Brighton vs Crystal Palace

4 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Glenn Murray 24’ (pen)
  • Leon Balogun 31’
  • Florin Andone 45+4’
  • Luka Milivojevic 81’ (pen)

Match summary

Brighton won 3-1 at home to Crystal Palace. Brighton led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Glenn Murray put Brighton ahead from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, Leon Balogun made it 2-0 from a corner in the 31st minute, and Florin Andone made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Luka Milivojevic pulled one back to make it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 81st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Crystal Palace 1.53 from 18. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Brighton Crystal Palace
9 Shots 18
3 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 1.53
0.49 Non-penalty xG 0.77
2 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Brighton Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Glenn Murray
Penalty1-0 (Brighton)
24’
Leon Balogun2-0 (Brighton)
31’
Florin Andone3-0 (Brighton)
45+4’
Half-time3-0
81’
Luka Milivojevic
Penalty3-1 (Crystal Palace)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Shane Duffy
  • Bernardo
  • Yves Bissouma
Crystal Palace
  • James Tomkins
  • Luka Milivojevic
  • Wilfried Zaha

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 1.53 24’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-0 24’ 31’ Leon Balogun (Brighton), 2-0 31’ 45+4’ Florin Andone (Brighton), 3-0 45+4’ 81’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 3-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 1.53 24’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-0 Murray 24’ 31’ Leon Balogun (Brighton), 2-0 Balogun 31’ 45+4’ Florin Andone (Brighton), 3-0 Andone 45+4’ 81’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 3-1 Milivojevic 81’
Brighton 1.25 xGCrystal Palace 1.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Brighton attacking 
24’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 49’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ Leon Balogun (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Alexander Sørloth (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 49’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ Leon Balogun (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Alexander Sørloth (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ James Tomkins (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Shane Duffy DEF270 0.000.031
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.000
Yves Bissouma MID901 0.040.101
Davy Pröpper MID901 0.020.041
Pascal Groß MID300 0.000.031
Solly March FWD902 0.080.021
Glenn Murray FWD3412 0.790.000
José Izquierdo FWD530 0.000.000
Leon Balogun Sub6011 0.080.000
Florin Andone Sub5612 0.240.000
Anthony Knockaert Sub370 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 33% Bet365 odds 3.00
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Crystal Palace win 36% Bet365 odds 2.70

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton WLLDW
Crystal Palace DLLDW

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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.