3 players ended up being sent off in 18 minutes in what was a wild end at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace beat Brighton 2-1.
Nine-man Crystal Palace complete a league double over Brighton, who were also a man down by the final whistle; Mateta put Palace into an early lead before Welbeck levelled; Munoz restored Palace’s lead before Nketiah, Guehi and Van Hecke saw red.
This victory for Palace means that they have won five of their past six matches in all competitions and are just two points from the top half of the Premier League table. Brighton remain 8th.
Three red cards in one game 🟥🟥🟥 pic.twitter.com/9K9317ViRY
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When you know it’s the last kick of the game.
What a guy Dean Henderson is 🤌#CPFC // #CRYBHA pic.twitter.com/zCS4wu2dOb
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) April 6, 2025
Crystal Palace boss Glasner on his feelings after the game: “It’s a massive win but I’m really exhausted because there was so much going on and [because of] this atmosphere in the stadium.
“The fighting spirit of the team and the togetherness with our fans, it is just really great to experience.
“We talked about it very often, these moments you can’t buy. You can’t buy, you have to experience and that is great to get this experience and be part of it. Even so, I’m really happy to lay on my sofa and just do nothing today.”
On joining in with crowd chants: “I could see how the players were fighting together in many situations.
“Brighton are such a good team, such quick players and I felt that they need all the support we can give.
“It was a fantastic atmosphere. I needed something to do with my arms as I couldn’t keep them in my pockets. At the end, it’s a really fantastic win today.”
On feeling like stoppage time would never end: “We defended with a lot of passion, with a lot of heart but always waiting for this moment to go forward. This is the mindset, this togetherness, this spirit that everybody could see.
“Like when JP [Mateta] and Maxence [Lacroix] celebrated on the pitch but it was still not over because we thought maybe we would play until sunset. This spirit is unbelievable. It is the character of this group and the character of these players.”
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on how the game played out: “Very emotional game, a very wild game. Difficult to get a rhythm into this game especially in the second half.
“That was a little bit to our disadvantage. We weren’t able to control the game like in the first half because of everything. The emotional final part of the game didn’t help us to control it.
On his team not being mature enough? “For sure. Especially in derbies, it is very important to stay rational. Of course to have these emotions inside of you but in the right moments and at the right timing.
“In some moments, we weren’t mature enough. It didn’t help us to get the rhythm back and that is something we have to learn.”
Twitter users gave their thoughts after seeing 3 players sent off in 18 minutes in wild end as Crystal Palace beat Brighton 2-1…
@OllyAllison: DIDN’T EVEN NEED ALL OUR PLAYERS! Seriously though that was a stressful last 12 minutes… ❤️💙 #cpfc
@MatthewPHarris: NEVER watched a Palace game like it ❤️💙 WHAT A WIN 🦅
@perez6374: Fucking hell that felt like an eternity
@jdmcpfc1990: Not sure I’ll ever see an ending to a game like that again. Selhurst was rocking. 6 points against that lot and a trip to Wembley to come. We’ve got super Oli Glasner… #cpfc ❤️💙🦅
@Palace_Sean: What a mental game, fair fucks to the lads for holding on, 3 points again ole oleeee 😍
@ClaireEglinton: Things you love to see
@mattjohnson18_: I want a statue for the 9 men standing at the full time whistle. I don’t care that chilwell plays for Chelsea get the foundations laid
@Cunners23: We can moan about if the red cards were booked. There was contact on Nketiah but that was a dive. Regardless on the first bookings, both of the second yellow cards were stupid challenges and deserved a second booking. But who cares, we won 😂 #cpfc
@JohnVince20: With regard to sending off’s seen people say Marc got ball on 1st YC but have to say was silly challenge for 2nd YC. As for Eddie, I thought he got touched on 1st YC, possible pen, but again silly challenge for 2nd YC. Some curious officiating by anthony taylor… again! #cpfc
@iamthejlaw: Gutted for Anthony Taylor today. Did his best to make sure that Brighton got something out of the game but just fell short. #CPFC
@AW_CPFC:
That last 10 minutes
Every tackle
Every clearance
Proper fucking palace
@JSB93x: 9 FUCKING MEN 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #BHAFC #CPFC
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