LONDON, England – Crystal Palace go dey prepare to face Brighton & Hove Albion for Selhurst Park on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Dis match go happen after both teams experience disappointing results for di Premier League dis week. While Palace struggle to secure 1-1 draw against Southampton, Brighton suffer 3-0 loss from Aston Villa.
Palace dey hope to keep di unbeaten streak wey dem don build with six wins and one draw in di last seven matches. Oliver Glasner, di Palace manager, talk say dem need to learn lessons from di Southampton match wey dem nearly lose, but Matheus France save dem with stoppage time goal. ‘We need to focus and improve, especially against Brighton, wey always pose tough challenge,’ he say.
For dis upcoming match, Palace go miss Chris Richards as im still manage calf injury, but Will Hughes don return after serving suspension for two league matches. Kelly Chadi and Cheick Doucoure go still dey sidelined due to long-term injuries. Nonetheless, Palace go rely on Jefferson Lerma and Adam Wharton wey don form solid midfield partnership since Hughes don commot.
Brighton dey come into dis match without some key players, including Jason Steele and others wey dey long-term injuries. Jack Hinshelwood go continue fill-in at di right-back position. Di manager, Fabian Hürzeler, get hope say im team go bounce back after di disapointing defeat to Aston Villa, but dem need to capitalize on their chances to win.
Historically, di rivalry between Palace and Brighton dey hot, with di last five encounters at Selhurst Park ending in 1-1 draws. Palace won Brighton 3-1 during di last meeting back in December, and dem go look to complete their first league double over Brighton since 1932-33.
For di table, Brighton dey sit at 8th position with 47 points, while Palace dey 12th with 40 points. Dis match fit have consequences for both teams – Brighton dey hunt for European qualification, and Palace dey focus on FA Cup semi-finals wey dem go play against Aston Villa in three weeks.
With di match kicking off at 15:00 GMT (10:00 EDT), fans dey hope say both teams go put all dem effort to grab all di points available.
