Steele made another fine save, denying Edouard, who was through on goal. Then, Joachim Andersen nodded wide from a superb Olise free-kick. But Crystal Palace should have ended the half with 10 players. Doucoure - having just returned from a suspension - fouled Joel Veltman in the 27th minute and was shown a yellow card. But late first-half challenges on Moises Caicedo and another on Veltman, while arguably stronger than the initial booking, went unpunished. Crystal Palace's Michael Olise tests Jason Steele in the first half It was no surprise to see Doucoure replaced at half-time, with Eberechi Eze on in his place.
Crystal Palace: Whitworth (7), Clyne (6), Andersen (7), Guehi (7), Mitchell (6), Lokonga (7), Doucoure (5), Olise (7), Edouard (7), Schlupp (6), Zaha (6). Subs used: Eze (7), Ayew (7), Mateta (6), Ahamada (6). Player of the match: Jason Steele. After a brief stoppage due to a power cut, the Crystal Palace teenager made another sensational stop. Mac Allister nodded on a corner, but the goalkeeper stuck out a strong hand to see the effort away. With the last three Premier League encounters finishing 1-1, Crystal Palace pushed for an equaliser and had a glorious chance in the fourth of nine added minutes.
But none were given by referee Peter Bankes, adding to Brighton's frustration in this fixture, having had a goal wrongly ruled out by VAR at Selhurst Park just over a month ago. Brighton dominated possession for much of the game - briefly interrupted by a power cut at the start of the second half - although sometimes lacked a cutting edge in the final third to find a second. Nonetheless, the hard-fought victory sees Brighton close further on the European spots. They are now two points and two places from Newcastle in fifth, and six points from the Champions League places. Crystal Palace extend their winless run to 12 games and have scored just four league goals this season, leaving them just three points from the relegation zone.
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