Crystal Palace and Brighton played out a forgettable 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park to remain a point apart in mid-table in the Premier League.
There was little to separate the teams in terms of performance, with the visitors shading the possession statistics while Palace had more shots but fewer on target.
This was, in truth, the extent of the difference between them, with neither side deserving more than what they left with.
If anyone deserved more it was the supporters, home and away, who maintained a ferocious atmosphere throughout in south London despite a paucity of anything happening on the pitch to justify it.
Home fans in particular drew enormous glee from a yellow card shown to Brighton's Georginio Rutter for diving inside the box in the second half after VAR overturned an initial penalty decision.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League updates
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- Rivals separated by only one point coming into Premier League clash
Crystal Palace FC 0 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:07It is all over here, with neither side able to get on the scoresheet as it finishes 0-0 between Crystal Palace and Brighton. It’s fair to say that this was no classic, however, hopes for one would have been high after a blockbuster first ten minutes. Gomez and Sarr both came close to opening the scoring within a minute of each other. Brighton was awarded a penalty just after the hour mark, however, after VAR intervened it was overturned, with Rutter being adjudged to have dived instead of being fouled. Pino nearly stole it in deep into added time, but Verbruggen reacted well to push wide. Palace ended the game with an xG of 0.74, with Brighton only amassing 0.38xG across the whole match. For Palace, it is a fifth clean sheet of the season, with only Arsenal doing this more often. Today was Brighton’s first clean sheet away from the AMEX, and only their second of the season. That is all from me here. Thank you all for tuning in and have a good rest of your day!
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15:58FULL-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 BRIGHTON.
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15:57PALACE NEARLY STEAL IT AT THE DEATH!!! Pino’s ball in is headed back across the box by Lerma, falling back to Pino. His driven effort is towards Verbruggen’s bottom right corner, which he gets down to and pushes for a corner. What a save late on!
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15:54Veltman punished for a foul on Mitchell, late opportunity for Palace to get players in the box.
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15:54Brighton putting on the late pressure from a few corners. Neither lead to anything and Palace stay strong.
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15:51And van Hecke also has been shown a yellow card.
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15:51Lerma was the Palace player in the book.
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15:51More handbags in the box as Brighton line up a corner-kick, resulting in a few cards being shown.
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15:51SEVEN MINUTES ADDED TIME TO END THE GAME!
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15:50Think that effort from Canvot sums up today’s game. As the ball falls to him on the edge of the area, he gets it horribly wrong and fluffs his shot. It has been all good play up until the final third.
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15:47With just over three minutes plus added time to go, will either side take the risk to try and take all three points?
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15:45Gomez also makes way, as De Cuyper comes on for the final few minutes.
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15:45Brighton makes another double change, with the first being Tzimas being introduced as Welbeck departs.
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15:42And there is the change, with Kamada making way for Hughes.
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15:40Hughes is receiving instructions in the technical area. It looks as if he will be entering the pitch imminently.
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15:37Kostoulas does well to win Brighton a corner, after competing with two Palace players.
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15:36It has been 30 minutes since Brighton last attempted a shot in this game.
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15:34Baleba come off for Veltman, who returns after missing his last five games through injury.
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15:33First of a double change for Brighton, with Rutter making way for Kostoulas.
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15:33KAMADA GOES CLOSE AGAIN! Fantastic dribbling with Kamada in the area, dragging the ball back onto his left foot. Instead of looking for the pass across goal, he tries to fire past Verbruggen at the near post. His effort is against the side netting, as the Palace players queuing up in the area are not happy.
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15:29Mitchell goes down holding his ankle. The physio’s are on to give him some treatment.
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15:28The VAR decision has most certainly got the Palace crowd up again. It has also seemed to add some energy into the players as well.
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15:25Wharton’s day is done, with Spaniard Pino entering the field.
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15:25The conformation of Rutter's booking for the dive.
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15:25PENALTY OVERTURNED! After Tim Robinson reviewed the foul on the monitor he has changed his mind! Rutter has now been booked for diving! Still 0-0 here.
