§ Premier League · 2024-25 · Matchday 16

Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Crystal Palace

  • Guéhi 87'
  • Chalobah 27'
  • Sarr 33'
  • Sarr 82'

15 December 2024

The match in data

Crystal Palace got the better of Brighton & Hove Albion, 3–1, on 15 December 2024, on matchday 16 of the 2024-25 Premier League.

Player of the match: Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace), rated 71, thanks above all to 0.93 xG and 2 goals. Sarr produced 2.5 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.8 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Brighton & Hove Albion, the highest-rated player was Yasin Ayari, with 68.

Ismaïla Sarr scored twice.

71
Player of the match

Ismaïla Sarr

Crystal Palace · 89'

Produced 2.49× and cost 0.81× their position's average

Added
  • 0.93 xG 3.2×
  • 2 goals 4.0×
  • 3 shots on target 3.4×
Took away
  • 2 shots off target 1.4×
  • 11 misplaced passes 2.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Brighton & Hove Albion
PlayerPositionMinRating
Yasin Ayari Midfielder 72 68
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender 90 57
Yankuba Minteh Forward 72 57
Carlos Baleba Midfielder 88 50
Kaoru Mitoma Forward 90 49
João Pedro Forward 90 47
Julio Enciso Midfielder 45 46
Lewis Dunk Defender 90 45
Pervis Estupiñán Defender 90 43
Georginio Rutter Forward 72 37
Tariq Lamptey Defender 45 35
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Brajan Gruda Midfielder 18 no rating
Evan Ferguson Forward 18 no rating
Simon Adingra Forward 18 no rating
Mats Wieffer Defender 2 no rating
Crystal Palace
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ismaïla Sarr ★ Forward 89 71
Maxence Lacroix Defender 90 62
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 60 54
Daichi Kamada Midfielder 30 51
Eddie Nketiah Forward 30 51
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder 90 38
Tyrick Mitchell Defender 85 34
Daniel Muñoz Defender 90 32
Trevoh Chalobah Defender 90 32
Will Hughes Midfielder 85 31
Marc Guéhi Defender 90 25
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward 60 25
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Cheick Doucouré Midfielder 10 no rating
Nathaniel Clyne Defender 10 no rating
Justin Devenny Midfielder 1 no rating

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.