Brighton 1-3 Crystal Palace: Player ratings as Sarr double guides Eagles to win at the Amex

Crystal Palace beat Brighton 3-1 at the Amex Stadium on Sunday in the Premier League. Ismaila Sarr netted a brace in either side of a goal from Trevoh Chalobah, before Marc Guehi put the ball into his own net as the Seagulls reduced the deficit. However, it was too little too late as the southern outfit succumbed to their second loss in three league games, while Palace won for just the third time in the league this season. Here are the player ratings:

Brighton Player Ratings vs Crystal Palace

Goalkeeper 

Bart Verbuggen – 6

Helpless on both occasions that Palace scored.

Defenders

Tariq Lamptey – 5

Uncharacteristically poor at both ends.

Jan Paul van Hecke – 6

Looked unsettled by Palace’s menacing frontline.

Lewis Dunk – 6.5

The Brighton skipper was involved in the thick of the things but didn’t come out successfully everytime.

Pervis Estupinan – 6

Lacked positional awareness while his forward runs didn’t yield much either.

Midfielders

Carlos Baleba – 7

Played a key role in winning back possession.

Yasin Ayari – 7

Couple of excellent crosses and key passes for his teammates to pounce on.

Forwards 

Yankubah Minteh – 7

Tested the Palace defense with his directness and devastating lineups.

Georginio Rutter – 6

Offered no great shakes in attack.

Kaoru Mitoma – 8

An utter menace with his precocious dribbling skills; created quite a few good chances too.

Joao Pedro – 7.5

Won possession in some key areas but couldn’t trouble the Eagles enough.

Substitutes

Julio Enciso – 6.5

Added depth to Brighton’s defense.

Simon Adingra – 6

Some good passes but nothing more.

Brajan Gruda – 6

A lot of running but lacked direction.

Evan Ferguson – 5.5

Offered no great shakes.

Mats Wieffer – N/A

Too late to come on.

Manager 

Fabian Hurzeler – 6

Couldn’t inspire his side after falling behind.

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Crystal Palace Player Ratings vs Brighton

Goalkeeper 

Dean Henderson – 7

Made some excellent saves and earned a clean sheet too.

Defenders

Trevoh Chalobah – 7.5

Seven clearances, two blocked shots and two interceptions; fired the Seagulls in front too.

Maxence Lacroix – 7

With nine clearances, the defenders exhibited devastating vision.

Marc Guehi – 5

Put the ball in his own net.

Midfielders

Daniel Munoz – 6.5

Left a lot to be desired.

Will Hughes – 6.5

A thorn in Brighton’s flesh off the ball.

Jefferson Lerma – 6

Lacked pace at times.

Tyrick Mitchell – 7

A valuable presence in attack; and bagged an assist too.

Forwards

Ismaila Sarr – 9.5

Man of the match with a sensational brace.

Eberechi Eze – 6.5

Plucked the ball off his markers with ease and laid a few crosses too.

Jean-Philippe Mateta – 5

Almost invisible on the night.

Substitutes

Daichi Kamada – 6.5

Couldn’t get involved as much as his side would’ve liked him to.

Edward Nketiah – 7

Pacy and devastating.

Nathaniel Clyne – 6

A few good passes here and there.

Cheick Doucoure – 6

Full of energy and willingness.

Justin Devenny – N/A

Not enough time to make an impact.

Manager 

Oliver Glasner – 7

A big win for his side.

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