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15:22PENALTY TO BRIGHTON!!! Canvot is punished for taking down Rutter, however, on replays it looks a clear dive from Rutter. There will be an onfield review for the decision…
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15:21Surely both manages will shortly be looking to their bench for some inspiration in this game. Palace and Brighton both have talent that will be ready to contribute.
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15:19Baleba is booked for a late challenge on Mitchell.
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15:18Kamada, who is yet to score a Premier League goal for Crystal Palace, has now had 28 shots in the competition, with just six of those being on target.
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15:17BIGGEST CHANCE OF THE HALF FOR PALACE! Wharton steels the ball off Baleba on the halfway line, giving Palace a four vs two. Sarr takes his time on the ball, allowing Brighton to get their players back in the area. Kamada ends up taking a weak effort from inside the area, which doesn’t threaten the goalkeeper and goes wide.
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15:15Both sides are still finding it extremely difficult to break down each other. Small mistakes have been a regular occurrence as the sides reach the final third.
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15:12Brighton & Hove Albion have attempted 15 crosses in this match, higher than their season average of 14.3 in the Premier League.
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15:09Palace have looked at their most threatening when Mateta has been involved, however, it hasn’t been as much as they wish. He has had the fewest touches of all players so far today.
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15:08First chance of the second half falls to Brighton. Minteh’s in-swinging cross reaches Gomez at the back post. He sees it late and cannot get a clean contact on the ball, with Henderson eventually sweeping it up.
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15:05The teams are back out and the second half has begun!
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14:54The Opta supercomputer has Palace as the live favourites to win the game, giving them a 43% chance of winning. Brighton have been given a 22% chance of taking all three points to the seaside town.
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14:53It’s half-time at Selhurst Park, with the score 0-0 at the break. Both sides had their best chances in the opening ten minutes. Gomez had a volley saved by Henderson, and just a minute later, Sarr’s long range effort was pushed wide by Verbruggen. Since then, both sides have struggled to create any clear chances, with the game lacking any sort of momentum. At the break, Palace have had 0.3xG from five shots – Brighton with 0.25xG from four attempts.
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14:50HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 BRIGHTON.
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14:48There will be a minimum of two minutes of added time.
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14:48Minteh with one of the biggest openings of the game. The young winger scuffs his shot from the right side of the area and Palace have a goal-kick.
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14:45Lerma and Welbeck are the latest two to get into a scuffle. The referee warns the pair and play resumes.
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14:45Canvot has done well on his first league start for Palace. A difficult task to replace Guehi as the back.
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14:42Wharton goes for the spectacular from the edge of the area. His left-footed strike was always curling away from the goal. Palace still with only one shot on target - Brighton with two.
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14:40Ayari somehow avoids a booking for taking down Wharton cynically.
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14:40Brighton beat the Palace press brilliantly with fluid football. Again, however, they fail to get an effort at goal.
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14:37Gomez goes down after getting a flick in the face from Lerma.
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14:36Scuffles in the penalty area after Brighton win a free-kick. Nothing too serious and play resumes. Expected in a rivalry...
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14:33Lerma launches a throw towards the area. Although this time it comes to nothing, Brighton must be aware of the threat that he poses from such situations, as we have seen this season.
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14:29A few groans from the crowd as Lerma sloppily kicks the ball out of play. Palace are having a tough time keeping possession.
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14:27The game has certainly quietened down after the first 10 minutes. Neither side has managed to threaten their opposition goalkeeper since the chaos early on.
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14:24Brighton have had 62% possession in the opening 20 minutes. Palace are allowing Brighton time further back, dropping into a 5-4-1 without the ball.
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14:21Both sides have started the game well and look dangerous in attacking phases. Brighton’s best moments look to be coming from sustained possession, whereas, Palace have looked a constant threat on the break.
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14:18Sarr drives through the middle of the park before going down under pressure from Wieffer. The Brighton players are in disbelief that the free-kick has been given.
