MONDAY night football was hosted at Selhurst Park this week, where Crystal Palace and Brighton played out a fiercely contested game in a match that the visitors dominated for long periods.

The home side belatedly displayed the resilience that has seen them now go four games unbeaten, rallying back from 1-0 down to earn themselves a point in a 1-1 draw that few would have given them a chance of salvaging, such was the ineptness of their first half display. 

The game, dubbed as the “M23 derby,” despite the two grounds being 46 miles apart, definitely carried the spike of a local derby with spicy tackles coming in from both teams.