Premier League · Matchweek 7

Brighton vs Crystal Palace

Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 UK · American Express Stadium

Brighton5–0Crystal Palace

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.