Crystal Palace v Brighton result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton

Premier League · Sun, 18 Oct 2020 14:00 BST · Selhurst Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Crystal Palace · Brighton · Head-to-head

Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace and Brighton drew 1–1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Sunday 18 October.

The goals

Crystal Palace led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha (19’ pen); Brighton: Alexis Mac Allister (90’, assisted by A. Connolly). Lewis Dunk (90’) was sent off.

Discipline

S. Attwell showed five yellow cards and one red — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 21 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crystal Palace: Tyrick Mitchell (63’), V. Guaita (76’) and J. McArthur (86’); Brighton: Mathew Ryan (19’) and Y. Bissouma (43’).

What it changes

Crystal Palace are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Brighton are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) 6.7, J. Schlupp (Crystal Palace) 6.5 and Ben White (Brighton) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

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

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: S. Attwell
Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 2 · draws 1 · Brighton 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L · Brighton 2W 0D 3L

Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton (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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5.71

Corners

against 6.25 / 4.86 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.5 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 2.86 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.5 / 1.29

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.57 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.76 yellows

Referee · S. Attwell

2.19 home / 2.57 away

over 21 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.71 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	8.5 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.71 for · 8.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.5 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.38 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.29 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: S. Attwell — 4.76 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 22.19 fouls over 21 matches (2.19 to the home side, 2.57 to the away side).

Home 2.19Away 2.57

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. 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
Luka Milivojević n 8	44.6	3 6/4	0.8 3/0	—
M. Batshuayi n 8	38.9	2 5/1	0.6 2/0	Y. Bissouma
J. McArthur n 8	77.1	1.9 8/3	1.2 5/3	A. Lallana
C. Kouyaté n 8	84	1.7 7/5	0.7 4/1	A. Lallana
J. McCarthy n 8	81.5	1.7 6/3	0.7 5/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Batshuayi n 8	38.9	2 4/2	0.3 1/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	1.9 6/4	1 5/3
J. Ayew n 8	80.4	1.3 5/3	0.6 3/1
A. Townsend n 8	81.3	1.1 5/2	0.3 2/0
J. Schlupp n 8	62.1	1.1 5/1	0.5 2/1

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Schlupp n 8	62.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
A. Townsend n 8	81.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
P. van Aanholt n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	68.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Woods n 3	28.7	5.2 2/2
J. McArthur n 8	77.1	3.8 7/7
T. Mitchell n 8	71.5	3.8 6/5
M. Meyer n 8	31.8	3.5 3/3
J. McCarthy n 8	81.5	3.3 8/6

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Hennessey n 8	84.4	3.9 7/6
V. Guaita n 8	90	3.4 7/6

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. 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
S. Alzate n 8	66.1	3.4 6/5	0.5 2/1	—
Y. Bissouma n 8	68.3	2.6 7/4	1.8 6/3	M. Batshuayi
J. Molumby n 8	54.6	2.5 5/5	1.2 5/1	—
A. Lallana n 8	34.6	1.9 2/2	1.3 3/1	C. Kouyaté
P. Groß n 8	45.5	1.7 5/2	0 0/0	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Leandro Trossard n 8	77.9	2.7 8/6	1 7/0
A. Mac Allister n 8	57.8	2.5 4/4	0.8 3/1
A. Connolly n 8	66.5	2.4 6/4	0.8 4/1
N. Maupay n 8	81.5	2.2 7/5	1 4/2
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	62.3	2.2 6/4	1.4 4/2

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	31.3	0.7 2/0	0.7 2/0
N. Maupay n 8	81.5	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	62.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Bernardo n 8	50.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
P. Groß n 8	45.5	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Bernardo n 8	50.6	2.9 5/3
Y. Bissouma n 8	68.3	2.8 7/5
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	31.3	2.5 4/1
D. Stephens n 8	79.3	2.4 7/5
J. Veltman n 8	72	2.2 5/3

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jason Steele n 8	84.9	2.4 5/3
M. Ryan n 8	90	1.8 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Brighton
34%	Possession	66%
1	Shots	20
1	Shots on target	3
0	Shots off target	9
0	Blocked shots	8
1	Shots inside the box	12
2	Corners	5
1	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	0
280	Passes	544
69%	Pass accuracy	83%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Ward	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Kouyaté	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
G. Cahill	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
T. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
A. Townsend	90	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
J. Riedewald	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. McArthur	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Wilfried Zaha	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
J. Schlupp	88	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
M. Batshuayi	83	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Luka Milivojević sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Benteke sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Dunk	93	0	0	1	0	1	1	R	6.6
M. Ryan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Webster	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
T. Lamptey	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	6.9
Ben White	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.2
Y. Bissouma	90	0	0	3	0	1	2	Y	6.9
S. March	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	7.2
N. Maupay	90	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	6.6
D. Burn	82	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Lallana	78	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Leandro Trossard	78	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
A. Mac Allister sub	12	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
A. Connolly sub	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
P. Groß sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

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

Recent form

Crystal PalaceWDWLL

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

BrightonWWLLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Crystal Palace 2 · 1 draw · Brighton 3 · 3 goals/game

2020-02-29 Brighton 0–1 Crystal Palace
2019-12-16 Crystal Palace 1–1 Brighton
2019-03-09 Crystal Palace 1–2 Brighton
2018-12-04 Brighton 3–1 Crystal Palace
2018-04-14 Crystal Palace 3–2 Brighton
2018-01-08 Brighton 2–1 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#14 pos44 pts38 pl-25 GD

Brighton#16 pos41 pts38 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.08

Brighton scored1.05

Crystal Palace conceded1.74

Brighton conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Brighton?: In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 2, Brighton won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
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