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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons at Selhurst Park

Nine-man Crystal Palace savour rare double over Brighton after chaotic win

Jean-Philippe Mateta celebrates after scoring the opening goal for Crystal Palace against Brighton.
Jean-Philippe Mateta celebrates after scoring the opening goal for Crystal Palace against Brighton. Photograph: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images

This has been a very, very long time coming for Crystal Palace supporters. The last occasion they were able to celebrate doing the double over Brighton in the 1932-33 season in the old Division Three South, the two clubs weren’t even rivals and it would be another 14 years before Roy Hodgson was born.

But with an FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa to come later this month, Daniel Muñoz’s winner made it another memorable afternoon for Oliver Glasner’s side after Danny Welbeck had cancelled out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 13th Premier League goal of the season. Not even late red cards for Eddie Nketiah and captain Marc Guéhi could dampen the celebrations in south London as Palace moved to within four points of Fabian Hürzeler’s side with a game in hand.

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