English Premier League: Brighton welcome Crystal Palace in rivalry clash
A match weighing heavily between two teams fighting the relegation drop is the encounter between newcomers, Brighton and a team doing somewhat better, Crystal Palace.
Chris Hughton and Brighton return off the back of an undeserving loss against, referee favourites, Man United. The visitors [Crystal Palace] finally broke through after a string of strong performances, while encountering some bad luck and misfortune.
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Brighton’s last three fixtures in the English Premier League:
P | Home | VS | Away | Results |
| 1st | Man United | 1-0 | Brighton | L |
| 2nd | Brighton | 2-2 | Stoke City | D |
| 3rd | Swansea City | 0-1 | Brighton | W |
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The home side still playing above expectation and Palace trying to form up to their expectancies. Before the last international break it would have been pretty easy to predict a result. Move on a few weeks, give both these teams a lot more confidence on the pitch and it becomes a mouthwatering fixture.
Three points at stake is not the only thing up for grabs, this is a rivalry between these two clubs. A big derby between the Seagulls who boast home colours and the Eagles who’ve more to prove on the road.
Palace need to be worried considering how well Chris Hughton did against better competition over the weekend and in all fairness – the result was not a true reflection of the game.
Crystal Palace last three fixtures in English Premier League:
P | Home | VS | Away | Results |
| 1st | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Stoke City | W |
| 2nd | Crystal Palace | 2-2 | Everton | D |
| 3rd | Tottenham | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | L |
Over at the other end, Roy Hodgson and his team worked hard and tirelessly to obtain a positive result in front of the home side, which has been the difference in the team’s results at the end of the 90 minutes. What’s noticeable about these two over the last three games – they have taken the same amount of points and accumulated the same results with a win; a draw; and a loss.
Pretty close for teams fighting to stay in the English Premier League this season. The bar has been raised for these two clubs to put on a great show tonight.