Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 in the Premier League on Sunday, securing a fourth straight league win for just the second time. The result lifted Brighton provisionally to second in the table and left Crystal Palace in 14th.
Three goals in the opening 10 minutes
Brighton scored three times in the opening 10 minutes. In the fourth minute, Jaydee Canvot inadvertently glanced Pascal Gross' inswinging free-kick into his own net. Diego Gomez made it 2-0 in the seventh minute with a 55-yard strike. In the 10th minute, Yasin Ayari scored Brighton's third after a back-heel from Charalampos Kostoulas.
Brighton add two more
Kostoulas scored Brighton's fourth goal after Ayari's initial effort was blocked. Jack Hinshelwood then scored Brighton's late fifth from a rebound.
Palace hit the woodwork
Jean-Philippe Mateta struck the crossbar for Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma also nodded against the post from Daichi Kamada's corner.
Man of the Match
Flashscore named Olivier Boscagli as its Man of the Match.