daniel Munoz 55' 2–1

Y 25' Jan Paul van Hecke

Marc Guehi 57' Y

Eddie Nketiah 69' Y

Eddie Nketiah 78' YR

Y 80' Solly March

Marc Guehi 90' YR

YR 90' Jan Paul van Hecke

Overview

Match Preview

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

Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 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

Crystal Palace FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-05 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC 2024-02-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC 2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-03-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D
29 Mar	Fulham FC	A	3–0	W
08 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Millwall FC	H	3–1	W
25 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	4–1	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	0–3	L
29 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–4	L
15 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D
08 Mar	Fulham FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Newcastle United 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' And we are off! Crystal Palace FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
3' Magnificent from Jean-Philippe Mateta! That is 70 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
8' 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.
13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 339 games and scored 459 goals.
18' 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.
23' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 459 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Jan Paul van Hecke gets a card.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
31' GOAL! Danny Welbeck scores on 31. Assisted by Yankubah Minteh
36' Crystal Palace FC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Crystal Palace FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' What a moment for Daniel Munoz! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
57' Controversy at the stadium! Marc Guehi argues furiously but the card stands.
62' Joao Pedro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt O'Riley on 62 minute.
63' Simon Adingra gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Kaoru Mitoma and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Jean-Philippe Mateta trudges off to be replaced by Eddie Nketiah on 68 minutes.
69' Eddie Nketiah is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
72' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 72 minute. Diego Gomez leaves to be changed by Brajan Gruda.
77' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
78' Eddie Nketiah is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
80' Solly March was booked on 80.
81' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Pervis Estupinan exits the field as Yasin Ayari enters on 81.
82' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Eberechi Eze is withdrawn and Will Hughes gets his opportunity.
87' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Marc Guehi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' Joel Ward is replacing Maxence Lacroix for the Crystal Palace FC side.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

8
Jefferson Lerma
10
Eberechi Eze ↓ Will Hughes 82'
1
Dean Henderson
7
Ismaila Sarr
5
Maxence Lacroix ↓ Joel Ward 90'
14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↓ Eddie Nketiah 68'
18
Daichi Kamada
6
Marc Guehi
3
Tyrick Mitchell ↓ Ben Chilwell 63'
12
Daniel Munoz
20
Adam Wharton ↓ Justin Devenny 82'

Bench

9
Eddie Nketiah ↑ 68'
25
Ben Chilwell ↑ 63'
19
Will Hughes ↑ 82'
17
Nathaniel Clyne
2
Joel Ward ↑ 90'
30
Matt Turner
55
Justin Devenny ↑ 82'
11
Matheus Franca
21
Romain Esse

Coach Oliver Glasner

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Joao Pedro ↑ 62'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 90'
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 81'
16
Eiran Cashin
7
Solly March ↑ 72'
11
Simon Adingra ↑ 63'
39
Carl Rushworth
8
Brajan Gruda ↑ 72'
60
Charlie Tasker

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Crystal Palace FC Form

2025-04-05 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-04-02 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2025-03-29 Fulham FC 0–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-03-08 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-03-01 Crystal Palace FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2025-02-25 Crystal Palace FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-04-05 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Fulham FC W 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC29% Draw17% Brighton & Hove Albion FC54%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

46%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

71%

Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC15% Draw32% Brighton & Hove Albion FC53%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

7.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 4

5.7%

1 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 4

4.1%

2 – 4

4.1%

1 – 5

3.6%

2 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	31%	—	69%
+1	31%	19%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	19%	32%
+2.5	68%	—	32%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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