Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Crystal Palace, WSL Matchday 8

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace

Brighton & Hove Albion5th 11 pts

C. Hayes 59′
S. Peskett 64′

2

2–1

Full time

Sun 1 Nov

Crystal Palace13th 6 pts

A. Blanchard 34′

1

Sun 1 Nov, 9:00 am EST Broadfield Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 8

The match story

Photo from West Ham United — Courtesy West Ham United

WSL News

West Ham had more first-half shots. Brighton had the 3-0 win.

The league’s match account says neither side created many testing chances before Maisie Symonds’ long-range opener. Brighton then controlled the second half and scored twice in three minutes.

28 October 2026

Key moments

34′Goal A. Blanchard (Crystal Palace)0–1
59′Goal C. Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion)1–1
64′Goal S. Peskett (Brighton & Hove Albion)2–1

Top performers

Brighton & Hove Albion

S. PeskettMBHAshirt 271G2SH
C. HayesDBHAshirt 181G1SH
O. GarciaMBHAshirt 210G4SH

Crystal Palace

A. BlanchardMCRYshirt 171G1SH
B. EnglandFCRYshirt 90G3SH
L. Lloyd-SmithCRYshirt 7, came off the bench0G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Brighton & Hove Albion

5th▲4 from 9th

11 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 17 to play.

Still to play

Brighton & Hove Albion: still to play
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
Sun 8 Nov	A	Tottenham Hotspur	9:00 am EST
Sat 14 Nov	H	Liverpool	12:15 pm EST
Sun 22 Nov	A	Everton	9:00 am EST

Crystal Palace

13thNo change

16 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 17 to play.

Still to play

Crystal Palace: still to play
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
Sun 8 Nov	H	Charlton Athletic	9:00 am EST
Sat 14 Nov	A	Manchester United	7:45 am EST
Sat 21 Nov	A	London City Lionesses	12:15 pm EST

Team stats

BHA CRY

Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 64%; Crystal Palace: 36%
Shots: Brighton & Hove Albion: 20; Crystal Palace: 6
Corners: Brighton & Hove Albion: 9; Crystal Palace: 1

WSL table 2026–27

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WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	8	+12	22
2	Chelsea	7	+17	19
3	London City Lionesses	8	+10	16
4	Manchester United	8	−2	12
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	8	+4	11
6	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+3	10
7	Arsenal	8	−1	10
8	Everton	8	−2	10
9	Aston Villa	8	−5	10
10	Liverpool	7	+2	8
11	Birmingham City	7	−4	6
12	West Ham United	7	−8	6
13	Crystal Palace	8	−10	6
14	Charlton Athletic	7	−16	0

After this result

By the numbers

Brighton & Hove Albion have 3 home wins from 5 at home, and 0 from 3 away. 2.0 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

Crystal Palace have gone 7 without a win. Last win: 1–0 v Everton, 6 September.

Brighton & Hove Albion have 9 points from last 5 and are in form. 1.8 a match, against 1.4 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Crystal Palace have scored 7 goals, the 12th most in the WSL. 0.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Brighton & Hove Albion: 64% possession; 113 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 35% reached the box; 6.2 actions each
Crystal Palace: 36% possession; 114 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 11% reached the box; 3.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion

Crystal Palace

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Brighton & Hove Albion started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Crystal Palace 7%.

Where the shots came from

Brighton & Hove AlbionCrystal Palace

Brighton & Hove Albion attack right, Crystal Palace left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion

Crystal Palace

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Brighton & Hove AlbionCrystal Palace

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Brighton & Hove AlbionCrystal Palace

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Brighton & Hove AlbionCrystal Palace

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,703 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Brighton & Hove Albion attack right, Crystal Palace left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

64 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
7:19	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
9:40	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
10:06	O. Tvedten	Brighton & Hove Albion
10:47	M. Mpome	Brighton & Hove Albion
12:58	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
15:29	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
15:31	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
16:15	S. O’Brien	Crystal Palace
16:44	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
18:36	S. O’Brien	Crystal Palace
20:51	F. Kirby	Brighton & Hove Albion
21:28	A. Blanchard	Crystal Palace
21:38	F. Kirby	Brighton & Hove Albion
24:03	M. Olislagers	Brighton & Hove Albion
24:59	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
25:38	M. Vanegas	Brighton & Hove Albion
28:19	O. Tvedten	Brighton & Hove Albion
28:21	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
33:24	A. Blanchard	Crystal Palace
33:38	A. Larkin	Crystal Palace

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Lineups

Brighton & Hove AlbionFormation 4-4-2

Brighton & Hove Albion, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 16 C. Nnadozie. Line 1: 5 M. Mpome, 18 C. Hayes, 2 M. Vanegas, 19 M. Olislagers. Line 2: 27 S. Peskett, 15 E. Joramo, 8 M. Symonds, 21 O. Garcia. Line 3: 20 O. Tvedten, 14 F. Kirby.

