Crystal Palace v Brighton and Hove Albion, 21 December 2023

Score1-1
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance24,171
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Crystal Palace won: 3 Drawn: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Crystal Palace scored: 14 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 15 . The last five meetings at Selhurst Park had now all ended in a 1-1 draw (all Premier League).

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Jordan Ayew 45+1 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder Michael Olise
Forward Jordan Ayew

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Igor Julio Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

David Ozoh for Will Hughes 59
Eberechi Eze for Jordan Ayew 70

Substitutions:

Facundo Buonanotte for Carlos Baleba 46
Danny Welbeck for Simon Adingra 46
Adam Lallana for Jack Hinshelwood 75
Jakub Moder for Kaoru Mitoma 83

Cards:

Jean-Philippe Mateta 29 Y
Will Hughes 50 Y
Tyrick Mitchell 54 Y
David Ozoh 85 Y
Dean Henderson 90 Y

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 31 Y
Igor Julio 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder David Ozoh
Midfielder/Forward Malcolm Ebiowei
Midfielder/Forward Matheus França

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Leigh Kavanagh
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 15th . Crystal Palace avoided losing four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2017. . Palace had now scored 300 goals in their 279 home games in the Premier League (conceded 359). . The Eagles had now conceded 50 goals in their last 39 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored 100 goals in their 51 games in all competitions in 2023; the first time they had scored 100 goals in a year since 1955 (118). . Albion had now won two of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost four). . They had now conceded one goal in each of 11 of their 18 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Jordan Ayew 45+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder Michael Olise
Forward Jordan Ayew

Substitutions:

David Ozoh for Will Hughes 59
Eberechi Eze for Jordan Ayew 70

Cards:

Jean-Philippe Mateta 29 Y
Will Hughes 50 Y
Tyrick Mitchell 54 Y
David Ozoh 85 Y
Dean Henderson 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder David Ozoh
Midfielder/Forward Malcolm Ebiowei
Midfielder/Forward Matheus França

Comments:

League position: 15th . Crystal Palace avoided losing four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2017. . Palace had now scored 300 goals in their 279 home games in the Premier League (conceded 359). . The Eagles had now conceded 50 goals in their last 39 games in the Premier League.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 82 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Igor Julio Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Facundo Buonanotte for Carlos Baleba 46
Danny Welbeck for Simon Adingra 46
Adam Lallana for Jack Hinshelwood 75
Jakub Moder for Kaoru Mitoma 83

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 31 Y
Igor Julio 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Leigh Kavanagh
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored 100 goals in their 51 games in all competitions in 2023; the first time they had scored 100 goals in a year since 1955 (118). . Albion had now won two of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost four). . They had now conceded one goal in each of 11 of their 18 games so far in this Premier League season.