The Numbers: The best stats from a great day in Brighton

First-team

9 Feb 2026

If there's one place a Palace supporter would choose to bounce back from a tough run – other than Selhurst Park – it would probably be the home of our greatest rivals. And that only served to make Sunday's 1-0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium taste all the sweeter.

Whilst the wait for a win recently has been a long one, it certainly ended with plenty to celebrate...

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Following last season's league double, Crystal Palace have now won three of our last four matches against Brighton.

That's as many as in 18 top-flight meetings beforehand (eight of which were draws)!

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Indeed, the Eagles have now lost just two of our last 14 Premier League games against the Seagulls!

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With his 10th of the season in all competitions, and first shot on target of the day, Ismaïla Sarr moved into double figures for a second successive season as a Palace player, and moved joint top of our goalscoring charts in 2025/26.

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... of Sarr's last nine Premier League goals for Palace have given us a 1-0 lead within matches – the man for the big occasion.

All Angles of Ismaïla Sarr's Goal v Brighton

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Goals Sarr has now scored for Palace at the Amex, in two matches (having netted a brace in last season's 3-1 win) – his top away venue in terms of goals.

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Of Sarr's strikes this season have been in the Premier League.

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Brighton's defeat at the Amex was only their fifth home loss in the Premier League in the last two seasons – two of those now, of course, coming at our hands.

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It was a fine defensive display at the Amex – and led to our ninth Premier League clean sheet of the season, a total bettered only by the top two, Arsenal (13) and Man City (10).

0.85 xG

Palace's defensive display limited the hosts to an Expected Goals value of just 0.85 – much of which stemmed from Dean Henderson's save from Charalampos Kostoulas.

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It was also Henderson's 24th shut-out in a Palace shirt – he is now just one behind Nigel Martyn in third place (25) in our Premier League standings, in turn behind Wayne Hennessey (28) and Vicente Guaita (42).

51.4%

In a feisty fixture, Palace came out on top in terms of successful duels, winning over half of them.

63%

The Eagles continue to love an away day: 63% of our Premier League points this season (20/32) have come on the road. Only Tottenham (66%) have won a higher proportion away.

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33 Palace players have now made their debuts for the club against our traditional rivals – our highest ever 'debuted against' opponents (with Norwich second on 32) – as Jørgen Strand Larsen and Evann Guessand joined that pack on Sunday.

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Of those debuts were made away at Brighton.

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Funnily enough, five current Palace players have now made their debut in this fixture (Strand Larsen, Guessand, Adam Wharton, Daniel Muñoz and Joe Whitworth).

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Strand Larsen became the first Palace player ever with a compound surname ('Strand Larsen'), as opposed to a double-barrelled or hyphenated surname.

With thanks to @SoCpfc on X.

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No player on the pitch won more duels (12), made more clearances (nine) or completed more tackles (four) than your Player of the Match, Jefferson Lerma, who also had the most touches (59) and completed the most passes of any Palace player (41).

Three points, two debuts

One big win!

Match Action: Brighton 0-1 Crystal Palace

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The Numbers: The best stats from a great day in Brighton

First-team

9 Feb 2026

Whilst the wait for a win recently has been a long one, it certainly ended with plenty to celebrate...

3 of 4

Following last season's league double, Crystal Palace have now won three of our last four matches against Brighton.

That's as many as in 18 top-flight meetings beforehand (eight of which were draws)!

2 of 14

Indeed, the Eagles have now lost just two of our last 14 Premier League games against the Seagulls!

10 Six

... of Sarr's last nine Premier League goals for Palace have given us a 1-0 lead within matches – the man for the big occasion.

Three

Goals Sarr has now scored for Palace at the Amex, in two matches (having netted a brace in last season's 3-1 win) – his top away venue in terms of goals.

Five

Of Sarr's strikes this season have been in the Premier League.

Five

Brighton's defeat at the Amex was only their fifth home loss in the Premier League in the last two seasons – two of those now, of course, coming at our hands.

Nine

It was a fine defensive display at the Amex – and led to our ninth Premier League clean sheet of the season, a total bettered only by the top two, Arsenal (13) and Man City (10).

0.85 xG

Palace's defensive display limited the hosts to an Expected Goals value of just 0.85 – much of which stemmed from Dean Henderson's save from Charalampos Kostoulas.

24

51.4%

In a feisty fixture, Palace came out on top in terms of successful duels, winning over half of them.

63%

The Eagles continue to love an away day: 63% of our Premier League points this season (20/32) have come on the road. Only Tottenham (66%) have won a higher proportion away.

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Of those debuts were made away at Brighton.

Five

Funnily enough, five current Palace players have now made their debut in this fixture (Strand Larsen, Guessand, Adam Wharton, Daniel Muñoz and Joe Whitworth).

First

Strand Larsen became the first Palace player ever with a compound surname ('Strand Larsen'), as opposed to a double-barrelled or hyphenated surname.

With thanks to @SoCpfc on X.

12 Three points, two debuts

One big win!

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