Brighton overturned a deficit to beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in the WSL on Sunday, 1 November. ESPN’s match record places the two comeback goals five minutes apart in the second half, after Palace had led from the 34th minute.
Annabel Blanchard opened the scoring from Hayley Ladd’s assist. Caitlin Hayes headed Brighton level from Manuela Vanegas’s delivery in the 59th minute, and Sophie Peskett scored the winner from Emilie Joramo’s assist in the 64th. The change was therefore concentrated into a short spell that altered the final half-hour rather than a late consolation sequence.
The statistical context
The source records 20 Brighton attempts, eight on target, against six attempts and two on target for Palace. Brighton reached 11 points and sixth place after eight matches, while Palace stayed on six points in the league table. The attempt totals support a reading of sustained home pressure, without making the eventual victory something that could have been guaranteed beforehand.
Archival cover photograph: Manuela Vanegas representing Colombia against the United States in March 2026; archival photograph, not the current Brighton–Crystal Palace match. Photographer/creator: Bryan Berlin. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. The Wikimedia-supplied file is used without raster edits. Image date as recorded by the source: 2026-03-07 17:02:13.
