Diego Gómez wins the Premier League goal of the month for October

Brighton midfielder Diego Gómez has won the goal of the month for October in the Premier League for his strike against Crystal Palace from the halfway line. He won the ball in the centre circle, saw goalkeeper Walter Benítez off his line and sent a low effort over him from about a metre inside the Palace half.

He had tried something similar in the previous league game against Sunderland, but it did not come off. According to the club's official website, Gómez said he had only noticed the keeper advanced as the ball reached him. He added that as a boy he was sure he had scored goals like that, but never in professional football, and that it will give him more confidence to take the chances he gets.