Skip to content

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace

Premier League
5-0
Final
American Express Stadium
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRY
57%Possession43%
17Shots5
9On target1
8Corners5
1Saves5
13Fouls11
29'Pascal GrossBHA51'Daichi KamadaCRY64'Chema AndrésBHA
Team1H2HT
BHA325
CRY000

Who won: Brighton 5-0

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at American Express Stadium. Goals for Brighton: Jaydee Canvot (own goal) (4'), Diego Gómez (7'), Yasin Ayari (10'), Charalambos Kostoulas (49') and Jack Hinshelwood (84').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Charalambos KostoulasF
  2. 27.6Yasin AyariAM
  3. 37.4Bart VerbruggenG
  4. 47.4Olivier BoscagliLB
  5. 57.2Diego GómezAM-R
  6. 66.9Ferdi KadiogluRB
  7. 76.8Lewis DunkCD-L
  8. 86.8Luka VuskovicCD-R
  9. 96.5Jack HinshelwoodSUB
  10. 106.1Georginio RutterSUB
  11. 116.0Maxim De CuyperAM-L
  12. 126.0Jefferson LermaSUB

Team stats

BHACRY
13Fouls11
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
8Corner Kicks5
1Saves5
57.2Possession42.8
17SHOTS5
9ON GOAL1
0.5On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
440Accurate Passes301
516Passes384
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses1
21Crosses12
0.2Cross %0.1
52Long Balls46
32Accurate Long Balls11
0.6Long Balls %0.2
4Blocked Shots1
5Effective Tackles6
12Tackles12
0.4Tackle %0.5
10Interceptions9
30Effective Clearances31
30Clearances31

Player of the game

Charalambos Kostoulas

BHA · 1 G, 1 A

8.3

Deserved to win

76%
BHA · 2.07 xG
18%
Draw
6%
CRY · 0.56 xG

Brighton created better chances: they win this game 76% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 5, Crystal Palace 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 5, Crystal Palace 0.
  3. 90'+4'CRY

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.

  4. 90'+3'BHA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Chris Richards.

  5. 90'+2'

    Offside

    Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  7. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Dunk

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Michael Svoboda replaces Lewis Dunk.

    M. Svoboda

  8. 90'BHA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Anan Khalaili.

  9. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  10. 88'

    Free kick won

    Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. GOAL84'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. Hinshelwood

    Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 5, Crystal Palace 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.

    BHA 5 - 0 CRY
  12. 84'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.

    L. Vuskovic

  13. 83'BHA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.

  14. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  15. 82'

    Free kick won

    Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Ayari

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Yasin Ayari.

    M. Yalcouyé

  17. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Boscagli

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Olivier Boscagli.

    J. Hadjam

  18. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Kamada

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Daichi Kamada.

    W. Hughes

  19. 79'CRY

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Chema Andrés.

  20. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  21. 78'

    Free kick won

    Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 75'

    Offside

    Offside, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.

  23. 74'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

    G. Rutter

  24. 74'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.

  25. 73'CRY

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.

Leaders

BHACRY
Total Shots
Yasin Ayari
4
Anan Khalaili
2
Accurate Passes
Lewis Dunk
77
Jaydee Canvot
49
Defensive Interventions
Luka Vuskovic
15
Chris Richards
12
Saves
Bart Verbruggen
1
Walter Benítez
5