Time/Date/Venue/Officials
15:00 GMT
11/02/2023
Selhurst Park SE25
Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: Tim Robinson. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.
Well, it's the big one.
After our 2-1 away defeat against Manchester United, a home tie against Roberto de Zerbi's Brighton side awaits us. We faced one way traffic against Man United in the first half, and looked to be out of the game. However we gave a better account of ourselves in the second half, with Jeffery Schlupp scoring to make it 2-1.
With our upcoming run of fixtures looking very challenging, a win would be a huge boost for the squad.
Brighton are currently 6th in the table, after an annoyingly good run-of-form. They are still yet to lose in 2023, also notably beating Liverpool twice in two weeks.
Team News
CPFC:
Patrick Vieira announced today that James McArthur is in the squad, and will be in contention for tomorrow. The Scottish midfielder has been out of the side since early July with a groin injury - with his absence noticeable this season.
Nathan Ferguson has also been training well for the last few weeks, with Vieira stating he's suffered "no stepbacks" (Edmund Brack).
Wilfried Zaha has been at the training ground this week completing his rehabilitation, but it is unclear if he will be involved tomorrow. There has not of yet been any update on Joachim Andersen.
BHAFC:
World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister returns to the side after serving a one-match suspension, with De Zerbi stating "[Alexis] Mac Allister will play tomorrow. He is a very important player for us." (Brighton Official Website).
Adam Lallana and Levi Colwill are both out, however Evan Ferguson is back in contention for the Seagulls.
Stats
CPFC V BHAFC CLUB RECORD | |
GAMES WON | 38 |
GAMES DREW | 29 |
GAMES LOST | 40 |
Recent Meetings
14 January 2022 Amex Stadium, Brighton 1-1 Crystal Palace
27 September 2021 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton
22 February 2021Amex Stadium, Brighton 1-2 Crystal Palace
18 October 2020 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton
29 February 2020 Amex Stadium, Brighton 0-1 Crystal Palace
Last 5 games for Palace:
MUFC V CPFC 2-1
CPFC V NUFC 0-0
CPFC V MUFC 1-1
CHE V CPFC 1-0
CPFC V SOU 1-2
Last 5 games for Brighton:
BHA V BOU 1-0
LEI V BHA 2-2
BHA V LFC 3-0
EVE V BHA 1-4
BHA V ARS 2-4
Match Prediction
Despite our current run of form being significantly worse than Brighton's, we are undefeated against them in the last 6 meetings.
The slight worry that I have for this fixture is that with many players such as Wilf, Macca and Ward unlikely to start, there may not be many starters in this game that understand the true importance of it. However, this should be no reason for apathy as the players should be giving 100% each week, no matter the opposition.
My heart thinks we can win this, as it's at Selhurst and the odds are slightly against us - this is
often where we play best, but my head says this will be another draw for us. It will undoubtably be a tasty affair, but I think it will end 2-2.
Into 'em tomorrow boys, and up the Palace as always 🔴🔵
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