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Brighton's Gomez goal was 51 metres; Palace fans silenced fast

Brighton scored three times in the first ten minutes, including an own goal by Jaydee Canvot, to beat Palace for the first time under Fabian Hürzeler; the away fans' song died young.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on Weekend Edition
Published 11:33 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

Photo: Andy Li · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. — Photo: Andy Li · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Gomez scores from halfway line as Brighton rout Palace; Man Utd held”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 11:33 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
BBN covered this story before: Selena Gomez sparkles in custom Prada at Rare Impact Fund Gala (October 15).

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Yahoo SportsGomez scores from halfway line as Brighton rout Palace; Man Utd held

What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBrighton thrash Crystal Palace five to nothing, and Diego Gomez scores from fifty-one metres, the longest Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney's from fifty-eight in November twenty seventeen.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo he just looked up, saw the keeper wandering around outside his own goal, and went for it?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe turns in his own half, he pings it over Walter Benitez, and the keeper is just standing out there like a man waiting for a bus.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWas it a good song, at least?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorWhat song? Oh, the away fans. They open with Champions of Europe, and PA says they were silenced about three minutes after the own goal.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, that's a dynasty that lasted one free-kick routine.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the Champions of Europe lost the room before the first ad break would've ended.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThree goals in ten minutes, Brighton's first win over Palace in five tries under Fabian Hürzeler, and they're second in the table on sixteen points.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, it's a coup.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey sang Champions of Europe, and by the tenth minute they were buffering.