This fixture always has a habit of leaving things late. With Crystal Palace leading thanks to a brilliant strike from Conor Gallagher – his seventh Premier League goal of the season – a win here for Patrick Vieira’s side seemed on the cards despite their being very much second best for most of the game. Yet having rescued a point against the team they like to beat more than any other earlier in the season, this time it was an own goal from Joachim Andersen three minutes from time that came to Graham Potter’s salvation.
It is now six matches since Brighton beat their bitter rivals, with Potter still to taste victory since taking over in May 2019. But this will at least have felt positive after they had fallen behind to Gallagher’s brilliant team goal with 20 minutes to play having previously been frustrated by an excellent performance from the Palace goalkeeper, Jack Butland.
