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

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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

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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 Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 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

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
#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.
3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jean-Philippe Mateta makes it 1-0.
8' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt O'Riley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
13' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
18' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' That looks like a foul for a card for Jan Paul van Hecke.
30' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' What an equalizer from Danny Welbeck!
36' Ismaila Sarr has been relatively quiet despite scoring 73 goals in his last 436 appearances.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' 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 Diego Gomez suffering a number of foals already.
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 composure from Daniel Munoz! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-1.
57' Marc Guehi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
62' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Matt O'Riley exits the field as Joao Pedro enters on 62.
63' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Simon Adingra comes on to replace Kaoru Mitoma.
68' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jean-Philippe Mateta by Eddie Nketiah on 68 minute.
69' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a card on 69.
72' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Diego Gomez by Brajan Gruda on 72 minute.
77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
78' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a card on 78.
80' Solly March has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
81' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Yasin Ayari comes on to replace Pervis Estupinan.
82' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Eberechi Eze departs to be replaced by Will Hughes.
87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
90' Crystal Palace FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' The supporters are chanting for Joel Ward. He replaces Maxence Lacroix on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Crystal Palace FC take all three points.

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
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

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

1.23 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.88 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC28% Draw18% Brighton & Hove Albion FC54%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 4.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

46%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

72%

Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC14% Draw34% Brighton & Hove Albion FC52%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 3

7.7%

0 – 2

1 – 1

6.6%

0 – 3

6.5%

1 – 4

5.6%

2 – 2

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 4

4.6%

0 – 1

4.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	19%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	19%	31%
+2.5	69%	—	31%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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