⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Brighton Hove above the line
Crystal Palace belowGoals and cards
- 4'
Own goalOwn goal by Jaydee Canvot, credited to Brighton Hove1-0 - 7'
GoalDiego Gómez, right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Set up by Olivier Boscagli2-0 - 10'
GoalYasin Ayari, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Set up by Charalampos Kostoulas3-0 Half-time 3-0
49'
GoalCharalambos Kostoulas, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner4-0- 84'
GoalJack Hinshelwood, right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner5-0
The score, against the pace we expected
Brighton Hove got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BHA better than we expected
▼ CRY better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about 3 goals better than we expected for Brighton Hove.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.

Brighton Hove
Good plays
- GOAL
Diego Gómez, right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal, set up by Olivier Boscagli
7' · BHA 2-0 CRY
- GOAL
Yasin Ayari, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, set up by Charalampos Kostoulas
10' · BHA 3-0 CRY
- GOAL
Charalambos Kostoulas, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
49' · BHA 4-0 CRY
- GOAL
Jack Hinshelwood, right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner
84' · BHA 5-0 CRY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Crystal Palace
Good plays
- BIG SAVE
Walter Benítez kept out Luka Vuskovic with a header from the left side of the six yard box
84' · BHA 5-0 CRY
Bad plays
- OWN GOAL
Jaydee Canvot put it into his own net
4' · BHA 1-0 CRY
- WOODWORK
Jean-Philippe Mateta hit the woodwork from the centre of the box
63' · BHA 4-0 CRY
- WOODWORK
Jefferson Lerma hit the woodwork with a header from very close range
74' · BHA 4-0 CRY
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.

Brighton Hove
- ★
Charalambos Kostoulas Forward
Goal 49'
- ★
Yasin Ayari Attacking Midfielder
Goal 10'
- ★
Diego Gómez Attacking Midfielder Right
Goal 7'

Crystal Palace
- ★
Walter Benítez Goalkeeper
5 saves
- ✗
Jaydee Canvot Center Right Defender
Own goal 4'
⚖️What decided it
Why Brighton Hove won, and why Crystal Palace did not.
From the game
Clinical, scored 5 from chances worth about 2 goals
Had 17 shots to 5
Walter Benítez made 5 saves
Key battles
📊The numbers
| BHA | CRY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Possession | 43% |
| 17 | Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 440 | Passes completed | 301 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 5 | Tackles won | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 78% | Share of the chances | 22% |
| 7 | Passes completed near goal | 4 |
| 9 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 20 |








