It was a disastrous afternoon for Brighton in a forgetful derby at the AMEX as they lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace this afternoon, handing them their first loss against their bitter rivals in seven matches in the league.
The Eagles scored two goals in quick succession in the first half to give them a comfortable early lead.
Palace started off slowly but became more settled in as time went on and they converted their first real opportunity of the match with a shot from close range by defender Trevoh Chalobah following a corner in the 27th minute.
Embed from Getty ImagesWill Hughes put a ball in at the near post which found its way through a crowd of players and fell to the feet of Chalobah who then lashed it home for the away side’s opener and his second goal of the season.
Just six minutes later the Eagles struck again with Tyrick Mitchell placing a pinpoint cross in at the back post which floated right on to the head of Ismaila Sarr who directed it towards the far post and in.
Embed from Getty ImagesIsmaila Sarr then clinched the three points for his side as he slotted home their third goal into the bottom right corner in the 82nd minute after Eddie Nketiah’s header put him through on goal.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Seagulls managed to get a goal back in the 87th minute via an own goal from Marc Guehi following a corner but it proved to just be a consolation.
A massive result for Oliver Glasner and Crystal Palace.
