TEAM NEWS: Crystal Palace: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Cahill, Mitchell, Townsend, Riedewald, McArthur, Schlupp, Batshuayi, Zaha. Brighton & Hove Albion: Ryan, Lamptey, White, Webster, Dunk, Bissouma, Maupay, Trossard, Lallana, March, Burn.
1’: Brighton get us underway at Selhurst Park.
2’: Early opportunity for Brighton with Lamptey and Lallana linking up nicely. Lallana’s shot goes over.
5‘: Batshuayi fouls Dunk.
7’: Trossard and March link up nicely. Trossard crosses the ball into the area and Lamptey gets on the end of it but it’s cleared.
10’: First corner goes to Brighton.
11’: Kouyate and Burn are having words before the corner is taken and it’s delayed the corner.
12’: March delivers the corner. It punched out and Bissouma has a shot but it’s just wide of the post.
14’: Guaita catches Bissouma’s cross to Lamptey.
14’: White wins the ball back and he has a shot that goes wide.
17’: Palace get a penalty after Lamptey pushes Batshuayi down.
18‘: GOAL! Zaha scores the penalty. 1-0.
19’: Yellow Card for Ryan for time wasting.
24‘: March blocks Townsend’s cross.
26’: Maupay turns and has shot on target but it’s a poor shot.
27’: Mitchell sent a cross to find Batshuayi but it’s cleared.
28’: It‘s switched to March. He crosses it to Maupay and it’s headed over.
28’: Lamptey fouls Zaha.
29’: Townsend crosses the free kick in and it’s well defended by Burn who clears it for a Palace corner.
30’: Lallana is fouled by McArthur.
31’: Burn wins the ball back and plays it to Maupay and Kouyate is fouled after winning it back.
36’: Zaha defends well and it’s off Lamptey for a goal kick.
38’: Lallana fouls Riedewald.
41’: Mitchell is fouled.
43’: Free kick for Brighton and it’s straight to Schlupp after a deflection and the Eagle’s counter attack is on. Bissouma gets a tactical yellow card.
44’: March gives away a free kick in Palace’s own half.
45’: 1 minute added time.
Half-time: A game that was dominated by a penalty. Brighton were the better side, they created more chances. The Eagles were awarded a penalty that could be argued was very not a penalty. After the penalty decision, Palace grew into the game and they looked threatening on the counter attack.
45’: We’re underway for the second half.
46’: Lamptey and Guaita are down.
48’: They are both up and look okay.
49’: Maupay‘s turns and kicks the ball but Guaita holds it. McArthur is down.
51’: McArthur is back on the field.
52’: Batshuayi scores but it’s offside. VAR is checking.
54’: Trossard drives forward and he shoots but it’s over.
56’: Lallana plays it through to Maupay. He took too much time and it’s blocked.
57’: Kouyate is down receiving treatment.
58’: March’s cross is headed to Maupay by Burn but Maupay is flagged offside.
59’: Kouyate is back on the field.
60‘: Lamptey dribbles into the box and plays it back behind any Brighton players but Townsend clears it.
63’: Trossard is dragged back by Mitchell and he’s been booked.
65’: Lamptey is fouled by Mitchell.
66’: Trossard’s ball into the box meets Dunk and his header goes wide.
69’: White’s cross is cleared by Ward.
70’: The corner is swung in, Dunk heads it down and Bissouma’s shot is wide.
71’: Townsend fouls Dunk.
75’: Lamptey fouls Zaha. Guaita receives a yellow card for time wasting.
77’: Trossard is fouled.
78’: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION SUBSTITUTION: Connolly and Mac Allister on for Lallana and Trossard.
78’: Mac Allister takes the free kick and has his first touch of the game.
81’: Great ball from White to March and March and Maupay got in each other’s way.
82’: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION SUBSTITUTION: Burn is replaced by Gross.
83’: CRYSTAL PALACE SUBSTITUTION: Milivojevic comes on for Batshuayi.
85’: Lamptey gives away a foul.
87’: Yellow card for McArthur after a foul on Webster.
88‘: Townsend fouls March.
88’: CRYSTAL PALACE SUBSTITUTION: Benteke replaces Schlupp.
89’: The ball was a dangerous one and it was a mess in the box but Guaita gets a free kick given his way.
90’: GOAL! Maupay plays it to Mac Allister and he scores a deflected shot and gets the equaliser. 1-1.
90’: 7 added minutes.
90+3’: RED CARD! Dunk is sent off after a two footed tackle on Cahill.
90+6’: Benteke has a shot and it’s blocked.
90+9’: Zaha fouls Lamptey.
90+10’: Maupay has a volley blocked by Kouyate.
Full-time: A hard fought draw for both sides. Brighton were good going forward but their efficiency is what cost them. Mac Allister had a good impact on the game. Crystal Palace were excellent defensively.
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