Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace, 18 October 2026
| Score | 5-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Referee | Rob Jones |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | American Express Stadium |
| Attendance | 31,440 |
View Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace head to head
Kick-off: 2.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 19
Brighton and Hove Albion won: 5
Drawn: 8
Crystal Palace won: 6
Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 26
Crystal Palace scored: 21
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This equaled Brighton and Hove Albion's biggest-ever win against Crystal Palace: previously on 14 January 1956 in Division Three (South) at the Goldstone Ground.
5 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Goals:
| Jaydee Canvot | own goal | 4 |
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| Diego Gómez | 7 |
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| Yasin Ayari | 10 |
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| Charalampos Kostoulas | 49 |
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| Jack Hinshelwood | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bart Verbruggen
Defender
Olivier Boscagli
Defender
Lewis Dunk
Defender
Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder
Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder
Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder
Diego Gómez
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward
Yasin Ayari
Forward
Charalampos Kostoulas
Substitutions:
| Jack Hinshelwood for Pascal Gross | 71 |
| Georginio Rutter for Charalampos Kostoulas | 71 |
| Jaouen Hadjam for Olivier Boscagli | 81 |
| Malick Yalcouyé for Yasin Ayari | 81 |
| Michael Svoboda for Lewis Dunk | 90 |
Cards:
| Pascal Gross | 29 | Y |
| Chema Andrés | 64 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Steele
Defender
Costinha
Defender
Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Svoboda
Midfielder
Matt O'Riley
Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder/Forward
Ibrahim Osman
Forward
Georginio Rutter
Comments:
League position: 3rd . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won four consecutive league games without conceding for the first time since November 2016 in the League Championship. . This became the earliest that a team had scored three goals in a game in the Premier League game since Newcastle United against Tottenham Hotspur in April 2023 (nine minutes, won 6-1). . Albion had now become the first team to score 23 or more goals in their opening seven games of a season in the Premier League since Manchester City in 2019-20 (27).0 Crystal Palace
Manager: Pierre Sage
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Walter Benítez
Goalkeeper
Honest Ahanor
Defender
Jaydee Canvot
Defender
Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Quinten Timber
Midfielder
Adam Wharton
Midfielder
Anan Khalaili
Midfielder/Forward
Yeremy Pino
Midfielder/Forward
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dwight McNeil for Quinten Timber | 46 |
| Jefferson Lerma for Honest Ahanor | 53 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta for Jørgen Strand Larsen | 61 |
| Eddie Nketiah for Yeremy Pino | 61 |
| Will Hughes for Daichi Kamada | 81 |
Cards:
| Daichi Kamada | 51 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Remi Matthews
Defender
Oscar Mingueza
Midfielder
Will Hughes
Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward
Dwight McNeil
Midfielder/Forward
Darío Osorio
Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr
Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Forward
Eddie Nketiah