LONDON. Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion draw 1-1. J. Ayew scored the first goal (45′) for Crystal Palace. D. Welbeck settled the score (82′). Brighton & Hove Albion was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks assisted by Lee Betts and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.41 degrees Celsius or 34.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 11 Total 18
- 3 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 85 Attack 156
- 39 Dangerous attack 64
- 89 Ball safe 100
- 13 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 65% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Brighton & Hove Albion to win the contest.
Crystal Palace shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 5 yellow cards (Dean Henderson, David Ozoh, Tyrick Mitchell, Will Hughes and Jean-Philippe Mateta). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Baleba and Igor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Crystal Palace has 18 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will has 27 points like West Ham United to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play away against Chelsea on the 26th of December with a 17-4 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 26th of December with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Roy Hodgson decided to play with the following team: Dean Henderson , Nathaniel Clyne , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jefferson Lerma , Chris Richards , Will Hughes , Michael Olise , Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew .
The home team had on the bench: Jeffrey Schlupp, Remi Matthews, Jaïro Riedewald, James Tomkins, Eberechi Eze , Matheus França, Malcolm Ebiowei, Naouirou Ahamada and David Ozoh .
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made only 1 change substituting Jordan Ayew for Eberechi Eze (70′).
Player of the match: Jordan Ayew
The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Jordan Ayew.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roberto De Zerbi played with: Bart Verbruggen , Jack Hinshelwood , Jan Paul van Hecke , Lewis Dunk , Igor , Carlos Baleba , Billy Gilmour , Simon Adingra , Pascal Groß , Kaoru Mitoma and João Pedro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: James Milner, Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana , Evan Ferguson, Facundo Buonanotte , Jakub Moder , Danny Welbeck , Jason Steele and Leigh Kavanagh.
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Carlos Baleba for Facundo Buonanotte (46′), Simon Adingra for Danny Welbeck (46′), Jack Hinshelwood for Adam Lallana (75′) and Kaoru Mitoma for Jakub Moder (83′).
Player of the match: Pascal Groß
The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.
His rating is with 64 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.