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Premier League 2 Division One 2024/25Match Finished

Crystal Palace U21 vs Brighton U21

28 Apr 2025 · 19:00 BST · Round of 16

Crystal Palace U21

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3:1HT 2–0

Brighton U21

AWAY
⚽ Joe Knight 52′
VBS Community Stadium, Sutton, SurreyReferee: A. DaleRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Crystal Palace U21 win 3–1

Match Finished in the round of 16 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 1
HALF-TIME2 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Crystal Palace U21Brighton U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Crystal Palace U21

Formation not supplied

Coach D. Powell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Louie MouldenProfile: Goalkeeper · 23 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Luke BrowneProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 3
    Eyimofe JemideProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 2
    Caleb Mawuko KporhaProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 56′
  5. 4
    George KingProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Kaden RodneyProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  7. 6
    Joseph Finbarr GibbardProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  8. 10
    Hindolo MustaphaProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 23′Yellow Card 31′Off 74′
  9. 7
    Rio CardinesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  10. 9
    Ademola Oladipupo Ola-AdebomiProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
  11. 11
    Franco Umeh-ChibuezeProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 37′Yellow Card 42′Off 84′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Dylan ReidProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    On 74′
  2. 15
    Zach MarshProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 84′
  3. 16
    Sebastian WilliamsProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  4. 17
    Joel Drakes-ThomasProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off
  5. 14
    Jake GranteProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off

Brighton U21

Formation not supplied

Coach S. Ruth

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Killian CahillProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Jacob SlaterProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  3. 4
    Freddie SimmondsProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Off 76′
  4. 8
    Samy ChouchaneProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 42′
  5. 10
    Jamie MullinsProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  6. 2
    Zane AlbarusProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 43′
  7. 11
    Nehemiah OriolaProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  8. 6
    Joe KnightProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 41′Normal Goal 52′
  9. 5
    Charlie PenmanProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 7
    Harry HowellProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Off 76′
  11. 9
    Joe BelmontProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 76′

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    Sahil BashirProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 76′
  2. 12
    Yussif Moro OwusuProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 76′
  3. 16
    Shane NtiProfile: Midfielder
    On 76′
  4. 15
    Callum MackleyProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Steven HallProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Hindolo Mustapha · Assist: Rio Cardines

  2. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Hindolo Mustapha

  3. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Franco Umeh-Chibueze

  4. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Joe Knight

  5. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Franco Umeh-Chibueze

  6. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Samy Chouchane

  7. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Zane Albarus

  8. Normal GoalBrighton U21

    Joe Knight · Assist: Samy Chouchane

  9. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Caleb Mawuko Kporha

  10. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Hindolo Mustapha On Dylan Reid

  11. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Joe Belmont On Sahil Bashir

  12. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Harry Howell On Yussif Moro Owusu

  13. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Freddie Simmonds On Shane Nti

  14. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Franco Umeh-Chibueze On Zach Marsh

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2024/25 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Crystal Palace U21

LCrystal Palace U21 vs Chelsea U2114 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 262 – 4WWest Ham United U21 vs Crystal Palace U214 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 242 – 5WManchester City U21 vs Crystal Palace U2116 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 232 – 3DCrystal Palace U21 vs Arsenal U213 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 212 – 2WWest Bromwich Albion U21 vs Crystal Palace U2124 Feb 2025 · Group 1 - 200 – 2

Brighton U21

LReading U21 vs Brighton U2114 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 262 – 0WBrighton U21 vs Liverpool U216 Apr 2025 · Group 1 - 242 – 1LBrighton U21 vs Fulham U2114 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 231 – 3DLeeds United U21 vs Brighton U213 Mar 2025 · Group 1 - 211 – 1DBrighton U21 vs Aston Villa U2123 Feb 2025 · Group 1 - 201 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import5 Oct 2024 · Brighton U21 10 – 0 Crystal Palace U21

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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