Premier League LIVE: Brighton v Crystal Palace – score, radio commentary and text updates

Premier League LIVE: Brighton v Crystal Palace – score, radio commentary and text updates

  • Brighton have won their last two Premier League home games against Crystal Palace, the last time they won consecutive home games against the Eagles was between 1979 and 1988 (7).

  • Crystal Palace are winless in their last six league games against Brighton (D4 L2), their longest winless run against the Seagulls since a run of 10 between 1979 and 1986.

  • Since the start of last season, only Brentford (38) have conceded both goals and goals in more Premier League games than Brighton and Hove Albion (37), with the Seagulls doing so in 10 of their last 11 games, including each of their last seven .

  • Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last three away games in the Premier League (W1 D2), most recently they were unbeaten for a longer period between January and March 2022 (five). Palace are also aiming for consecutive away wins for the first time since April 2023.

  • Having lost four of their last five home games in the Premier League last season, Brighton are one of three teams, alongside Arsenal and Brentford, who are still unbeaten on home soil this season (W3 D4).

  • Two of Brighton’s last three Premier League goals have come from outside the penalty area, as many as their previous 54 goals combined. The Seagulls have never scored a goal outside the penalty area in three Premier League games in a row.

  • Six of Brighton and Hove Albion’s last seven Premier League wins have come against teams who started the day in the top half, with 11 of their 12 wins previously coming against teams in the bottom half. Each of their last five games against teams that started matchday 17 or lower have ended in a draw.

  • Under Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace have scored first and conceded more than two goals in seven Premier League games, including four of the six games they have scored first this season. Since his first game as manager on February 24, only Chelsea have played as many times (also seven).

  • Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma has taken the ball the furthest up the pitch of any non-defender in the Premier League this season (1,899 metres). He has made 79 progressive runs of 10 meters or more, the second most of any player in the league behind Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters (80).

  • Crystal Palace’s Daniel Muñoz has scored in two of his last three Premier League appearances (two goals), while failing to score in any of his first 28 games in the competition. The Colombian is also one of only two players to have made more than 100 tackles in the Premier League since making his debut on February 3 this year (108), alongside Wolves’ João Gomes (119).

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