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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Selhurst Park!
3' Goal! Jean-Philippe Mateta scores his 70 goal in 436 matches.
8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
13' The 23-year-old Bart Verbruggen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
18' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Maxence Lacroix has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Controversy at the stadium! Jan Paul van Hecke argues furiously but the card stands.
30' 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.
31' Assisted by Yankubah Minteh with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Welbeck makes no mistake. 1-1!
36' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
51' Jan Paul van Hecke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
55' Daniel Munoz makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Crystal Palace FC are in front.
57' That looks like a foul for a card for Marc Guehi.
62' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Matt O'Riley trudges off to be replaced by Joao Pedro on 62 minutes.
63' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Kaoru Mitoma is withdrawn and Simon Adingra gets his opportunity.
68' Jean-Philippe Mateta makes way for Eddie Nketiah at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
69' Crystal Palace FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
72' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Diego Gomez trudges off to be replaced by Brajan Gruda on 72 minutes.
77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yankubah Minteh is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
78' A moment of madness from Eddie Nketiah on 78 minutes earns him a card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
80' Solly March picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Yasin Ayari comes on to replace Pervis Estupinan.
82' Will Hughes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eberechi Eze at the 82 minute mark.
87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
90' Crystal Palace FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Maxence Lacroix is withdrawn and Joel Ward gets his opportunity.
2-1 the final result. Brighton & Hove Albion FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Ismaila Sarr	2
Glenn Murray	2
James Tomkins	2
Danny Welbeck	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

0.94 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.69 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Draw 78% + Under 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC45% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC22%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 1.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	78%	22%
± 1.5	49%	51%
± 2.5	23%	77%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

55%

Crystal Palace FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC24% Draw60% Brighton & Hove Albion FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

22.4%

1 – 0

17%

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

12%

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

2.5%

2 – 2

2.2%

3 – 1

1.9%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	24%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	17%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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