Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace: Kostoulas and Hinshelwood cap a perfect afternoon for the hosts
Reviewed by Elison · Sun 18 Oct 2026Premier League
BrightonFULL-TIME
Crystal PalaceSunday 18 October 2026 · 15:00
Our score 2-1MissedHot tip Brighton to win✓ Won
Brighton turned in a commanding home performance, winning 5-0 against Crystal Palace to make it five wins from five across all competitions. It left Palace with eight goals conceded in their three away games in the last five.
How the game unfolded
Brighton were three goals to the good before the tenth minute was up. Jaydee Canvot put through his own net in the fourth minute to hand the hosts the lead, Diego Gómez doubled it in the seventh — assisted by Olivier Boscagli — and Yasin Ayari made it three in the tenth, set up by Charalampos Kostoulas. Crystal Palace had barely touched the ball before they were already out of sight.
Pascal Groß was booked in the 29th minute. Kostoulas, who had assisted the third, then scored himself in the 49th minute to make it 4-0. Daichi Kamada was booked for Palace in the 51st minute, and Chema Andrés was booked for Brighton in the 64th minute.
Brighton made changes in the 71st minute, with Jack Hinshelwood coming on for Groß. Hinshelwood needed little time to leave his mark, scoring Brighton’s fifth in the 84th minute to complete the rout. Brighton made further changes from the 81st minute, while Palace, who had already made four changes by the 61st minute, made their last at 81′.
The numbers
Brighton’s statistical superiority was clear throughout. They finished with 57 per cent possession, 17 shots to Palace’s five, and nine shots on goal to Palace’s one. Brighton’s expected goals figure for the match was 2.02 against Palace’s 0.77, though five goals arrived from those chances. Brighton’s average xG across their last four matches stood at 2.39, reflecting the consistency with which they have created chances recently. Palace’s average xG against across their last four matches was 2.11, and on this occasion they were punished far more severely.
Brighton kept a clean sheet to extend a remarkable run: they have now conceded no goals in their three home games in the last five, winning all three and scoring 12. Across all competitions in that five-game winning run they have scored 17 and conceded two. Palace, by contrast, have scored only twice in those three away games.
Conclusion
Brighton went into the match third in the Premier League on 13 points from six games, and this performance reinforced that standing. Three goals inside ten minutes set the tone, Kostoulas contributed a goal and an assist, and Hinshelwood wrapped up the scoring after coming off the bench.
