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Brighton thrash Crystal Palace 5-0 with Gómez’s 56-yard strike

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC · How we work

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Brighton Crush Palace

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 in the Premier League.
Diego Gómez (Paraguay) scored a 56-yard strike, the longest Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney’s November 2017 effort.
Brighton became the ninth Premier League club to net three goals within the first ten minutes of a match.
Brighton’s season total rose to 23 goals, the league’s highest, moving them provisional second place ahead of Arsenal.

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Brighton sit third with 16 points, five points behind Manchester City after their 5-0 win.
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Brighton Crush Palace

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 in the Premier League.
Diego Gómez (Paraguay) scored a 56-yard strike, the longest Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney’s November 2017 effort.
Brighton became the ninth Premier League club to net three goals within the first ten minutes of a match.
Brighton’s season total rose to 23 goals, the league’s highest, moving them provisional second place ahead of Arsenal.

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