Brighton vs Crystal Palace lineups: Ahanor starts

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The Brighton v Crystal Palace line-ups are confirmed, with Honest Ahanor starting for the visitors and Charalampos Kostoulas getting the nod for Brighton at the Amex.

Diego Gomez and Yasin Ayari also start for Fabian Hürzeler’s side, while Daichi Kamada features for Palace. Brighton vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 2pm BST on Sunday 18 October, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

Brighton starting XI

Brighton: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Gross, Chema Andres, Diego Gomez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas.

Substitutes: Jaouen Hadjam, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter, Ibrahim Osman, Costinha, Jason Steele, Michael Svoboda, Matt O’Riley, Malick Yalcouye.

Rutter is among Brighton’s options from the bench, with Kostoulas selected to start.

Crystal Palace starting XI

Crystal Palace: Walter Benitez, Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Honest Ahanor, Anan Khalaili, Adam Wharton, Quinten Timber, Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Yeremy Pino, Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Substitutes: Ismaila Sarr, Jefferson Lerma, Eddie Nketiah, Dwight McNeil, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Will Hughes, Dario Osorio, Oscar Mingueza, Remi Matthews.

Lerma is on the bench, alongside attacking options including Mateta, Sarr and Nketiah.

What changed from our predicted line-ups

Brighton have selected all 11 players named in our predicted line-ups.

For Palace, Ahanor is the one difference: we had selected Lerma, with the other ten starters matching our prediction. That comparison concerns our forecast, rather than changes from either club’s previous match.

How to watch Brighton vs Crystal Palace

The match starts at 2pm BST at the Amex Stadium, with live UK coverage on Sky Sports Premier League.

Subscribers with the appropriate package can stream through Sky Go, while NOW also carries the match with a suitable sports membership.

Our Brighton v Crystal Palace TV guide has the full viewing details.

Where the table stands

Brighton begin the afternoon third with 13 points from six matches. Their goal difference of +13 is the best in the Premier League, having scored 18 goals and conceded five.

Palace are 13th with seven points from six games. Victory would cut the gap between the rivals to three points; a Brighton win would stretch it to nine.

See our Premier League table for the latest standings as Sunday’s results come in.

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