The result did not go Brighton’s way but supporters were out in force for Saturday’s away trip to Crystal Palace.
Daniel Munoz’s deflected strike 10 minutes into the second half ultimately made the difference at Selhurst Park, but the Eagles had to survive 12 minutes of added time following the dismissals of Eddie Nketiah and captain Marc Guehi.
Danny Welbeck had cancelled out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s third-minute opener just after the half hour, and it briefly became nine versus 10 when Jan Paul van Hecke was also sent off with a second booking in the sixth minute of second-half added time.
It was a chaotic match and Seagulls head coach Fabian Hurzeler agreed his youthful squad needed to be in better control of their emotions, saying: “It was important for the players to keep calm and find the right solutions.
“They went down to nine men and then we made a silly mistake to concede a red card ourselves. It’s difficult to win Premier League games when you’re not on the highest level.
“We have a lot of young players and in some moments we perhaps weren’t mature enough.”
Here’s Albion fans at Selhurst Park – along with the red cards...

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Fans arrive ahead of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion at Selhurst Park Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS

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Fans pass a graffiti mural as the arrive at Selhurst Park Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS

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Crystal Palace fans pass a graffiti mural as they arrive at Selhurst Park Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS

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A mounted police officer rides their horse as fans pass a graffiti mural ahead of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion at Selhurst Park Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS


