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Diego Gomez scores from midfield as Brighton lead Crystal Palace 3-0
Brighton led Crystal Palace 3-0 within 10 minutes in a Premier League match on Sunday.
The game was part of the league's seventh round.
Diego Gomez scored Brighton's second goal from near midfield after seeing that Crystal Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez was away from his goal.
Gomez's long-range strike stood out as an unusual and striking goal.
Benitez was caught out of position as the ball went in.
The available information does not give the match's final score or say what happened next.
Brighton took a 3-0 lead over Crystal Palace within the first 10 minutes of their Premier League match.
Diego Gómez scored from the halfway line in the seventh minute, with reports putting the distance at about 51 metres.
Crystal Palace defender Jaydee Canvot scored an own goal in the fourth minute, opening the scoring.
Yasin Ayari added Brighton’s third in the 10th minute, with his shot deflecting off Canvot.
The Guardian reported that Brighton went on to win 5-0.
- Who
- Brighton and Crystal Palace, with Diego Gómez scoring for Brighton.
- What
- Brighton scored three times in the opening 10 minutes. Gómez’s second goal was a long-range strike from the halfway line.
- When
- Sunday, 18 October 2026.
- Where
- The Amex Stadium in Brighton.
- Why
- Gómez took advantage of goalkeeper Walter Benítez being off his line. The sources do not state why Brighton scored three early goals.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Crystal Palace defender Jaydee Canvot put the ball into his own net to give Brighton the lead.
Diego Gómez scored from the halfway line to make it 2-0.
Yasin Ayari scored Brighton’s third with a deflected shot.
The Guardian reported that Charalampos Kostoulas scored Brighton’s fourth.
The Guardian reported that substitute Jack Hinshelwood headed in Brighton’s fifth.
- Score after 10 minutes
- Brighton 3-0 Crystal Palace
- Gómez’s goal
- Seventh minute
- Distance of Gómez’s strike
- About 51 metres; the Premier League article gives 51.3 metres
- Opening goal
- Jaydee Canvot own goal, fourth minute
- Third goal
- Yasin Ayari, 10th minute
- Full-time result reported by The Guardian
- Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace
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Gómez halfway-line wondergoal sparks Brighton’s 5-0 thrashing of sorry Crystal Palace
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What are the longest-range goals in Premier League history? Where does Gomez’s rank?
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Vai correr mundo. Da Premier League chega-nos um golaço... do meio-campo
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What have you done, Diego Gomez?! 🤯 That’s not something you see every day in the @premierleague! 🔥 #BHAFC
Do 𝐌𝐄𝐈𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐎 😱😱😱 Diego Gómez com um aqueles que só se fazem uma vez na vida #DAZNPremier