Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 after three goals in ten minutes

Canvot's own goal starts the scoring

Palace made three changes, with Jean-Philippe Mateta initially on the bench. The opening goal came after Anan Khalaili fouled Lewis Dunk. Pascal Gross delivered the resulting free kick, and Jaydee Canvot headed the ball into his own net to put Brighton ahead.

Diego Gomez then spotted Benitez off his line and scored from near the halfway line. Brighton's third came through a different combination: Kostoulas supplied Yasin Ayari, who finished. Those goals gave Brighton three within ten minutes, turning the opening stretch into the decisive scoring burst of the match.

Saves at both ends before halftime

Palace's first-half response included a shot from Khalaili on the right, saved by Verbruggen at the near post. At the other end, Benitez made a fingertip save from Ferdi Kadioglu's curling effort before the break. Neither chance changed the score, and Brighton reached halftime with a three-goal lead.

Kostoulas adds the fourth

Early in the second half, Gross crossed to Ayari. His shot was blocked, but the ball fell to Kostoulas, who scored Brighton's fourth. Mateta later hit the crossbar with Palace's best chance of the second half, leaving the visitors without a goal.

Hinshelwood finishes from the rebound

The final goal also followed an initial attempt that had been stopped. Late on, Luka Vuskovic met a corner with a header, which Benitez parried. Jack Hinshelwood scored from the rebound to complete the scoring. The attendance at the Amex was 31,440, with Hinshelwood providing the last goal of the match late on. Gross finished with two assists, while Brighton's five goals marked their first five-goal match against Palace in 70 years.