Brighton 1-3 Crystal Palace: Ismaila Sarr nets twice as Oliver Glasner's Eagles stun their bitter rivals to move up to 15th and four points clear of the drop zone
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It might be the season for giving but, on today of all days, Brighton’s generosity proved to be their undoing. The afternoon started with a pre-match montage of Brighton’s recent derby day successes over the Eagles, including the most recent encounter between these sides last February.
![[Sarr made it 2-0 to Palace in the 33rd minute as he found the net with a header]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/14/93167991-14194725-image-a-14_1734273636665.jpg)
A 3-1 win for the hosts that will live long in the memories around these parts, but a day those of a Palace persuasion will have done their best to erase the memory of. That results was symptomatic of the recent history between English football’s least heralded rivals. Palace had failed to win any of their past six league games against Brighton. Of all the sides to have as your ‘bogey team’, their choice could not be any worse.
![[Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring for Palace with a goal in the 27th minute]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/14/93167863-14194725-image-a-1_1734273324665.jpg)
But the visitors started to turn the record books in their favour this afternoon with an impressive win that extended their run without defeat on the road to four matches. Brighton might have aspirations of reclaiming a spot in Europe but their shambolic defending for each of Palace’s goals suggests that is wishful thinking.
![[Chalobah netted his second Premier League goal of the season as he put Palace in front]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/14/93168019-14194725-image-a-16_1734273940132.jpg)
Ismaila Sarr scored a brace as he helped Crystal Palace to secure a victory against Brighton. Sarr made it 2-0 to Palace in the 33rd minute as he found the net with a header. Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring for Palace with a goal in the 27th minute. Chalobah netted his second Premier League goal of the season as he put Palace in front.
![[Sarr got his second goal of the game in the 82nd minute as Palace got all three points]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/15/93168985-14194725-image-a-33_1734278097689.jpg)
