PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace - team news, lineups, predictions

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·6 febbraio 2026

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace face each other this Sunday at the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium) on Match Day 25 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Brighton & Hove Albion currently have 31 points and lie in 13th position. In their last fixture, Fabian Hürzeler's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Everton (Premier League 2025/26).

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Crystal Palace have 29 points to their name this season and occupy 15th position in the table. In their last outing, Oliver Glasner's team drew 1-1 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Maxim De Cuyper, Pascal Gross, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma

Crystal Palace: Dean Henderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Chadi Riad, Daniel Muñoz, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaila Sarr, Yéremy Pino, Brennan Johnson

Unavailable

Brighton & Hove Albion

Stéfanos Tzímas - Injury
Solly March - Injury
Mats Wieffer - Injury
Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Crystal Palace

Daichi Kamada - Injury
Eddie Nketiah - Injury
Cheick Doucouré - Injury
Rio Cardines - Injury

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Everton 2026-01-31): Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Maxim De Cuyper, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Georginio Rutter, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma

Crystal Palace ( vs Nottingham Forest 2026-02-01): Dean Henderson, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Chadi Riad, Daniel Muñoz, Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaila Sarr, Yéremy Pino, Brennan Johnson

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler faced Oliver Glasner on three occasions, recording a draw and two losses.
Oliver Glasner faced Brighton & Hove Albion on three occasions, recording two wins and a draw.
Fabian Hürzeler faced Crystal Palace on three occasions, recording a draw and two losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Crystal Palace currently has one win in the last seven games.
Away from home, Crystal Palace comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Crystal Palace comes from six consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Crystal Palace comes from six consecutive games without a win.
Crystal Palace currently has one win in the last 13 games.
Crystal Palace comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
Crystal Palace comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
Crystal Palace comes from 12 consecutive games without a win.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one loss in the last 12 games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one win in the last six games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from two consecutive games without a win.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from five consecutive games without losing.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one loss in the last seven games.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has two wins in the last 12 games.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from three consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace have faced each other 114 times, with Brighton & Hove Albion having an advantage: 42 wins, against 40 wins for Crystal Palace.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Brighton & Hove Albion has an advantage in the clashes against Crystal Palace: 29 wins in 57 games. Crystal Palace has 14 wins.
In the English League, 21 matches have been played between the two teams, with seven wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, nine draws, and five wins for Crystal Palace.