Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace: Canvot own goal starts rout

Jaydee Canvot turned the ball into his own net in the 4th minute at the American Express Stadium in Falmer, and Brighton & Hove Albion never looked back, beating Crystal Palace 5-0 in the M23 derby. Diego Gómez struck in the 7th minute, Yasin Ayari added the third in the 10th, Charalambos Kostoulas scored in the 49th and Jack Hinshelwood volleyed home the fifth in the 84th. A crowd of 31440 watched the hosts seize control early and keep hold of the match until the final whistle.

How did the goals arrive against Crystal Palace?

The opener arrived in the 4th minute, when Jaydee Canvot put the ball into his own net for Brighton & Hove Albion. In the 7th minute Diego Gómez extended the lead, assisted by Olivier Boscagli, and Yasin Ayari scored the third in the 10th minute after a pass from Charalambos Kostoulas.

Kostoulas scored in the 49th minute, and Jack Hinshelwood completed the scoring with a volley in the 84th. Sports Mole reported that Gómez's goal was a 51m strike from the halfway line, his first of the campaign in his 10th appearance for Brighton.

What does the result mean for the Premier League table?

ESPN's table did not yet include this match, so the standings in the data show the position before kick-off: Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 points with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and Crystal Palace on 7 points with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

According to Sports Mole, the win moved Brighton one point above Arsenal, who had yet to play Nottingham Forest, and took Brighton's tally to 21 Premier League goals this season, two more than Manchester City. In the 5-0 home win at the American Express Stadium, Brighton scored 3 goals in the first half and 2 in the second, while Crystal Palace scored none.

How did the match statistics compare?

Brighton & Hove Albion had 17 shots, 9 of them on target, and won 8 corners. Crystal Palace managed 5 shots, with 1 on target, and won 5 corners. Possession was 57.2 per cent for Brighton and 42.8 per cent for Crystal Palace.

Brighton & Hove Albion completed 440 accurate passes out of 516, and Crystal Palace 301 out of 384. Walter Benítez made 5 saves for Crystal Palace, Bart Verbruggen 1 for Brighton, and Charalambos Kostoulas led Brighton with 4 shots. Brighton committed 13 fouls and Crystal Palace 11.

What comes next for Brighton and Crystal Palace?

Brighton travel to Liverpool on 25 October at 14:00 local time, having beaten Coventry City 5-0, Manchester United 3-2, Arsenal 3-0, Sunderland 2-0 and Kauno Zalgiris 4-0 in their recent matches. Crystal Palace host Newcastle United on the same day at 14:00.

Crystal Palace go into that game after beating Lech Poznan 4-0, drawing 0-0 with Leeds United, losing 2-0 to Bristol City, beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 and losing 3-2 to Lyon. Palace also have to respond to a match in which Walter Benítez made 5 saves.

The numbers at Scorely

Stat	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crystal Palace
Possession	57.2 %	42.8 %
Shots	17	5
Shots on target	9	1
Shot accuracy	50 %	20 %
Accurate passes	440	301
Pass accuracy	90 %	80 %
Corners	8	5
Fouls	13	11
Yellow cards	2	1

Team	Last 5
Brighton & Hove Albion	W 5-0 vs. Coventry City, W 3-2 vs. Manchester United, W 3-0 vs. Arsenal, W 2-0 vs. Sunderland, W 4-0 vs. Kauno Zalgiris
Crystal Palace	W 4-0 vs. Lech Poznan, D 0-0 vs. Leeds United, L 2-0 vs. Bristol City, W 3-1 vs. Nottingham Forest, L 3-2 vs. Lyon

Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.

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