Brighton 0:1 Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 25 at American Express Stadium on 8 February 2026, with the half time score at 0:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Brighton

0 : 1

HT 0 : 0

Crystal Palace

8 February 2026
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: American Express Stadium | Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: T. Bramall

Form and Table

Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin
Crystal Palace 15th 45 pts LossDrawLossDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Brighton

S. March Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Sarmiento Questionable | Inactive
Y. Minteh Questionable | Thigh Injury
Y. Ayari Questionable | Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
G. Rutter Questionable | Head Injury

Crystal Palace

M. Lacroix Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
C. Doucoure Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Kamada Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Clyne Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
W. Hughes Questionable | Injury
C. Richards Questionable | Foot Injury

Match Events

17'
Crystal Palace: Will HughesYellow Card | Foul
56'
Crystal Palace: E. GuessandSubstitution | Off: Y. Pino
61'
Crystal Palace: I. SarrGoal | Assist: E. Guessand
Brighton: D. WelbeckSubstitution | Off: M. De Cuyper
71'
Brighton: D. GomezSubstitution | Off: C. Baleba
71'
Brighton: Y. MintehSubstitution | Off: H. Howell
71'
77'
Crystal Palace: D. KamadaSubstitution | Off: W. Hughes
80'
Crystal Palace: Daniel MuñozYellow Card | Time wasting
Brighton: M. O'RileySubstitution | Off: G. Rutter
82'
Brighton: J. HinshelwoodSubstitution | Off: C. Kostoulas
82'
Brighton: Diego GómezYellow Card | Foul
85'
85'
Crystal Palace: Jørgen Strand LarsenYellow Card | Foul
88'
Crystal Palace: B. JohnsonSubstitution | Off: I. Sarr

Match Stats

Brighton
Crystal Palace

64% Ball Possession 36%

0.74 Expected Goals 1.16

7 Total Shots 7

2 Shots on Goal 4

2 Shots off Goal 3

3 Blocked Shots 0

5 Shots Inside Box 6

2 Shots Outside Box 1

3 Corner Kicks 4

3 Offsides 3

12 Fouls 9

1 Yellow Cards 3

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

557 Total Passes 311

476 Accurate Passes 217

85% Pass Accuracy 70%

0.24 Goals Prevented 0.24

Lineups

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

M. De Cuyper O. Boscagli L. Dunk F. Kadioglu

C. Baleba P. Gross

K. Mitoma G. Rutter H. Howell

C. Kostoulas

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
20 | J. Milner | M
18 | D. Welbeck | F
34 | J. Veltman | D
3 | Igor | D
33 | M. O'Riley | M
13 | J. Hinshelwood | M
25 | D. Gomez | M
11 | Y. Minteh | F

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Crystal Palace

Formation: 3-4-2-1

D. Henderson

C. Richards M. Lacroix J. Lerma

T. Mitchell W. Hughes A. Wharton D. Munoz

Y. Pino I. Sarr

J. S. Larsen

Substitutes

44 | W. Benitez | G
17 | N. Clyne | D
24 | B. Sosa | D
18 | D. Kamada | M
11 | B. Johnson | F
23 | J. Canvot | D
12 | C. Uche | M
29 | E. Guessand | F
34 | C. Riad | D

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Player Ratings: Top 5

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Pascal Groß	90	7.3
Olivier Boscagli	90	7.2
Lewis Dunk	90	7.0
Kaoru Mitoma	90	7.0
Bart Verbruggen	90	6.9

Crystal Palace
Player	Minutes	Rating
Maxence Lacroix	90	8.2
Ismaïla Sarr	88	7.7
Dean Henderson	90	7.5
Chris Richards	90	7.5
Will Hughes	77	7.3

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC