Crystal Palace And Brighton Play Out Stalemate Amid Guéhi Injury Fears

Crystal Palace supporters person spent nan past six months taking awesome pleasance successful reminding Brighton that they person still yet to triumph a awesome trophy. So nan first gathering of nan clubs since Oliver Glasner’s broadside did nan double complete their adversaries from down nan A23 for nan first clip since 1933 – earlier going connected to triumph nan FA Cup – was ne'er going to beryllium 1 for nan faint-hearted.

But while nan streets of southbound London had nan accustomed dense constabulary beingness for a rivalry that dates backmost to nan days erstwhile these clubs were managed by Terry Venables and Alan Mullery successful nan precocious 1970s, location wasn’t nan aforesaid value to lucifer nan passion connected display. While Palace maintained their grounds of not having mislaid to Brighton present since March 2019, Fabian Hürzeler’s broadside will spot this arsenic a chance spurned arsenic they grounded to return advantage of opponents who are moving connected fumes fixed nan other demands of a Conference League run that near them without their captain, Marc Guéhi.

Jaydee Canvot proved to beryllium an capable deputy, though nan French teen must person had his bosom successful his rima erstwhile nan referee pointed to nan spot successful nan 2nd half aft Georginio Rutter went down wrong nan area earlier it was correctly overturned erstwhile nan video adjunct referee ruled he had dived.

Glasner revealed earlier kick-off that Guéhi had been connected crutches since injuring his ankle successful nan past infinitesimal of their win complete AZ connected Thursday and looks a awesome uncertainty for England duty. In nan week he was recalled by Thomas Tuchel, Adam Wharton lasted 65 minutes and sewage nan amended of different highly rated midfielder successful Carlos Baleba, moreover if neither could person a decisive say.

Hürzeler named an unchanged broadside for nan first clip successful his 59th lucifer successful complaint aft an awesome win complete Leeds past weekend. This has been a stop-start run for Brighton but aft a tally of 3 wins successful their past 5 Premier League games, their head admitted they were “desperate” to notch up different successful an ambiance that is ever frenzied.

That was surely nan lawsuit successful nan opening 10 minutes arsenic some sides went connected nan attack, pinch Jean-Philippe Mateta picking up wherever he near disconnected connected Thursday by blazing complete wrong nan opening 3 minutes. Diego Gómez was flagged offside aft forcing Dean Henderson into a prevention astatine nan different extremity earlier a superb full-stretch dive from Bart Verbruggen denied a curling effort from Ismaïla Sarr astatine nan extremity of a flowing Palace move.

The referee Tim Robinson speaks to Jaydee Canvot, who had a punishment fixed against him for a foul, but which was overturned. Photograph: Katie Chan/Action Plus/Shutterstock

There are almost 20 years betwixt Glasner and Hürzeler but they some person nan aforesaid incessant power connected nan touchline, seldom moreover reasoning of sitting down. Hürzeler was shown a yellowish paper aft taking objection to 1 determination and neither looked peculiarly happy arsenic nan crippled descended into a midfield conflict pinch precious small abstraction to activity in. A group portion seemed nan astir apt root of a breakthrough and Lewis Dunk – making nan 500th quality of his profession – did good to clear aft Jefferson Lerma directed his header from Wharton’s free-kick dangerously crossed nan look of goal.

Jan Paul van Hecke and Canvot had a disagreement arsenic they waited for different to get successful nan Brighton area and had to beryllium separated by nan referee arsenic temperatures were raised. But Tim Robinson appeared reluctant to rumor different be aware erstwhile Yasin Ayari took retired Wharton aft he turned connected to an meticulous guardant walk from nan assured Canvot and Jefferson Lerma fought pinch Danny Welbeck. Brighton should person astatine slightest tested Henderson erstwhile they swept downfield successful a speedy break conscionable earlier half-time but Yankuba Minteh dragged his changeable horribly wide.

Gómez pressed nan England goalkeeper into action astatine nan commencement of nan 2nd half erstwhile he connected pinch Minteh’s transverse arsenic Brighton sensed an opportunity. Palace besides remained a threat but Daichi Kamada could not make it count aft Wharton caught Carlos Baleba successful possession and Sarr picked retired nan Japan world wrong nan area. Baleba recovered his measurement into nan referee’s notebook soon afterwards for fouling Tyrick Mitchell – determination that was greeted pinch ironic cheers from nan location supporters.

Their consciousness of injustice only accrued erstwhile Robinson pointed to nan spot aft Rutter went down nether unit from Canvot, Mitchell and Wharton successful nan box, only to reverse his determination connected nan proposal of nan VAR arsenic replays showed nan Frenchman had intelligibly initiated nan contact. Palace came closest to snatching each 3 points erstwhile nan substitute Yeremy Pino forced Verbruggen into a prevention astatine his adjacent station successful nan sixth infinitesimal of stoppage clip but will settee for conscionable 1 aft different engaged week.