Learn our match report and all of the targets from Brighton vs Crystal Palace…
Ismaila Sarr’s second-half strike ended Crystal Palace’s eight-game winless within the Premier League as they beat rivals Brighton 1-0 on the American Categorical Stadium.
In a sport of only a few possibilities, returning AFCON star Sarr proved the distinction for the Eagles after a scientific end from debutant Evann Guessand’s by way of ball simply after the hour mark to earn the bragging rights for the Eagles and raise them above their rivals into thirteenth place.
Whereas Palace’s determined winless run, which was as many as 13 in all competitions, is over, the Seagulls’ poor type continued with Fabian Hurzeler’s males now profitable simply one in every of their final 12 Premier League video games.
Brighton vs Crystal Palace because it occurred
It was Seagulls skipper Lewis Dunk who was the largest menace early on, inflicting points with just a few headers earlier than a golden probability went his method as he nodded extensive from Pascal Gross’ free-kick supply.
A cagey first half adopted with either side struggling to interrupt one another down, with the guile of Kaoru Mitoma wanted to carve out a gap on 31 minutes when his cross discovered Maxim De Cuyper whose goal-bound shot was blocked brilliantly by Chris Richards.
An excellent spell of Palace stress adopted with Dunk having to go behind a harmful Daniel Munoz cross throughout the face of aim after some tidy link-up between new man Jorgen Strand Larsen and Adam Wharton.
Sarr then broke clear after Carlos Baleba was dispossessed by Munoz however the Africa Cup of Nations winger sliced his end extensive of the mark because the half-time whistle blew with the groups stage.
Palace have been the extra in management within the second half however struggled to create too many possibilities till Guessand, solely simply introduced on for his debut following his transfer from Aston Villa, drew three or 4 defenders in direction of him earlier than threading in Sarr who dispatched the end to place the Eagles forward.
It was Palace’s solely clear-cut probability of the sport and some minutes later Brighton had theirs when Charalampos Kostoulas went by way of on aim however his side-footed end was learn properly by Dean Henderson.
Two possibilities to double the Eagles’ lead then got here Strand Larsen’s method as the previous Wolves man shot straight at Verbruggen earlier than misguiding a header properly extensive.
Brighton continued to toil to discover a method again into the sport however continued to lack any form of killer contact as they appeared a shadow of the facet which was troubling the Champions League locations initially of December.
Munoz was maybe lucky to remain on the pitch in added time after tripping his opponent moments after selecting up a yellow card for kicking the ball away moments earlier than however the defender managed to flee punishment.
Strand Larsen then spurned a golden probability to wrap up the sport when his side-footed end was too near Vurbruggen who acquired down properly to maintain his staff within the sport.
