English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 9, 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion WLWLW 2
–
Crystal Palace DWWLW 1
1st2ndT
BHA112
CRY011
Selhurst Park · 24,972 att.

Match Report

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Knockaer's spectacular strike breaks Palace resistance as Brighton inch towards safety

A moment of brilliance from Anthony Knockaert settled a fiercely contested derby as Brighton beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
8
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
37.3
Possession
62.7
4
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
3
0.8
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
258
Accurate Passes
474
358
Passes
579
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
4
Crosses
26
0.5
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
60
27
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
7
21
Effective Tackles
12
26
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
17
Interceptions
6
30
Effective Clearances
10
30
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 6Scott DannCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 4Luka MilivojevicCM
  7. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  8. 18James McArthurRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 10Andros TownsendRF

Substitutes

  1. 34Martin KellySUB
  2. 17Christian BentekeSUB
  3. 7Max MeyerSUB
  4. 8Cheikhou KouyatéSUB
  5. 14Jordan AyewSUB
  6. 1Julian SperoniSUB
  7. 2Joel WardSUB

BHA · 4-5-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 30BernardoLB
  5. 22Martín MontoyaRB
  6. 24Davy PropperCM-L
  7. 8Yves BissoumaCM-R
  8. 6Dale StephensAM
  9. 16Alireza JahanbakhshLM
  10. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  11. 17Glenn MurrayF

Substitutes

  1. 33Dan BurnSUB
  2. 7Biram KiyalSUB
  3. 20Solly MarchSUB
  4. 19José IzquierdoSUB
  5. 3Gaëtan BongSUB
  6. 27David ButtonSUB
  7. 9Jürgen LocadiaSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Dunk following a fast break.
  3. 24' Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 70' Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
  7. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Anthony Knockaert.
  8. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces Andros Townsend.
  9. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces James McArthur.
  10. 89' Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+2' Mat Ryan (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+3' Bernardo (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+5' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jürgen Locadia replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

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