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Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace: Match Recap and Result

Match: 18 October 2026, 13:00 UTC · Published: 18 October 2026 · 342 words

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Brighton ran away with a 5-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace on 18 October 2026, a result that left little doubt about which side controlled the afternoon. The hosts outshot their visitors by a wide margin and never conceded, finishing as convincing winners at American Express Stadium.

Match Summary

Brighton hosted Crystal Palace in the Premier League at American Express Stadium, with Robert Jones in charge. The home side won 5-0. The first timed incident of note was a booking, Pascal Gross shown yellow for Brighton in the 29th minute. That caution did not halt a home performance that ended in a five-goal victory.

After half-time Crystal Palace's Daichi Kamada was booked in the 51st minute. Brighton collected a second yellow when Chema Andres was cautioned in the 64th minute. Palace did not score. Brighton closed the contest at 5-0, the official result of a one-sided Premier League meeting.

Brighton carried several players on the injury list, including F. Azeez with an abdominal strain, E. Ferguson with an ankle injury, K. Mitoma with a hamstring injury, and both S. Tzimas and M. Wieffer with knee injuries. Y. Minteh and Z. Yohanna were also listed, while P. Struijk was down as rest.

Key Moments

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The swing that mattered was Brighton's control of the shot sheet. Palace were limited to five shots and a single effort on target, which is why they left without a goal. Brighton put nine of 17 attempts on target and finished 5-0 winners.

There were no red cards, so the five-goal margin came with 11 against 11 rather than from a sending-off.

Expected goals sat at 1.98 for the hosts and 0.75 for Palace. Those figures still favoured Brighton, even if the scoreboard ran well beyond the model. Palace did not generate enough attempts to alter the 5-0 result.

Match Statistics

The attacking numbers backed Brighton's control. They took 17 shots and put 9 on target, won 8 corners to Crystal Palace's 5, and recorded 1.98 expected goals against 0.75. Palace's five shots included only one on target. Yellow cards finished two for Brighton and one for Palace, and there were no red cards.