Substitute Christian Benteke shocked Brighton with a last-gasp volley to seal an unlikely 2-1 victory for Crystal Palace on the Amex Stadium.
The Seagulls dominated however had been left heartbroken after the Belgian striker swept an inch-perfect volley house within the 95th minute to seal a much-needed win for Palace.
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Benteke’s gorgeous aim was the second good aim scored by an Eagles participant on the night time.
Jean-Philippe Mateta, who joined Palace on mortgage in January, opened the scoring with a chic backheel to place his aspect forward within the first-half.
Cheikhou Kouyate’s looking out move launched Jordan Ayew on the proper and his low cross allowed Frenchman Mateta – on mortgage from German membership Mainz – to delicately divert the ball house on the flip and declare his first Palace aim.
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Brighton dominated proceedings on the Amex Stadium and levelled by means of Joel Veltman shortly after half-time.
Palace confirmed little ambition for a lot of the match and as soon as once more struggled to create within the absence of injured talisman Wilfried Zaha, with the 2 excellent objectives their solely makes an attempt on track.
But Eagles supervisor Roy Hodgson can be greater than happy with a outcome which strikes his aspect 10 factors above the relegation zone.
Defeat for the hosts halts their club-record Premier League unbeaten run at six video games, whereas scuppering their hopes of leapfrogging their fiercest foes for the primary time this season.
Graham Potter’s males stay simply 4 factors away from the underside three after failing to capitalise on their superiority.
