Premier League · Sun, 8 Feb 2026 ·
Brighton vs Crystal Palace — 0 - 1
Amex Stadium · Referee: T. Bramall
Match report
Crystal Palace win 1-0 at Brighton
Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0 in Premier League matchday 25 on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at Amex Stadium. I. Sarr scored the only goal of the game for Crystal Palace in the 61st minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Brighton had 64% of the ball and 7 shots (2 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 7 (4 on target). Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, Brighton – Crystal Palace
Match events
- 17'yellow cardWill HughesYellow Card
- 56'substitutionY. PinoOff: E. Guessand
- 61'goalI. SarrAssist: E. Guessand
- 71'substitutionM. De CuyperOff: D. Welbeck
- 71'substitutionC. BalebaOff: D. Gomez
- 71'substitutionH. HowellOff: Y. Minteh
- 77'substitutionW. HughesOff: D. Kamada
- 80'yellow cardDaniel MuñozYellow Card
- 82'substitutionG. RutterOff: M. O'Riley
- 82'substitutionC. KostoulasOff: J. Hinshelwood
- 85'yellow cardDiego GómezYellow Card
- 85'yellow cardJørgen Strand LarsenYellow Card
- 88'substitutionI. SarrOff: B. Johnson
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 5L. DunkD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 30P. GrossM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 53H. HowellM
- 10G. RutterM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 3IgorD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 25D. GomezM
- 11Y. MintehF
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 8J. LermaD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 26C. RichardsD
- 2D. MunozM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 19W. HughesM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 7I. SarrF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 22J. S. LarsenF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 17N. ClyneD
- 24B. SosaD
- 18D. KamadaM
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 23J. CanvotD
- 12C. UcheM
- 29E. GuessandF
- 34C. RiadD
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 0.74Expected goals (xG)1.16
- 7Total shots7
- 2Shots on target4
- 2Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots0
- 5Shots inside the box6
- 2Shots outside the box1
- 3Corners4
- 3Offsides3
- 12Fouls9
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 557Passes311
- 476Accurate passes217
- 85%Pass accuracy70%
- 0.24Goals prevented0.24
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterM | 82 | 5.9 | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 53Harry HowellM | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 82 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 3Igor JúlioD | – | – | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | – | – | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 20James MilnerM | – | – | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehF | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 19 | 6.6 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixDTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 2Daniel MuñozM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 77 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Ismaïla SarrF | 88 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 56 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 17Nathaniel ClyneD | – | – | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | – | – | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 34Chadi RiadD | – | – | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | – | – | ||
| 18Daichi KamadaM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Evann GuessandF | 34 | 7.2 | 1 |