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Brighton vs Crystal Palace is a local Premier League derby where venue and changing margins keep the matchup finely poised. Palace drew 1–1 at home in December 2023, Brighton won 4–1 at the Amex in February 2024, and Palace answered 3–1 away in December 2024. Those fixed results show why neither setting settles the story; a future meeting will ask which side handles the derby’s emotional swings.
Past matches, Brighton vs Crystal Palace
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Brighton
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11F
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25M
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18F
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13M
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33M
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23G
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3D
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34D
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20M
Crystal Palace Substitutes
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F
29
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M
18
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F
11
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G
44
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D
17
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D
23
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D
34
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D
24
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M
12
Match events
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17'Will Hughes Yellow Card
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56'E. Guessand Y. Pino
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61'⚽I. Sarr Normal Goal (Asst: E. Guessand)
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71'Y. Minteh H. Howell
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71'D. Welbeck M. De Cuyper
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71'D. Gomez C. Baleba
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77'D. Kamada W. Hughes
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80'Daniel Muñoz Yellow Card
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82'J. Hinshelwood C. Kostoulas
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82'M. O'Riley G. Rutter
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85'Diego Gómez Yellow Card
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85'Jørgen Strand Larsen Yellow Card
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88'B. Johnson I. Sarr
Stats for this game
Matchup Brighton VS Crystal Palace
The derby resists a single pattern
Brighton’s 4–1 home win in February 2024 was the widest of the cited Premier League results, with the Seagulls converting an assertive opening into a clear margin. Palace’s 3–1 victory at the Amex in December 2024 answered that statement in the same venue, showing how quickly the balance can move between the rivals. The home badge offers no guarantee once the match begins.
Close contests remain part of the character
The 1–1 draw at Selhurst Park in December 2023 adds a quieter expression of the pairing. Brighton equalised after Palace had led, and both sides left with a point from a game defined by response rather than separation. The dates support a derby profile with genuine two-way tension, not a stable sequence of winners. A new chapter will therefore ask whether either side can turn its next spell of pressure into control without allowing the opponent an answer.