Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Crystal Palace: Late Christian Benteke goal stuns Seagulls
Christian Benteke's stoppage-time goal gave Crystal Palace a smash-and-grab Premier League win at rivals Brighton, who are now in danger of being drawn into a relegation battle.
The visitors had opened the scoring against the run of play, with Jean-Philippe Mateta backheeling Jordan Ayew's cross in from their first attack of the game.
But Brighton's dominance in possession though was rewarded with an equaliser after the break when Joel Veltman swept a left-foot effort into the bottom-right corner.
The hosts spurned several excellent chances to go ahead before Benteke superbly volleyed in the winner against the run of play in the final minute of added time.
It proved to be a remarkable conclusion to the contest with Brighton enjoying 75% of the ball, registering 25 shots on goal to Palace's three and forcing 13 corners while conceding none.
The result sees Palace move up a place to 13th but the Seagulls remain 16th, just four points above a resurgent Fulham in 18th.
More to follow.
Player of the match
BentekeChristian Benteke
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Average rating5.57
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Average rating5.09
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Average rating4.88
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Average rating4.85
Squad number26Player nameSánchez
Average rating4.83
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Average rating4.70
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Average rating4.69
Squad number8Player nameBissouma
Average rating4.68
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Average rating4.66
Squad number3Player nameWhite
Average rating4.65
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Average rating4.63
Squad number17Player nameAlzate
Average rating4.35
Squad number16Player nameJahanbakhsh
Average rating4.28
Squad number9Player nameMaupay
Average rating4.28
Crystal Palace
Squad number20Player nameBenteke
Average rating8.02
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Average rating7.40
Squad number24Player nameCahill
Average rating7.34
Squad number14Player nameMateta
Average rating6.91
Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
Average rating6.87
Squad number31Player nameGuaita
Average rating6.86
Squad number10Player nameTownsend
Average rating6.83
Squad number2Player nameWard
Average rating6.61
Squad number27Player nameMitchell
Average rating6.51
Squad number22Player nameMcCarthy
Average rating6.34
Squad number25Player nameEze
Average rating6.31
Squad number44Player nameRiedewald
Average rating6.24
Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Average rating5.83
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 26Sánchez
- 3White
- 5Dunk
- 33BurnBooked at 53mins
- 34VeltmanBooked at 84mins
- 13GroßSubstituted forJahanbakhshat 81'minutes
- 8Bissouma
- 17AlzateSubstituted forWelbeckat 45'minutes
- 11Trossard
- 10Mac AllisterSubstituted forLallanaat 68'minutes
- 9Maupay
Substitutes
- 7Connolly
- 14Lallana
- 15Moder
- 16Jahanbakhsh
- 18Welbeck
- 22Tau
- 23Steele
- 24Pröpper
- 29Zeqiri
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Guaita
- 2Ward
- 8Kouyaté
- 24Cahill
- 27Mitchell
- 44Riedewald
- 4Milivojevic
- 25EzeSubstituted forMcCarthyat 90+1'minutes
- 9J Ayew
- 14MatetaSubstituted forBentekeat 75'minutes
- 10Townsend
Substitutes
- 1Butland
- 3van Aanholt
- 6Dann
- 17Clyne
- 20Benteke
- 22McCarthy
- 23Batshuayi
- 34Kelly
- Referee:
- Kevin Friend
Match Stats
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Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Crystal Palace 2.