Brighton Thrash Palace 5-0 as Gómez Scores from Halfway

Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5-0 on 18 October, scoring three times in the opening 10 minutes. Diego Gómez’s 56-yard halfway-line strike was reported as the longest-range Premier League goal since 2017; Brighton’s win was their biggest league victory over Palace and moved them up to second. A league post also cited 22 goals and six consecutive wins for Brighton.