Brighton & Hove Albion lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
16	C. Nnadozie	90	0
5	M. Mpome, off at 78′	78	0
19	M. Olislagers	90	0
15	E. Joramo	90	0
18	C. Hayes	90	1
2	M. Vanegas	90	0
27	S. Peskett, off at 90+1′	90	1
8	M. Symonds	90	0
14	F. Kirby, off at 90+5′	90	0
20	O. Tvedten, off at 90+1′	90	0
21	O. Garcia	90	0
Substitutes
17	B. Rayner, on at 90+1′	1	0
23	M. Auée, on at 78′	12	0
35	E. Murphy, on at 90+1′	1	0
41	T. Warren, on at 90+5′	1	0
Team			2

Unused: M. Loeck, E. Heeps, G. George, E. Gay

All player stats

Brighton & Hove Albion lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	M. Mpome, off at 78′	78	0	1	0	85%	1	3
19	M. Olislagers	90	0	1	4	81%	1	1
15	E. Joramo	90	0	2	0	73%	2	0
18	C. Hayes	90	1	1	0	89%	0	1
2	M. Vanegas	90	0	3	1	82%	3	0
27	S. Peskett, off at 90+1′	90	1	2	2	68%	1	2
8	M. Symonds	90	0	1	1	87%	1	0
14	F. Kirby, off at 90+5′	90	0	3	3	82%	1	0
20	O. Tvedten, off at 90+1′	90	0	2	2	84%	0	0
21	O. Garcia	90	0	4	1	77%	2	0
Substitutes
28	M. Loeck	–
30	E. Heeps	–
6	G. George	–
17	B. Rayner, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
23	M. Auée, on at 78′	12	0	0	1	91%	0	0
35	E. Murphy, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
41	T. Warren, on at 90+5′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
64	E. Gay	–
Team			2	20	15	82%	12	7

Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
16	C. Nnadozie	90	1	2	50%	1	1

Crystal PalaceFormation 4-2-3-1

Crystal Palace, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 26 P. Peyraud-Magnin. Line 1: 3 J. Napier, 32 M. Bartrip, 6 A. Everett, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 24 S. Hopcroft, 16 H. Ladd. Line 3: 19 A. Larkin, 17 A. Blanchard, 27 S. O’Brien. Line 4: 9 B. England.

Crystal Palace lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	0
3	J. Napier	90	0
22	T. Goldie, off at 84′	84	0
16	H. Ladd	90	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
19	A. Larkin, off at 65′	65	0
24	S. Hopcroft, off at 65′	65	0
9	B. England	90	0
17	A. Blanchard	90	1
27	S. O’Brien	90	0
Substitutes
4	S. Enge, on at 65′	25	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith, on at 65′	25	0
29	A. Swaby, on at 84′	6	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Yáñez, M. Sharpe, K. Howat, A. Weerden, C. Cosme, H. Nolan

All player stats

Crystal Palace lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
3	J. Napier	90	0	0	0	67%	0	2
22	T. Goldie, off at 84′	84	0	0	0	79%	1	2
16	H. Ladd	90	0	0	1	74%	2	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0	0	0	71%	0	2
6	A. Everett	90	0	0	0	84%	2	3
19	A. Larkin, off at 65′	65	0	0	0	44%	0	0
24	S. Hopcroft, off at 65′	65	0	0	0	69%	0	1
9	B. England	90	0	3	0	63%	1	2
17	A. Blanchard	90	1	1	3	72%	1	1
27	S. O’Brien	90	0	0	0	55%	2	2
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
4	S. Enge, on at 65′	25	0	0	0	87%	0	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith, on at 65′	25	0	2	0	43%	2	1
8	M. Sharpe	–
10	K. Howat	–
11	A. Weerden	–
12	C. Cosme	–
15	H. Nolan	–
29	A. Swaby, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	75%	0	1
Team			1	6	5	71%	11	17