Sports Mole previews Friday’s Premier League clash between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
The Amex will host the latest edition of the M23 derby on Friday night, as Brighton & Hove Albion welcome Crystal Palace in the Premier League, with both sides enjoying successful seasons to date.
Brighton are currently ninth in the table, boasting 27 points from their opening 19 matches, while Palace sit 12th with 23 points to show from their first 20 games of the 2021-22 campaign.
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Only the top three – Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool – have lost fewer Premier League matches than Brighton this season, with the Seagulls suffering just four defeats from 19 matches, while a total of 27 points has left them in ninth spot, just four points behind seventh-placed Manchester United.
Graham Potter‘s side finished 16th in England’s top flight last season but look capable of challenging for a top-half spot this term, and the hosts will bring a four-game unbeaten run into Friday’s M23 derby.
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