Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 18 October 2020

Result

Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Sunday 18 October 2020, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Crystal Palace drew with Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 18 October 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

Wilfried Zaha opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Crystal Palace's goal came from Wilfried Zaha (19', penalty). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through A. Mac Allister (90').

Discipline: Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Crystal Palace were 13th on 6 points from 4 and Brighton & Hove Albion 16th on 3 points from 4. Crystal Palace went on to finish that season 14th with 44 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 16th with 41.

Crystal Palace lined up in a 4-4-2 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton & Hove Albion (7.5), level with Ben White (7.5).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

19'Penalty goal · Wilfried ZahaCrystal Palace · 1-0
19'Yellow card · Mathew RyanBrighton & Hove Albion
43'Yellow card · Yves BissoumaBrighton & Hove Albion
63'Yellow card · T. MitchellCrystal Palace
76'Yellow card · Vicente GuaitaCrystal Palace
86'Yellow card · James McArthurCrystal Palace
90'Goal · A. Mac AllisterBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
90+3'Red card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Crystal Palace 2, draws 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.

Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal PalacePremier League · 29 Feb 2020
Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 16 Dec 2019
Crystal Palace 1-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 9 Mar 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal PalacePremier League · 4 Dec 2018
Crystal Palace 3-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 14 Apr 2018
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Crystal PalacePremier League · 28 Nov 2017

Team news

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James McCarthyCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
James TomkinsCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Connor WickhamCrystal Palace · injury (Knock)
Pervis EstupiñánBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Muscle Injury)
Davy PröpperBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Calf Injury)
Florin AndoneBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Ruptured cruciate ligament)
Christian WaltonBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Ankle Injury)
Odsonne ÉdouardCrystal Palace · injury (COVID 19)
Alireza JahanbakhshBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Billy GilmourBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
Nathan FergusonCrystal Palace · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Wayne HennesseyCrystal Palace · injury (Thigh Muscle Strain)
Joachim AndersenCrystal Palace · injury (Ruptured Ankle)
Chris RichardsCrystal Palace · injury (Calf Problems)

Crystal Palace line-up (4-4-2)

Vicente Guaita, Joel Ward, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Gary Cahill, Tyrick Mitchell, Andros Townsend, Jaïro Riedewald, James McArthur, Jeffrey Schlupp, Michy Batshuayi, Wilfried Zaha

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (3-4-2-1)

Mathew Ryan, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Tariq Lamptey, Ben White, Yves Bissouma, S. March, Adam Lallana, Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay