Brighton vs Crystal Palace

29 February 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jordan Ayew 70’

Match summary

Crystal Palace won 1-0 away at Brighton. It was goalless at half-time.

Jordan Ayew put Crystal Palace ahead in the 70th minute, set up by Christian Benteke.

The chances backed that up: Crystal Palace created 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Brighton's 1.79 from 23.

Match stats

Brighton Crystal Palace
24 Shots 12
8 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.79 xG 2.17
1.79 Non-penalty xG 2.17
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Brighton Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
70’
Jordan Ayew
Assist: Christian Benteke0-1 (Crystal Palace)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Martín Montoya
Crystal Palace
  • Christian Benteke

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 2.17 70’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), 0-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 2.17 70’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), 0-1 Ayew 70’
Brighton 1.79 xGCrystal Palace 2.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Brighton attacking 
39’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 35’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 90+3’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 70’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 4’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 90+5’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 18’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 48’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 10’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Solly March (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 39’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 35’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 90+3’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.48 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 70’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 4’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 90+5’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 18’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 48’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 10’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Solly March (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Martín Montoya DEF800 0.000.205
Adam Webster DEF900 0.000.082
Lewis Dunk DEF903 0.330.011
Dan Burn DEF900 0.000.021
Davy Pröpper MID900 0.000.114
Yves Bissouma MID841 0.020.000
Aaron Mooy MID904 0.100.333
Leandro Trossard MID901 0.020.481
Solly March MID686 0.650.021
Neal Maupay FWD905 0.570.000
Glenn Murray Sub221 0.020.000
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Sub102 0.070.000
Steven Alzate Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 44% Avg odds 2.20
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.16
Crystal Palace win 26% Avg odds 3.70

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DLDDD
Crystal Palace DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton, 16 Dec 19 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton, 18 Oct 20  All Brighton vs Crystal Palace meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.