Premier League Gameweek 7 Sun, Oct 18 2026 · 14:00 The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Brighton
5–0 Full time · HT 3–0 xG 2.02 – 0.77
Crystal Palace
  • J. Canvot 4’ (OG)
  • D. Gómez 7’
  • Y. Ayari 10’
  • C. Kostoulas 49’
  • J. Hinshelwood 84’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton cruise past Crystal Palace

Brighton entered as clear favourites and won 5–0 through goals from Gómez, Ayari, Kostoulas, Hinshelwood and an own goal. Brighton finished with the higher xG (2.02 vs 0.77).

Brighton ✓69%
Draw16%
Crystal Palace14%

Model vs reality

Brighton goals
5
Model 2.82 · xG 2.02
Crystal Palace goals
0
Model 1.27 · xG 0.77
Total goals
5
Model 4.09 · xG 2.79
Score 5–0
3%
Most likely 2–1 (8%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 77%
Both scored
No
Model 68%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. KostoulasBrighton · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.7
  • RefereeRobert Jones
  • CoachesFabian Hurzeler · Pierre Sage
  • VenueThe American Express Community Stadium
  • Table before kick-offBrighton 3rd · Crystal Palace 13th
  • Weather at kick-off11°C · Drizzle · wind 22 km/h · 0.8 mm rain

Timeline

  1. J. Canvot (own goal) 1–0
    4’
  2. D. Gómez 2–0Assist O. Boscagli
    7’
  3. Y. Ayari 3–0Assist C. Kostoulas
    10’
  4. P. GroßYellow card · Foul
    29’
  5. ⇄ D. McNeilFor Q. Timber
    45’
  6. Half time · 3–0
  7. C. Kostoulas 4–0
    49’
  8. Daichi KamadaYellow card · Foul
    51’
  9. ⇄ J. LermaFor H. Ahanor
    53’
  10. ⇄ J. MatetaFor J. Strand Larsen
    61’
  11. ⇄ E. NketiahFor Yeremy Pino
    61’
  12. Chema AndrésYellow card · Foul
    64’
  13. ⇄ J. HinshelwoodFor P. Groß
    71’
  14. ⇄ G. RutterFor C. Kostoulas
    71’
  15. ⇄ W. HughesFor Daichi Kamada
    81’
  16. ⇄ J. HadjamFor O. Boscagli
    81’
  17. ⇄ M. YalcouyéFor Y. Ayari
    81’
  18. J. Hinshelwood 5–0
    84’
  19. ⇄ M. SvobodaFor L. Dunk
    90’
  20. Full time · 5–0

Team stats

Brighton17 shots · 8 in box, 9 outside
Crystal Palace5 shots · 4 in box, 1 outside
BrightonCrystal Palace
57% Possession 43%
2.02 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
2.20 Expected points (xPts) 0.60
17 Shots 5
9 Shots on target 1
4 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 4
9 Shots outside the box 1
516 Passes 384
85% Pass accuracy 78%
8 Corners 5
1 Goalkeeper saves 5
13 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.53 Team rating 5.79

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

17.1 B. Verbruggen(G)
218.1 O. Boscagli A↓81’ 57.7 L. Dunk ↓90’ 447.9 L. Vušković 247.5 F. Kadıoğlu
146.5 Chema Andrés 136.6 P. Groß ↓71’
297.2 M. De Cuyper 268.2 Y. Ayari ↓81’ 257.9 D. Gómez
198.7★ C. Kostoulas A↓71’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)7.1
  • 21O. BoscagliA↓81’8.1
  • 5L. Dunk↓90’7.7
  • 44L. Vušković7.9
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu7.5
  • 14Chema Andrés6.5
  • 13P. Groß↓71’6.6
  • 29M. De Cuyper7.2
  • 26Y. Ayari↓81’8.2
  • 25D. Gómez7.9
  • 19C. Kostoulas ★A↓71’8.7

Substitutes used

  • 35M. Yalcouyé↑81’6.9
  • 10G. Rutter↑71’6.6
  • 8J. Hinshelwood↑71’7.6
  • 30M. Svoboda↑90’
  • 3J. Hadjam↑81’6.9

Unused: M. O'Riley, I. Osman, Costinha, J. Steele

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

446.5 W. Benítez(G)
215.9 H. Ahanor ↓53’ 265.9 Chris Richards 65.0 J. Canvot
35.6 T. Mitchell 235.7 Q. Timber ↓45’ 205.3 A. Wharton 255.5 A. Khalaili
105.8 Yeremy Pino ↓61’ 185.8 Daichi Kamada ↓81’
226.1 J. Strand Larsen ↓61’
  • 44W. Benítez (G)6.5
  • 21H. Ahanor↓53’5.9
  • 26Chris Richards5.9
  • 6J. Canvot5.0
  • 3T. Mitchell5.6
  • 23Q. Timber↓45’5.7
  • 20A. Wharton5.3
  • 25A. Khalaili5.5
  • 10Yeremy Pino↓61’5.8
  • 18Daichi Kamada↓81’5.8
  • 22J. Strand Larsen↓61’6.1

Substitutes used

  • 9E. Nketiah↑61’6.2
  • 14J. Mateta↑61’6.3
  • 11D. McNeil↑45’6.5
  • 19W. Hughes↑81’5.4
  • 8J. Lerma↑53’6.0

Unused: I. Sarr, D. Osorio, Óscar Mingueza, R. Matthews

Coach: Pierre Sage

Player stats

Top rated
C. KostoulasBrighton8.7
2nd
Y. AyariBrighton8.2
3rd
O. BoscagliBrighton8.1

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 96% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.1
O. Boscagli D 81 0 1 0 (0) 3 87% 71 0 1 0/0 0/1 8.1
L. Dunk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 84 1 3 0/0 0/1 7.7
L. Vušković D 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 92% 79 1 3 0/0 3/1 7.9
F. Kadıoğlu M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 43 0 2 0/0 0/1 7.5
Chema Andrés M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 46 5 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
P. Groß M 71 0 0 2 (0) 1 82% 33 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
M. De Cuyper D 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 77% 35 3 1 1/2 4/3 7.2
Y. Ayari M 81 1 0 4 (2) 0 87% 15 1 0 0/1 1/1 8.2
D. Gómez M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 72% 36 1 0 3/4 1/0 7.9
C. Kostoulas F 71 1 1 4 (2) 1 69% 13 0 0 3/6 0/2 8.7
M. Yalcouyé M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
G. Rutter F 19 0 0 1 (1) 0 20% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
J. Hinshelwood M 19 1 0 1 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.6
M. Svoboda D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Hadjam D 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.9

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
W. Benítez G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 51% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
H. Ahanor D 53 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 36 1 0 1/1 0/1 5.9
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 57 2 3 0/0 1/0 5.9
J. Canvot M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 54 2 2 0/0 2/2 5.0
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 28 2 1 1/1 0/0 5.6
Q. Timber M 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 1 0/1 0/1 5.7
A. Wharton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 63% 35 0 1 0/1 0/1 5.3
A. Khalaili F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 69% 36 3 1 0/0 2/1 5.5
Yeremy Pino M 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 17 0 0 0/0 0/1 5.8
Daichi Kamada M 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 23 0 0 2/2 1/2 5.8
J. Strand Larsen F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 12 0 0 0/0 2/2 6.1
E. Nketiah F 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/2 1/1 6.2
J. Mateta F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 2/2 0/1 6.3
D. McNeil F 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 10 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
W. Hughes M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.4
J. Lerma M 37 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 17 2 0 0/1 1/0 6.0

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.