LONDON. Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace draw 1-1. S. March scored the first goal (64′) for Brighton & Hove Albion. J. Tomkins settled the score (70′). Brighton & Hove Albion was surely superior in terms of ball possession (74%)​

The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,827 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Oliver assisted by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Crystal Palace

1 - 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
  • 7 Total 18
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 73 Attack 128
  • 32 Dangerous attack 67
  • 66 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 74% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Brighton & Hove Albion to win the match​.

Crystal Palace shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Crystal Palace received 4 yellow cards (W. Hughes, Albert Sambi Lokonga, C. Doucouré and T. Mitchell). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (A. Mac Allister).

Match Timeline

7'
Will Hughes- Yellow
28'
33'
Pervis Estupiñán(var)
56'
57'
Evan Ferguson- sub ->Deniz Undav
60'
64'
Solomon March(goal)
James Tomkins(goal)
70'
Eberechi Eze- sub ->Jeffrey Schlupp
71'
Odsonne Edouard- sub ->J. Mateta
71'
76'
Tariq Lamptey- sub ->Adam Webster
Cheick Doucouré - Yellow
82'
Naouirou Ahamada- sub ->M. Olise
85'
T. Mitchell- Yellow
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Crystal Palace will have 25 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 35 points like Fulham to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host Nottingham Forest on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Vicente Guaita 13.Spain
7.5
D
James Tomkins 5.England
7.2
70'
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
6.6
D
Marc Guéhi 6.England
7.0
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
6.4
89'
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
6.5
71'
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.9
56' 28'
M
Cheick Doucouré 28.Mali
6.6
82'
M
Michael Olise 7.France
6.8
85'
M
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
6.0
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
6.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Sam Johnstone 21.England
G
Joseph Whitworth 41.England
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
6.4
71'
M
James McArthur 18.Scotland
M
Jaïro Riedewald 44.Netherlands
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 8.Belgium
6.8
56' 60'
M
L. Milivojević 4.Serbia
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
6.6
85'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
6.7
71'

Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita (7.5), Nathaniel Clyne (6.6), James Tomkins (7.2), Marc Guéhi (7.0), Tyrick Mitchell (6.4), Cheick Doucouré (6.6), Will Hughes (6.9), Michael Olise (6.8), Jordan Ayew (6.0), Jeffrey Schlupp (6.5) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Eberechi Eze (6.4), Odsonne Édouard (6.7), James McArthur, Sam Johnstone, Jaïro Riedewald, Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.8), Luka Milivojević, Naouirou Ahamada (6.6) and Joe Whitworth.

Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of Albert Sambi Lokonga (injured).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 4 changes: W. Hughes for Albert Sambi Lokonga (56′), Jeffrey Schlupp for Eberechi Eze (71′), J. Mateta for Odsonne Édouard (71′) and M. Olise for Naouirou Ahamada (85′).

Best player: Vicente Guaita​

The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was the goalkeeper: Vicente Guaita. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Robert Sánchez 1.Spain
5.6
D
Adam Webster 4.England
6.9
76'
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.3
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
6.8
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
7.8
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
7.4
M
Solomon March 7.England
8.7
64'
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
6.2
7'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
7.5
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
7.1
F
Deniz Undav 21.Germany
6.9
57'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.6
76'
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
M
Andrew Moran 49.Republic of Ireland
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
F
Jeremy Sarmiento 19.Ecuador
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.4
57'
F
Julio Enciso 20.Paraguay

Also Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Robert Sánchez (5.6), Joël Veltman (7.3), Adam Webster (6.9), Lewis Dunk (6.8), Pervis Estupiñán (7.8), Pascal Groß (7.4), Moisés Caicedo (7.1), Solly March (8.7), Alexis Mac Allister (6.2), Kaoru Mitoma (7.5) and Deniz Undav (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jeremy Sarmiento, Facundo Buonanotte, Andrew Moran, Tariq Lamptey (6.6), Jason Steele, Yasin Ayari, Evan Ferguson (6.4), Julio Enciso and Jan Paul van Hecke.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 2 changes: Deniz Undav for Evan Ferguson (57′) and Adam Webster for Tariq Lamptey (76′).

Best player: Solly March​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Solly March.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 49 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​