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14:16Kadioglu does brilliantly to charge down the left side past Munoz. His cross is cleared for a corner.
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14:15Hurzeler finds himself in the book early on, it is not clear what happened, however.
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14:13It has been a frantic opening 10 here at Selhurst Park. Both sides could have a couple of goals each. Incredible!
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14:12SARR GOES CLOSE! Palace go direct and Munoz finds space out wide. He plays across to Mateta, who’s deft touch tees up Sarr. The Senegalese’s effort is pushed wide by Verbruggen.
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14:11HUGE CHANCE FOR GOMEZ! After a great touch in the box, he powers a half-volley goal bound. Henderson does well to push out of danger!
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14:09NEARLY THE OPENER FOR BRIGHTON! After a sweeping move, the ball falls to Wieffer out wide. He drills across goal and Lacroix deflects wide and out for a corner.
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14:06Mateta with the first effort of the day. Sarr slides Mateta in behind and the Frenchman tries to beat Verbruggen at his near post, but it’s wide of the mark.
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14:05Both sides having some early touches and passes of the ball. Kadioglu pinches possession in midfield, however, Richards does well to win the ball back for Palace.
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14:02KICK-OFF: We are underway at Selhurst Park!
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14:01A moment of silence will now be observed at Selhurst Park to mark Remembrance Day.
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13:58The sides are out as two bitter rivals are ready to meet for the first time this season. Could we be about to witness another classic?
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13:54After a 13-game winless Premier League run away from home against London teams between December 2023 and April 2025, Brighton have won their last two in the capital. Only once before have they won three in a row in the competition, doing so between April and August 2022.
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13:42Fabian Hurzeler names an unchanged side to the one that beat Leeds 3-0. Minteh remains out on the right wing, and with seven goals and seven assists since the start of last season, he has the most goal contributions out of all players currently aged 21 or under. Today is a milestone match for Hurzeler – his 100th league match as a manager. Today is his 49th game in the Premier League, with 51 coming in the 2. Bundesliga. He has hit this milestone at the young age of just 32 years and 256 days old.
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13:42Glasner makes two changes to his side from their last Premier League game. Marc Guehi misses out from the squad altogether after sustaining a knock midweek. Jaydee Canvot comes in, and in the process will become Palace’s youngest defender to start a Premier League match. Wharton comes back into the starting XI, with Pino dropping to the bench.
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13:33BRIGHTON SUBS: Stefanos Tzimas, Charalampos Kostoulas, Oliver Boscagli, Jason Steele, Maxim De Cuyper, Joel Veltman, Diego Coppola, Joe Knight, Nehemiah Oriola.
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13:32BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu; Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari; Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Diego Gomez; Danny Welbeck.
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13:32CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Yeremy Pino, Christantus Uche, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Romain Esse, Borna Sosa, Remi Matthews, Walter Benitez, Justin Devenny.
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13:31CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Jaydee Canvot; Daniel Munoz, Jefferson Lerma, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell; Daichi Kamada, Ismaila Sarr; Jean-Phillipe Mateta.
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13:30Brighton will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time this season, after beating Leeds United 3-0 last time out. Currently a place below their rivals in 10th, Brighton are hoping to end a six-game winless run at Selhurst Park, where they have drawn five and lost one. Veteran striker Danny Welbeck has had a fantastic start to the campaign, where he has six goals, with only Erling Haaland scoring more than the Englishman.
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13:30Crystal Palace come into today’s game sitting in ninth place, with the chance of ending the weekend in the Champions League places. After a difficult spell for Olvier Glasner’s side, they have won three in a row in all competitions, including an impressive 2-0 win at home to Brentford last weekend. The hosts are currently on an 11-game unbeaten run at Selhurst Park in the Premier League, which is the longest in the division.
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13:30Hello everybody! Welcome to today’s live coverage from Selhurst Park, as rivals Crystal Palace and Brighton face-off in the Premier League!
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