Ten-man Brighton beat away Crystal Palace in feisty red-card clash
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Your support makes all the difference.Brighton & Hove Albion secured an emphatic 3-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Tuesday despite having a man sent off in the first half.
The home fans saw their side take the lead from the penalty spot after 24 minutes when James McArthur fouled Jose Izquierdo in the box.
Replays appeared to show the Palace man had touched the ball before the Colombian went down, but Glenn Murray converted the spot kick for his ninth league goal of the season.
Brighton and Palace share a feisty rivalry with the fixture dubbed the 'M23 derby' after the road that links the two clubs and last season's fixture was marred by crowd disturbances.
Those violent scenes were not repeated on Tuesday but Brighton were reduced to 10 men four minutes after going ahead when Shane Duffy was shown a straight red for attempting to headbutt Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt.
The decision did not halt their momentum, however, as substitute Leon Balogun, brought on to compensate for the dismissal, drilled the ball in from the middle of the area.
The home side lost Murray to an injury and his replacement Florin Andone scored Brighton's third in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time. The Romanian finished off a fast break by striking the ball into the far corner past Wayne Hennessey.
Balogun conceded a penalty 10 minutes before the end by fouling Wilfried Zaha and Luka Milivojevic stepped up to pull one back, but it was not enough to stop Chris Hughton's side from sealing all three points to rise to 10th in the standings.
Palace, with just one league victory in 10 matches, slip to 15th.
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What time does it start?
Brighton vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 19:45 (GMT) on Tuesday 4th December
Where can I watch it?
This game will not be televised, but you can follow the action via the IndySport’s live blog
Player to watch:
There can only be one man. Wilfried Zaha is the cornerstone to everything daring and decisive for Palace. He ranks highly for successful take-ons this season and has even been given the responsibility of leading the line in a side that otherwise struggles for goals.
Form Guide:
Brighton: WLLDW
Crystal Palace: DLLDW
Odds:
Brighton: 15/8
Draw: 2/1
Crystal Palace: 17/10
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Team news
Bournemouth vs Huddersfield
Bournemouth make two changes from the side that stood up to, but ultimately were undone by Manchester City at the weekend.
Jefferson Lerma had a one-match suspension but joins David Brooks in midfield. Andrew Surman and Tyrone Mings drop to the bench.
As for Huddersfield they make one change from the side that lost to Brighton. The Terriers appeal against Steve Mounie's red card was dismissed Laurent Depoitre comes in.
Team news
Brighton vs Crystal Palace
Brighton make two changes from the team that beat Huddersfield at the weekend. Bruno who was injured in that game is out and Florin Andone drops to the bench. Glenn Murray and right-back Martin Montoya take their places.
Crystal Palace make no changes form the team that started in the 2-0 win over Burnley at the weekend.
Team news
West Ham vs Cardiff
West Ham make three changes to the side that won 3-0 at Newcastle on Saturday.
Aaron Cresswell and Fabian Balbuena are injured though Balbuena is on the bench. Pablo Zabaleta is also out as Michail Antonio, Arthur Masuaku and Angelo Ogbonna come into the side.
Cardiff make just one change from Friday night's team that beat Wolves. Joe Bennett comes in for Josh Murphy.
Team news
Watford vs Manchester City
Watford make three changes from their weekend defeat to Leicester.
Etienne Capoue, Gerard Deulofeu and Adrian Mariappa drop out as captain Troy Deeney, defender Christian Kabasele and England midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah come in.
Pep Guardiola makes six changes to Manchester City's starting line-up.
Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan are on the bench with Riyad Mahrez and David Silva returning to the starting line-up for the pair.
Kyle Walker, Vincent Kompany, John Stones and Fabian Delph come in as Guardiola elects for a completely different back four from Saturday's win over Bournemouth.
Sergio Aguero is not in the squad as he is still injured.
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