Brighton secured their fourth straight Premier League victory on Sunday, October 18, 2026, delivering a dominant 5-0 thrashing of rivals Crystal Palace at the Amex Stadium, as reported by beIN Sports. Fabian Hurzeler’s side established control almost immediately in the pouring rain, taking the lead inside four minutes when Jaydee Canvot inadvertently turned Pascal Gross’ low near-post cross into his own net. The onslaught left the visitors struggling to mount any meaningful response.
Matters quickly unravelled further for Palace as Diego Gomez produced a moment of brilliance less than three minutes later. Spotting goalkeeper Walter Benitez stranded off his line, the midfielder unleashed a spectacular piledriver from 51.3 metres out—the longest-range Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney scored from 57.7 metres for Everton against West Ham in November 2017. Yasin Ayari piled more misery on Palace in the 10th minute by bundling home a low effort off Canvot’s legs following a backheel from Charalampos Kostoulas.
Historical Scoring Pace and First-Half Blitz
The lightning-fast start saw Brighton race into a three-lead advantage after just nine minutes and 30 seconds. This marked the earliest any Premier League side has scored three goals since Newcastle United put three past Tottenham inside eight minutes and 12 seconds in April 2023. Furthermore, the Seagulls became only the ninth side in Premier League history to net three times within the opening 10 minutes of a fixture.
Brighton’s attacking output throughout the season has reached elite historical company. Their 23 goals in their opening seven matches trail only three previous teams in Premier League history: Arsenal in 2009-10 with 24, Manchester United in 2011-12 with 24, and Manchester City in 2019-20 with 27.
Second-Half Dominance and Missed Palace Chances
Any faint hopes of a Palace revival after the interval were swiftly extinguished. Charalampos Kostoulas reacted quickest to a fortunate deflection off Ayari’s effort in the second half, sliding home from point-blank range to extend the lead to four.
Palace spurned two golden opportunities to reduce the deficit as the match wore on. Jean-Philippe Mateta crashed an unchallenged effort against the crossbar, while Jefferson Lerma could only flick Adam Wharton’s cross onto the outside of the post. Brighton completed the five-star rout when Luka Vuskovic calmly nodded a deep cross back into the danger area, allowing Jack Hinshelwood to poke past Benitez from a yard out.
The victory extends Brighton’s stellar run to four consecutive league matches won by a combined aggregate score of 15-0. Fabian Hurzeler’s side comfortably outperformed their 1.98 expected goals (xG) against a Palace side that generated just 0.75 xG in response.