Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Crystal Palace vs Brighton in the Premier League, live on Monday Night Football.
Team news
Crystal Palace remain without a handful of defenders for Monday's derby date with Brighton. Mamadou Sakho will sit out the Premier League clash as he serves the second of his three-match ban for a red card in the 1-0 win over Bournemouth.
Joel Ward (knee), Patrick van Aanholt (hamstring) and Jeffrey Schlupp (muscle) are also sidelined and that leaves boss Roy Hodgson with a selection problem at left-back.
Ex-Ajax defender Jairo Riedewald filled the void off the bench at Watford last weekend and is set to provide cover in that position against the Seagulls.
Brighton will give striker Aaron Connolly as much time as possible to prove his fitness ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park. Connolly is a doubt after missing Albion's draw with Wolves because of a groin problem, while Solly March remains sidelined by a similar issue.
Seagulls midfielder Dale Stephens serves a one-match ban after collecting his fifth yellow card of the campaign. Jose Izquierdo (knee) is still out.
How to follow
Crystal Palace vs Brighton is live on Monday Night Football from 7pm; kick-off 7.45pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app.
Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Opta stats
- Crystal Palace lost this exact fixture last season, but haven't lost consecutive home league games against Brighton since December 1983.
- Brighton completed the league double over Crystal Palace last season. They haven't won three in a row against the Eagles in all competitions since September 1984 (a run of five).
- Crystal Palace have lost each of their last three Premier League games played on Mondays, while all three of Brighton's such games have finished in 2-2 draws.
- Brighton won their last Premier League away game (2-1 vs Arsenal), while they last won consecutive league games on the road in November 2017. The Seagulls have never won back-to-back top-flight games in London.
- Crystal Palace won their last Premier League home game (1-0 vs Bournemouth) - this game is taking place one year and one day since the Eagles last won back-to-back home games in the competition.
- Only second-place Leicester (7) have kept more clean sheets than Crystal Palace (6) in the Premier League this season. However, only bottom side Watford (9) have failed to score in more games than the Eagles this term (7).
- Crystal Palace's home games have played host to fewer goals than any other side's this season, with Selhurst Park seeing just 13 goals in eight games (F6 A7).
Charlie Nicholas' prediction
This fixture always seems to be feisty and passionate. Brighton are a different team, they are a positive and a get-on-the-ball side but Crystal Palace have a really nice balance at the moment. They are both in league positions you would not have expected. Their points level is way ahead of schedule and they have nice gaps to everybody else. Will Brighton, the way they play in this situation, have enough on the ball?
These are the games that inspirational individuals turn up and make the difference. This day will belong to Wilfried Zaha and Palace will win.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-1 (12/1 with Sky Bet)
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