Crystal Palace's game with rivals Brighton descended into chaos as three men were sent off, including substitute Eddie Nketiah in a 10-minute cameo.
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- Crystal Palace beat Brighton 2-1
- Three red cards in fiery clash
- Sub Nketiah dismissed after 10 minutes
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WHAT HAPPENED?
During Palace's 2-1 win over Brighton at Selhurst Park on Saturday, Nketiah and Marc Guehi were sent off late on for the hosts and Jan Paul van Hecke received a red card in stoppage time. Former Arsenal striker Nketiah only came on 22 minutes from time but received his marching orders for a second booking a mere 10 minutes later.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
While both sides will be concerned about losing important players for the next game, Palace rose to 11th in the Premier League and closed to within just four points of their bitter rivals.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring for Palace in the third minute, only for Danny Welbeck to equalise for Brighton just after the half-hour mark. Daniel Munoz restored the home team's advantage 10 minutes after the interval and the Eagles held on for a crucial three points.
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WHAT NEXT FOR PALACE & BRIGHTON?
Palace are next in Premier League action away at Manchester City next Saturday, whereas Brighton host lowly Leicester City on the same day.
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