Crystal Palace’s long-standing rivalry with Brighton & Hove Albion has been defined by one man over recent years: Wilfried Zaha. And while the Londoners have been on the losing end of the so-called derby on the last two occasions, it was the their talisman who changed the course of yet another game between the two adversaries tonight.
Palace held the Seagulls to a 1-1 draw despite having their squad racked by injury, when, after 75 minutes of fending off the south coast side’s assaults, Zaha blasted with emphatic results into the visitors’ net.
Summary
- Palace name two Development players on the bench - Sam Woods and Tyrick Mitchell
- Half-time: Palace 0-0 Brighton
- A Christian Benteke cross clips Brighton’s post
- Brighton take the lead through Neal Maupay moments later
- After an assault on the Brighton goal, Palace pull level through Wilfried Zaha
- Full-time: Palace 1-1 Brighton
Palace suffered an early scare when Brighton exhibited their ability to swiftly push forward with intent as Lewis Dunk played a ball from his own half into the feet of Aaron Mooy, who roamed in a dangerous space near the edge of the Eagles’ area.