POSTPONED MATCH: Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Crystal Palace Premier League: TV channel, lineups, predictions, and team news

Brighton are unbeaten in six meetings with Crystal Palace, batting them 4-1 when the pair most-recently met in February,

with the Seagulls seeking a third successive victory over their fiercest rivals for the first time since 1988.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace Preview Separated by 41.5 miles,

Brighton and Crystal Palace are not the more obvious of footballing enemies but,

make no mistake about it, this is one of the Premier League fiercest rivalries,

with both sets of supporters desperate to see their side prevail. The hosts kick off ten places and 11 points better off,

thereby making them firm favourites, but will be seeking to end their three-match winless run.

Last Sunday, Fabian Hürzeler’s team were 2-0 up and seemingly cruising to victory in Leicester,

Tariq Lamptey with a curler and Yankuba Minteh slotting home, having taken his time,

only to then concede twice int he final four minutes, throwing away victory. Before this too,

the Seagulls had been held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by bottom of the table Southampton,

before a disappointing defeat at Fulham, beaten despite a stunning equaliser by Carlos Baleba.

As a result, Brighton have slipped down to seventh, which would probably be enough to see them

return to Europe next season, but the Albion will be determined to get back to winning ways,

especially given which opposition will be coming to visit. Crystal Palace meantime are solely

focussed on survival, climbing out of the bottom three in recent weeks thanks to an impressive string of results.

A week ago, the Eagles held beleaguered Man City to a 2-2 draw at Selhurst,

leading through both Daniel Muñoz and then Maxence Lacroix,

possibly unfortunate not to collect all three points against the four-in-a-row champions.

Nevertheless, Oliver Glasner’s side are now unbeaten in four,

losing only once in seven outings since mid-October, so start the weekend four points clear of the drop zone.

Thus, can Palace claim a famous victory in Sussex, or will this one go the way of Brighton?