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Crystal Palace held high-flying Brighton & Hove Albion to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday after James Tomkins capitalised on a calamitous error to cancel out Solly March’s opener.
The result leaves Brighton on 35 points in sixth place, while Palace are 12th with Patrick Vieira’s side yet to taste a league victory in 2023.
Brighton, who have not lost this year, were able to break through Palace’s defence numerous times in the first half, with Kaoru Mitoma seeing his angled shot denied by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita while Adam Webster also had a header go wide.
Pervis Estupinan had the ball in the net shortly after the half-hour mark but just as the Ecuadorian full back celebrated what he thought was his first goal for Brighton, VAR came to Palace’s rescue and chalked it off for offside.
The breakthrough finally came in the 63rd minute when March stole past the last defender to skilfully turn in Estupinan’s cross at the far post despite it being at an awkward height.
But Palace levelled when Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez made a mess of a straightforward catch from a set-piece, with the ball bouncing up kindly for Tomkins who headed it into an empty net.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The opening chance of the half goes the way of Brighton. Around halfway, Caicedo finds MacAllister who plays it out to March on the right. Up against Mitchell, the winger drives inside before unleashing a low shot that goes wide.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton get the game back under way with the score level.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Palace have looked good in spells, but are clearly missing Zaha. The winger has scored more goals against Brighton than anyone else (eight) with the home side missing his dynamism. Ayew has been quiet with most of their attacks coming down the right through Olise. It has made them predictable, making them easier to defend against. As for Brighton, they are unlucky not to have scored at least once before the break. Starting his first game after the transfer window, Caicedo has partnered with Gross well but needs to be more careful in possession inside Brighton's defensive third.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The game is goalless at half-time with Brighton in the ascendancy. Denied three times by Guaita, who pushed away two efforts from Mac Allister and one from Mitoma, the away side thought they had broken the deadlock through Estupinan. Receiving the ball from Gross inside the box, the left-back tucked his curling strike into the top corner. However, celebrations were short-lived with VAR disallowing the goal for offside. Playing on the counter, Palace had two opportunities through Mateta, but his goal-bound attempts were blocked by Webster.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 BRIGHTON
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