Brighton vs Crystal Palace result and stats
Win probability: home 53%, draw 25%, away 22%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersBrighton beat Crystal Palace 5–0 at home in the Premier League on Sunday 18 October 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Brighton 53%, the draw 25% and Crystal Palace 22%, so a home win had a 53% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Brighton 2.00, Crystal Palace 0.77, so Brighton created the better chances. Brighton had 17 shots (9 on target) to Crystal Palace's 5 (1 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
BRCP
2.00Expected goals0.77
17Shots5
9On target1
8Corners5
13Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Half-time goals0
Referee: R Jones
Recent form
Brighton
W @ Sunderland2–0 · 10 Oct
W v Arsenal3–0 · 19 Sep
W @ Coventry5–0 · 13 Sep
D v Leeds1–1 · 5 Sep
L @ Chelsea3–4 · 30 Aug
Crystal Palace
W v Nottingham Forest3–1 · 11 Oct
D @ Leeds0–0 · 20 Sep
L v Ipswich2–3 · 12 Sep
W @ Fulham3–2 · 5 Sep
L v Manchester City1–4 · 28 Aug
Head to head
In 10 league meetings since 2021, Brighton won 2, Crystal Palace won 3 and 5 were drawn; the most recent, on 8 Feb 2026, finished Brighton 0–1 Crystal Palace, a win for Crystal Palace.
Brighton 0–1 Crystal Palace8 Feb 2026
Crystal Palace 0–0 Brighton9 Nov 2025
Crystal Palace 2–1 Brighton5 Apr 2025
Brighton 1–3 Crystal Palace15 Dec 2024
Brighton 4–1 Crystal Palace3 Feb 2024
Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton21 Dec 2023
Season averages per game
BRCP
2.88Goals1.12
0.88Conceded2.38
2.03xG1.38
1.42xG against1.97
17.8Shots11.0
5.4On target3.8
5.2Corners3.6
2.12Yellow cards1.50
62%Clean sheets12%
25%Both score50%
62%3+ goals62%