Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton RECAP: Late Mac Allister strike earns Albion deserved point

By Sam Morton

Published 18th Oct 2020, 12:49 BST

Updated 18th Oct 2020, 16:34 BST

Alexis Mac Allister came off the bench to earn Albion a deserved point late on. (Photo by Peter Cziborra - Pool/Getty Images)

Alexis Mac Allister came off the bench to earn Brighton a much-deserved point at arch-rivals Crystal Palace this afternoon (Sunday, October 18).

Albion found themselves one goal down just before the 20th minute mark after Wilfred Zaha converted a penalty, contentiously awarded after Michy Batshuayi went down easily under a challenge by Tariq Lamptey.

The Seagulls dominated for large periods of the game but an equalising goal remained elusive until the 89th minute when substitute Mac Allister found the net from the edge of the area via a deflection.

Here's how the action unfolded:

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