Brighton host Crystal Palace at The American Express Community Stadium on Sunday, October 18 (9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM PT).
Brighton will be without the injured Evan Ferguson, Stefanos Tzimas, Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh Moat, plus the suspended Pascal Struijk and the injured Mats Wieffer, with Femi Azeez, Jack Hinshelwood and Zadok Yohanna all doubts. That leaves the attacking workload with Charalampos Kostoulas, Maxim Peter De Cuyper and Yasin Abbas Ayari, with Lewis Carl Dunk anchoring the back line. Crystal Palace are missing the injured Chadi Riad Dnanou and the suspended Axel Disasi, with Jean-Philippe Mateta, Dean Henderson and Takehiro Tomiyasu all doubtful, leaving Tyrick Kwon Mitchell, Daichi Kamada and Jørgen Strand Larsen to carry the visitors’ threat.
Brighton’s 13 points from six games, built on 4 wins and a +13 goal difference, make them one of the form sides in the division, and three straight wins — at Sunderland, at home to Arsenal, and away at Coventry City — have them playing with real confidence at American Express Stadium. Crystal Palace arrive with 7 points from 6 matches and a -3 difference, their 3-1 home win over Nottingham Forest the highlight of a stop-start campaign that also includes defeats to Ipswich Town and Manchester City.
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Season Form & Standings
Brighton have taken 13 points from 6 games this season, with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and a +13 goal difference. Crystal Palace have 7 points from the same number of matches, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 3, with a -3 goal difference.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
Brighton vs Crystal Palace Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Brighton
4-2-3-1Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Potential Match-Winners
- Maxim Peter De Cuyper (Brighton): The attacking midfielder has 2 goals and 2 assists in 493 minutes this season, with 11 chances created the most of any Brighton player in this sample.
- Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton): The striker leads Brighton’s forwards with 2 goals from 14 shots, 5 of them on target, in 416 minutes — the clearest finishing threat in this lineup.
- Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace): Palace’s main creative outlet has 1 goal and 3 assists, with 7 chances created in 532 minutes, more playing time than any other attacker in the squad.
Recent Form
Brighton: L D W W W
- 2026-10-10: Sunderland 0-2 Brighton (W, away)
- 2026-09-19: Brighton 3-0 Arsenal (W, home)
- 2026-09-13: Coventry City 0-5 Brighton (W, away)
- 2026-09-05: Brighton 1-1 Leeds (D, home)
- 2026-08-30: Chelsea 4-3 Brighton (L, away)
Brighton’s form reads L D W W W, with the 3 wins coming away at Coventry City (5-0), at home to Arsenal (3-0), and away at Sunderland (2-0).
Crystal Palace: L W L D W
- 2026-10-11: Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest (W, home)
- 2026-09-20: Leeds 0-0 Crystal Palace (D, away)
- 2026-09-12: Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town (L, home)
- 2026-09-05: Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace (W, away)
- 2026-08-28: Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City (L, home)
Crystal Palace’s form reads L W L D W, with a 3-1 home win over Nottingham Forest their most recent result, preceded by a 0-0 draw at Leeds.
Brighton vs Crystal Palace Prediction
Signal’s model has this finishing 2-0 to Brighton, and the underlying numbers back it up: a +13 goal difference from 6 games at one end against a -three difference and just seven points from six matches at the other. Expect Charalampos Kostoulas or Maxim Peter De Cuyper to supply the goals, with a Crystal Palace side missing the suspended Axel Disasi and the injured Chadi Riad Dnanou unable to find a way back at American Express Stadium. Brighton 2-0 Crystal Palace is the call.
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