Brighton v Crystal Palace result

Full-time · Brighton 3–1 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:45 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Brighton 3–1 Crystal Palace — Brighton won this Premier League match.

Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brighton 3–1 Crystal Palace · Premier League
Referee: Kevin Friend, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Brighton 1 · draws 1 · Crystal Palace 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 2W 1D 2L · Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L

Brighton 3–1 Crystal Palace (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.4 / 6.38

Corners

against 7 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.2 / 4

Shots on target

against 5 / 2.88 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 1.25

Cards

against 1 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Crystal Palace for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.4 for · 7 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 19.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.2 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.6 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.5 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.4 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Murray n 8	58.3	3.9 7/4	2.7 6/4	—
J. Locadia n 8	35.4	2.9 4/3	1.6 4/1	—
F. Andone n 7	52.1	2.5 5/3	0.7 3/0	—
D. Stephens n 8	74.4	2.3 7/5	0.6 2/2	—
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	50.5	2.2 7/3	0.7 3/0	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Izquierdo n 8	65	2.3 6/5	0.5 3/0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	50.5	2.2 6/3	0.7 2/1
J. Locadia n 8	35.4	2.2 5/2	1.3 4/0
A. Knockaert n 8	68.4	1.8 5/4	0.8 3/1
F. Andone n 7	52.1	1.7 3/3	1 3/1

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. March n 8	68.3	0 0/0	0.7 3/1
G. Murray n 8	58.3	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
A. Knockaert n 8	68.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
F. Andone n 7	52.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
L. Dunk n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Stephens n 8	74.4	3.2 7/6
Y. Bissouma n 8	46	3.2 7/3
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	50.5	3.1 6/3
Bernardo n 8	62.1	2.7 5/4
L. Balogun n 3	57.3	2.6 2/1

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ryan n 8	90	3.6 6/5

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alexander Sørloth n 8	32.9	3.1 5/1	1.4 2/1	—
J. Ayew n 8	49.8	2.9 6/4	1.6 4/2	—
J. McArthur n 8	76	2.5 7/6	0.7 4/1	—
J. Schlupp n 8	40.3	2.5 5/2	0.8 2/1	—
S. Kaikai n 4	27	2.5 2/1	0 0/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Kaikai n 4	27	6.7 2/2	1.7 2/0
M. Meyer n 8	68.4	3 7/5	0.8 5/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	89.9	2.4 7/4	0.4 1/1
Alexander Sørloth n 8	32.9	2.4 4/1	1 2/1
A. Townsend n 8	89.5	2.1 8/7	0.9 7/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Townsend n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Luka Milivojević n 8	81.9	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
J. Riedewald n 8	41	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Alexander Sørloth n 8	32.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
J. McArthur n 8	76	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	90	3.9 7/6
J. McArthur n 8	76	3.1 8/7
Luka Milivojević n 8	81.9	2.6 7/6
J. Ayew n 8	49.8	2.5 7/3
J. Riedewald n 8	41	2.2 4/3

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 7	90	3.6 5/4
W. Hennessey n 8	90	1.9 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Crystal Palace
31%	Possession	69%
9	Shots	18
3	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	8
3	Blocked shots	5
6	Shots inside the box	10
4	Corners	5
14	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
269	Passes	591
70%	Pass accuracy	85%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ryan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Martín Montoya	90	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.7
L. Dunk	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Bernardo	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.4
D. Pröpper	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
Y. Bissouma	90	0	1	0	1	9	Y	7.2
S. March	90	0	2	0	1	5	0	7.2
J. Izquierdo	49	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Murray	35	1	2	1	0	0	0	7
P. Groß	31	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.8
S. Duffy	28	0	0	0	1	2	R	5.4
L. Balogun sub	59	1	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
F. Andone sub	55	1	2	1	0	2	0	6.9
A. Knockaert sub	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Hennessey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.2
J. Tomkins	90	0	3	1	1	2	Y	6.3
M. Sakho	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
P. van Aanholt	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.4
Luka Milivojević	90	1	4	2	0	2	Y	7.2
M. Meyer	90	0	4	1	1	0	0	6.4
A. Townsend	90	0	3	1	3	1	0	7.3
Wilfried Zaha	90	0	1	0	4	0	Y	6.9
J. McArthur	73	0	1	0	1	1	0	5.7
C. Kouyaté	58	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
Alexander Sørloth	32	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
J. Schlupp	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brighton v Crystal Palace — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrightonWLLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Crystal PalaceLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Brighton 1 · 1 draw · Crystal Palace 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2018-04-14 Crystal Palace 3–2 Brighton
2018-01-08 Brighton 2–1 Crystal Palace
2017-11-28 Brighton 0–0 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brighton#17 pos36 pts38 pl-25 GD

Crystal Palace#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored0.92

Crystal Palace scored1.34

Brighton conceded1.58

Crystal Palace conceded1.39

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Crystal Palace?: In their last 3 meetings, Brighton won 1, Crystal Palace won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brighton and Crystal Palace?: Recent form — Brighton 2W 1D 2L; Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L.

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