Brighton’s home defence faces Crystal Palace’s away scoring test
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Brighton’s home defensive record meets Crystal Palace’s away scoring record, with the provisional table and team news adding context before kickoff.
Before kickoff
The defining question
Can Crystal Palace’s away attack break through Brighton’s strong home defence? Brighton have conceded 1 goal in 3 home games this Premier League season, keeping 2 clean sheets. Palace have scored 3 goals in 3 away games, with 1 clean sheet of their own.
Form and the provisional table
Brighton are provisionally #3 on 13 points from 6 games, while Crystal Palace are #12 on 7 points from 6 games. Brighton are 6 points ahead of Palace. Manchester City lead with 18 points, leaving Brighton 5 points behind the leaders and Palace 11 points behind.
The recent six-match samples favour Brighton: Win, Loss, Draw, Win, Win, Win, compared with Palace’s Loss, Loss, Win, Loss, Draw, Win. That points to stronger recent results for the hosts, but does not establish how this match will develop.
Threats and team news
P. Groß carries Brighton’s clearest attacking numbers, with 3 goals and 4 assists in 6 appearances. M. De Cuyper has 2 goals and 2 assists in 6 appearances, while C. Kostoulas has 2 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances.
Brighton will be without F. Azeez, E. Ferguson, Y. Minteh, K. Mitoma, S. Tzimas, M. Wieffer and Z. Yohanna; I. Osman and P. Struijk are questionable. Palace will miss A. Disasi and C. Riad, while B. Chilwell, D. Henderson, J. Mateta and T. Tomiyasu are questionable.
At kickoff, can Palace create enough away chances to test Brighton’s home defensive record without allowing Groß and Brighton’s other listed threats to control the match?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Manchester City | WWWWW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 18 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | WLWWW | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | Brighton | WWWDL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Brentford | DWDDD | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | Everton | DWDDD | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | WLDLW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | |
| 7 | Leeds | LDWDD | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8 | Hull City | DLDDW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | LWDWD | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Ipswich | WLWLL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11 | Newcastle | LWLDW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | WDLWL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | DDLDW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
| 14 | Coventry | WWLLL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | LLWDD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | DWLDL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | LLLDW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| 18 | Bournemouth | LLDDD | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | |
| 19 | Tottenham | DLDDL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |
| 20 | Fulham | LDDLL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |