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FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion wipes out Crystal Palace 4-1 with goals of Lewis Dunk (3′), Jack Hinshelwood (33′), Facundo Buonanotte (34′) and João Pedro (84′). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace scored with Jean-Philippe Mateta (71′). Brighton & Hove Albion was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper who had the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.04 degrees Celsius or 50.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 6 On Target 5
- 0 Off Target 1
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 77
- 33 Dangerous attack 21
- 39 Ball safe 24
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 69% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 33 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brighton & Hove Albion won the match.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 13 times, 6 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Danny Welbeck and Roberto De Zerbi). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards (Matheus França, Daniel Muñoz and Marc Guéhi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Brighton & Hove Albion has 35 points like Manchester United to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace will stays with 24 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 10th of February with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Crystal Palace will host Chelsea on the 10th of February with a 18-4 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Bart Verbruggen
, Jan Paul van Hecke , Lewis Dunk , Igor , Jack Hinshelwood , Pascal Groß , Billy Gilmour , Tariq Lamptey , Facundo Buonanotte , João Pedro and Evan Ferguson .The home team had on the bench: Danny Welbeck
, Jason Steele, Adam Webster , Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder, Carlos Baleba , Ansu Fati , Benicio Baker-Boatiey and Pervis Estupiñán .Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck (69′), Facundo Buonanotte for Carlos Baleba (80′), Tariq Lamptey for Pervis Estupiñán (80′), Igor for Ansu Fati (88′) and João Pedro for Adam Lallana (88′).
Player of the match: Pascal Groß
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 118 passes (97% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Roy Hodgson played with: Dean Henderson
, Daniel Muñoz , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jefferson Lerma , Chris Richards , Will Hughes , Jordan Ayew , Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jeffrey Schlupp .They had on the bench: Sam Johnstone, James Tomkins, Matheus França
, Adam Wharton , Odsonne Édouard , Naouirou Ahamada , Jaïro Riedewald, David Ozoh and Michael Olise .Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of Adam Wharton (injured) and Matheus França (injured).
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 5 changes: Marc Guéhi for Adam Wharton (28′), Will Hughes for Naouirou Ahamada (80′), Jean-Philippe Mateta for Odsonne Édouard (80′), Jeffrey Schlupp for Michael Olise (46′) and Michael Olise for Matheus França (56′).
Player of the match: Jean-Philippe Mateta
The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Jean-Philippe Mateta.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – Aston Villa – 0-5
- Newcastle United – Luton Town – 4-4
- Everton – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2
- Burnley – Fulham – 2-2
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Crystal Palace – 4-1