Brighton v Crystal Palace

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27 Nov 2017
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Brighton & Hove Albion are only without long-term absentee Steve Sidwell (back), who could return to light training next week.

Crystal Palace have no new injury concerns, with only Lee Chung-yong (thigh) and Connor Wickham (knee) unavailable.

Did you know?

Crystal Palace have lost only two of their past 12 matches against Brighton & Hove Albion in all competitions (W7 D3 L2).

Since losing to Manchester City 0-2 in Matchweek 1, Brighton have gone five successive home matches without a defeat in the Premier League (W2 D3 L0).

Wilfried Zaha has scored three goals in three league matches against Brighton at Amex Stadium for Crystal Palace.

Christian Benteke has the best strike rate of all the 347 players to have played at least 10 PL matches on a Tuesday (0.82, nine goals in 11 matches).

What the managers say

Chris Hughton: "I would say, from both sets of supporters, this is the game they want to win the most."

See: It's a match for the fans, says Hughton

Roy Hodgson: "This derby is regarded as the most important one to Palace fans. We're preparing for it accordingly."

See: Hodgson on player availability

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Scott Ledger, Simon Beck
Fourth official: Mike Jones

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