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Premier League

Brighton vs Crystal Palace – Lineups & Match Details

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0. Goals: I. Sarr (61'). Brighton had 64% possession against Crystal Palace's 36%. Shots on target: 2-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 25

Sunday, 8 February 2026

BrightonBrighton

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

Referee: Thomas Bramall, England

Lineups

BrightonBrighton4-2-3-1
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
O. Boscagli21O. BoscagliD
M. De Cuyper29M. De CuyperD
P. Gross30P. GrossM
C. Baleba17C. BalebaM
H. Howell53H. HowellM
G. Rutter10G. RutterM
K. Mitoma22K. MitomaM
C. Kostoulas19C. KostoulasF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
3IgorD
11Y. MintehF
13J. HinshelwoodM
18D. WelbeckF
20J. MilnerM
25D. GomezM
33M. O'RileyM
34J. VeltmanD
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
J. Lerma8J. LermaD
M. Lacroix5M. LacroixD
C. Richards26C. RichardsD
D. Munoz2D. MunozM
A. Wharton20A. WhartonM
W. Hughes19W. HughesM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
I. Sarr7I. SarrF
Y. Pino10Y. PinoF
J. S. Larsen22J. S. LarsenF

Substitutes

44W. BenitezG
11B. JohnsonF
12C. UcheM
17N. ClyneD
18D. KamadaM
23J. CanvotD
24B. SosaD
29E. GuessandF
34C. RiadD

Match Events

17'Y

W. Hughes

56'S

Yeremy Pino

Substitution 1

61'G

I. Sarr

Assist: E. Guessand

71'S

H. Howell

Substitution 1

71'S

M. De Cuyper

Substitution 2

71'S

C. Baleba

Substitution 3

77'S

W. Hughes

Substitution 2

80'Y

D. Muñoz

82'S

C. Kostoulas

Substitution 4

82'S

G. Rutter

Substitution 5

85'Y

D. Gómez

85'Y

J. Strand Larsen

88'S

I. Sarr

Substitution 3

Statistics

Brighton
64%36%
Crystal Palace
0.74Expected Goals (xG)1.16
7Total Shots7
2Shots on Target4
3Corners4
12Fouls9
3Offsides3
85Pass Accuracy (%)70
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Brighton host Crystal Palace on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at American Express Stadium. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Brighton go into the match 7th in the table; Crystal Palace sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Brighton have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Crystal Palace have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 9 Nov 2025: Brighton 0-0 Crystal Palace; 5 Apr 2025: Brighton 1-2 Crystal Palace; 15 Dec 2024: Brighton 1-3 Crystal Palace. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0. Crystal Palace replied with I. Sarr 61'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 61 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Brighton held 64% of the ball against 36% for Crystal Palace. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 0.74 for Brighton, 1.16 for Crystal Palace.

Verdict

Crystal Palace take the three points; Brighton look at a thin night for the home crowd. Brighton sat 7th and Crystal Palace 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.