Premier League · Matchweek 7
Brighton vs Crystal Palace
Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 UK · American Express Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion
- ⚽ 4' Jaydee Canvot (og)
- ⚽ 7' Diego Gómez – assist Olivier Boscagli
- ⚽ 10' Yasin Ayari – assist Charalambos Kostoulas
- ⚽ 49' Charalambos Kostoulas
- ⚽ 84' Jack Hinshelwood
- 🟨 29' Pascal Gross
- 🟨 64' Chema Andrés
Crystal Palace
- 🟨 51' Daichi Kamada
Brighton – Crystal Palace: match preview and predicted line-ups
Brighton host Crystal Palace at American Express Stadium on Sunday 18 October at 15:00. The match preview, team news and betting tips will be updated ahead of kick-off.
- Predicted line-ups and absences have been updated using Rotowire as of 17 October 2026.
- The line-ups are predictions – the official starting XIs may differ.
Starting lineups
Brighton4-3-3
- GK
- Bart Verbruggen
- DEF
- Olivier Boscagli, Lewis Dunk, Luka Vuskovic, Ferdi Kadioglu
- MID
- Pascal Gross, Chema, Yasin Ayari
- FWD
- Maxim De Cuyper, Diego Gomez, Charalampos Kostoulas
Rotowire · updated 17 October 2026. Predicted, not confirmed. Pascal Struijk (doubtful) · Femi Azeez (out) · Evan Ferguson (out) · Yankuba Minteh (out) · Kaoru Mitoma (out) · Stefanos Tzimas (out) · Mats Wieffer (out) · Zadok Yohanna (out)
Crystal Palace3-6-1
- GK
- Walter Benitez
- DEF
- Jefferson Lerma, Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot
- MID
- Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Quinten Timber, Anan Khalaili, Yeremy Pino, Daichi Kamada
- FWD
- Jorgen Strand Larsen
Rotowire · updated 17 October 2026. Predicted, not confirmed. Ben Chilwell (doubtful) · Dean Henderson (doubtful) · Jean-Philippe Mateta (doubtful) · Takehiro Tomiyasu (doubtful) · Axel Disasi (suspended) · Chadi Riad (out)
Our prediction
Under 3.5 goals · Total goals
We are choosing a more forgiving goal line for this rivalry clash: zero to three goals produces a winning bet. An early goal could quickly change the game.