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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
Just a few minutes after coming on, Lokonga is in the book after a sliding tackle on March.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have decided to make their first substitution of the game. It's a straight swap in the attack with Ferguson coming on for Undav.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution William James Hughes Albert-Mboyo Sambi Lokonga
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Mac Allister finds Undav with a short throughball behind the Palace defence, but the striker hits an effort straight at the goalkeeper from a tight angle.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Olise looks to dribble the ball into the Brighton box, but he is crowded out by Mitoma and Estupinan.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
From the resulting corner, March sends the ball straight off the pitch. The Palace fans cheer with the away section chanting his name.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
March has been in the middle of the action since the restart. Looking to beat Tomkins, he decides to play it across to Estupinan who sees his shot deflects wide.
Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Veltman heads the ball to March. Outside the box, he is nudged in the back before striking an effort straight at Guaita.
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