Crystal Palace 2-1 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 38% – 62%
- Shots 8 (3 on target) – 11 (5)
- Decisive moment: 55' Daniel Muñoz, FN xPts +0.9
Jean-Philippe Mateta 3'
Daniel Muñoz 55'
Daniel Muñoz 55'
HT 1:1
Danny Welbeck 31'
Crystal Palace 12th → 11th · 43 pts|Brighton 8th · 47 pts
Brighton edged xG (0.6–1) but Crystal Palace took the win.
Player of the matchEberechi EzeDecisive moment55' Daniel Muñoz+0.9
Player of the match
Eberechi Eze Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Crystal Palace ahead 63 min · level 27 min · Brighton ahead 0 min
- Crystal Palace: Red card 78' → ~12 min a player down
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
3'
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Eberechi Eze +0.2
+0.6
31'
Danny Welbeck
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Yankuba Minteh +0.2
+0.6
55'
Daniel Muñoz
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Eberechi Eze +0.3
+0.9
78'
Edward Nketiah
Red card
−0.2
90'
Marc Guéhi
Red card
−0.2
90+6'
Jan Paul van Hecke
Red card
−0.1
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Crystal PalaceBrighton
38%Possession62%
0.6Expected goals (xG)1
0.08xG per shot0.09
8Shots11
3Shots on target5
38%Shots on target %45%
5Shots in box7
325Passes542
75%Pass accuracy85%
2Corners4
4Saves1
12Fouls13
4Yellow cards3
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Crystal Palace
37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.6 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1 | 1 | |
| Shots | 8 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 38% | 45.7% | |
| Passes | 325 | 409.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 77.2% | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.7 |
Brighton
37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.6 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 5 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 62% | 51.5% | |
| Passes | 542 | 465.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 84% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.9 |
Timeline
- 3' Goal Jean-Philippe Mateta league goal #13 assist Eberechi Eze
- 25' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
- 31' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #8 assist Yankuba Minteh
- 55' Goal Daniel Muñoz league goal #4 assist Eberechi Eze
- 57' Yellow Marc Guéhi
- 63' Sub Tyrick Mitchell → Ben Chilwell
- 63' Sub Kaoru Mitoma → Simon Adingra
- 63' Sub Matt O'Riley → João Pedro
- 68' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Edward Nketiah
- 69' Yellow Edward Nketiah
- 72' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Solly March
- 72' Sub Diego Gómez → Brajan Gruda
- 78' Second yellow Edward Nketiah
- 80' Yellow Solly March
- 81' Sub Pervis Estupiñán → Yasin Ayari
- 82' Sub Eberechi Eze → Justin Devenny
- 82' Sub Adam Wharton → Will Hughes
- 90' Second yellow Marc Guéhi
- 90' Sub Maxence Lacroix → Joel Ward
- 90+3' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → Mats Wieffer
- 90+6' Second yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
Category leaders
- Key passesAdam Wharton2
- Duels wonMatt O'Riley10/15
- DribblesEberechi Eze4/8
- Defensive actionsMatt O'Riley8
- Fouls wonMaxence Lacroix3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.