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Crystal Palace vs Brighton and Hove Albion - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Thursday, 21 Dec 2023 • 20:00

Selhurst Park (South Norwood, London)

Crystal Palace

1 : 1

Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals

Jordan Ayew
1 : 0
45'
45'Jordan Ayew
1 : 0
82'
1 : 1
Danny Welbeck
1 : 1
Danny Welbeck82'

Lineups

Crystal Palace

PosPlayer
GK
Dean Henderson
DEF
Nathaniel Clyne
DEF
Joachim Andersen
DEF
Marc Guéhi
DEF
Tyrick Mitchell
DEF
Chris Richards
MID
Jefferson Lerma
MID
Will Hughes
FWD
Michael Olise
FWD
Jean-Philippe Mateta
FWD
Jordan Ayew

Substitutes

59'Will Hughes
for David Ozoh
70'Jordan Ayew
for Eberechi Eze

Brighton and Hove Albion

PosPlayer
GK
Bart Verbruggen
DEF
Jan Paul van Hecke
DEF
Lewis Dunk
DEF
Igor Julio
MID
Jack Hinshelwood
MID
Carlos Baleba
MID
Billy Gilmour
MID
Pascal Gross
FWD
Simon Adingra
FWD
Kaoru Mitoma
FWD
João Pedro

Substitutes

46'Simon Adingrafor Danny Welbeck
46'Carlos Baleba
for Facundo Buonanotte
75'Jack Hinshelwoodfor Adam Lallana
83'Kaoru Mitomafor Jakub Moder
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
8Brighton and Hove Albion198653833+530
W
D
L
D
W
16Crystal Palace194691928-918
L
L
D
D
L

Last Games

Crystal Palace

@Manchester City
2 - 2
vsLiverpool
1 - 2
vsBournemouth
0 - 2
@West Ham United
1 - 1
@Luton
1 - 2

Brighton and Hove Albion

@Arsenal
0 - 2
vsBurnley
1 - 1
vsBrentford
2 - 1
@Chelsea
2 - 3
@Nottingham Forest
3 - 2

Head-to-Head

08 Feb 2026
Brighton and Hove...0 - 1Crystal Palace
08 Feb 2026Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 1
Crystal Palace
09 Nov 2025
Crystal Palace0 - 0Brighton and Hove...
09 Nov 2025Crystal Palace
0 - 0
Brighton and Hove Albion
05 Apr 2025
Crystal Palace2 - 1Brighton and Hove...
05 Apr 2025Crystal Palace
2 - 1
Brighton and Hove Albion
15 Dec 2024
Brighton and Hove...1 - 3Crystal Palace
15 Dec 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 3
Crystal Palace
03 Feb 2024
Brighton and Hove...4 - 1Crystal Palace
03 Feb 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
4 - 1
Crystal Palace

Premier League

Gameweek 18

21 Dec • 20:00
Crystal Palace
Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
22 Dec • 20:00
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
1 - 1
23 Dec • 12:30
West Ham United
Manchester United
2 - 0
23 Dec • 15:00
Luton
Newcastle United
1 - 0
23 Dec • 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
2 - 3
23 Dec • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Everton
2 - 1
23 Dec • 15:00
Fulham
Burnley
0 - 2
23 Dec • 17:30
Liverpool
Arsenal
1 - 1
24 Dec • 13:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea
2 - 1
20 Feb • 19:30
Manchester City
Brentford
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.