Brighton 0-1 Crystal Palace — Premier League, 8 Feb 2026
Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League on 8 February 2026 at Amex Stadium, Brighton. Ismaïla Sarr scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 1 and Crystal Palace 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 17'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 56'
- 0-161'assist: Evann Guessand
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'
- 77'
- 80'Time wasting
- 82'
- 82'
- 85'Foul
- 85'
- 88'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Brighton
- 7.3Pascal GroßM
- 7.2Olivier BoscagliD
- 7.0Lewis DunkD
- 7.0Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.9Bart VerbruggenG
- 6.7Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 6.7Diego GómezM
- 6.6Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.6Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.6Carlos BalebaM
- 6.6Matthew O'RileyM
- 6.3Harry HowellM
- 6.3Yankuba MintehF
- 6.2Maxim De CuyperD
- 6.0Charalampos KostoulasF
- 5.9Georginio RutterM
Crystal Palace
- 8.2Maxence LacroixD
- 7.7Ismaïla SarrF
- 7.5Dean HendersonG
- 7.5Christopher RichardsD
- 7.3Will HughesM
- 7.2Evann GuessandF
- 7.0Adam WhartonM
- 6.9Jefferson LermaD
- 6.7Daichi KamadaM
- 6.7Tyrick MitchellM
- 6.7Yéremy PinoF
- 6.6Daniel MuñozM
- 6.3Brennan JohnsonF
- 5.7Jørgen Strand LarsenF
Line-ups
Crystal Palace3-4-2-1
Brighton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 20J. MilnerM
- 34Joël VeltmanD
- 18Daniel Welbeck71'F6.6
- 3IgorD
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 33Matthew O'Riley82'M6.6
- 25Diego Gómez85'71'M6.7
- 13J. Hinshelwood82'M6.6
- 11Yankuba Minteh71'F6.3
Crystal PalaceOliver Glasner
Substitutes
- 18Daichi Kamada77'M6.7
- 17N. ClyneD
- 44Walter BenítezG
- 24B. SosaD
- 11Brennan Johnson88'F6.3
- 29Evann Guessand56'F7.2
- 34Chadi RiadD
- 12C. UcheM
- 23J. CanvotD
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
0.74Expected goals (xG)1.16
7Total shots7
2Shots on target4
2Shots off target3
3Blocked shots0
3Corners4
3Offsides3
12Fouls9
1Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.24Goals prevented0.24
557Total passes311
476Accurate passes217
85%Pass accuracy70%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Diego Gómez | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Carlos Baleba | 71 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Matthew O'Riley | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Harry Howell | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Georginio Rutter | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxence Lacroix | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 88 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Dean Henderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Christopher Richards | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Will Hughes | 77 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Evann Guessand | 34 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Adam Wharton | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Daichi Kamada | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Yéremy Pino | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Muñoz | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Brennan Johnson | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
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Head-to-head
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