Brighton vs Crystal Palace

8 February 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ismaila Sarr 61’

Match summary

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Ismaila Sarr put Crystal Palace ahead in the 61st minute, set up by Evann Guessand.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 0.75 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Crystal Palace 0.93 from 7.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
7 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 4
106 Attacks 75
35 Dangerous attacks 32
557 Passes 311
85% Pass accuracy 70%
17 Tackles 21
12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 3

Key events

Brighton Crystal Palace
Kick-off
17’
Will HughesFoul
Maxim De CuyperShot on target
31’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
56’
Evann GuessandYéremy Pino
61’
Ismaïla SarrLeft foot shot0-1 (Crystal Palace)
Charalampos KostoulasShot on target
65’
67’
Maxence LacroixShot on target
Diego GómezCarlos Baleba
71’
Yankuba MintehH. Howell
71’
Danny WelbeckMaxim De Cuyper
71’
73’
Jørgen Strand LarsenShot on target
77’
Daichi KamadaWill Hughes
80’
Daniel MuñozTime wasting
Jack HinshelwoodCharalampos Kostoulas
82’
Matt O'RileyGeorginio Rutter
82’
Diego GómezFoul
85’
85’
Jørgen Strand LarsenFoul
88’
Brennan JohnsonIsmaïla Sarr
90+4’
Jørgen Strand LarsenShot on target
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 0.93 61’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), 0-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 0.93 61’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), 0-1 Sarr 61’
Brighton 0.75 xGCrystal Palace 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Brighton attacking 
61’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 31’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 31’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 74’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 5’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 31’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 31’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 74’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 5’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Boscagli
Cuyper 71’
Groß
Baleba 71’
Howell 71’
Rutter 82’
Mitoma
Kostoulas 82’
Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Henderson
Richards
Lacroix
Lerma
Mitchell
Hughes 77’
Wharton
Muñoz
Pino 56’
Sarr 88’
Larsen

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF900 0.000.000
Olivier Boscagli DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF902 0.130.000
Maxim De Cuyper DEF752 0.400.000
Pascal Groß MID900 0.000.102
Carlos Baleba MID750 0.000.021
Harry Howell MID750 0.000.000
Georginio Rutter MID861 0.030.000
Kaoru Mitoma MID900 0.000.141
Charalampos Kostoulas FWD862 0.190.000
Yankuba Minteh Sub150 0.000.000
Diego Gómez Sub150 0.000.000
Danny Welbeck Sub150 0.000.000
Matt O'Riley Sub40 0.000.000
Jack Hinshelwood Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 43% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Crystal Palace win 28% Avg odds 3.39

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton WDDLD
Crystal Palace LDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton, 09 Nov 25 All Brighton vs Crystal Palace meetings, next on 18 Oct 26

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.