Crystal Palace drew with their biggest rivals Brighton & Hove Albion at the noisy Selhurst Park on Monday night. Manager Patrick Vieira has an abundance of experience when it comes to big derbies, having played in the North London Derby, the Manchester Derby and the Derby Della Madonnina in Milan, to name a few – and the former Arsenal skipper has a knack of motivating his players for such high-tension games. But this time, he was facing an ambitious Brighton side managed by Graham Potter – and was forced to settle with only a point.After beating cross-city opponents Tottenham Hotspur at their ground a fortnight ago, the Eagles tried to repeat the trick when they faced the top-spot-searching Seagulls. The visitors would have reached the top of the Premier League standings with a win in South London, but despite failing to do so, they were the happier team in the end.Leandro Trossard fouled Conor Gallagher just as the loanee from Chelsea made his way into Brighton’s box and referee Andre Marriner didn’t hesitate – he pointed to the spot! Zaha, who knows just how much this fixture means to the fans took the responsibility and slammed a penalty deep in first-half added time. It was a deserved lead for the Eagles, who looked more likely to score in the first 45 minutes.Wilf himself made it a total of eight goals against Palace’s biggest rivals – the most he’d scored against any opponent in his career in England. He also made it five goals in his last five duels against the Seagulls.And Zaha found himself in a great chance ten minutes after the break to pile yet more misery on the visitors. However, the Ivorian’s attempted high curling shot was beaten away by the in-form goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. The Spaniard has done well to keep his team in the match – and it would prove crucial.Jordan Ayew had a great chance to kill the game off ten minutes from time, but he managed to miss the target when it was easier to score. Brighton made sure the former Marseille man lives to regret such a glaring miss.The final whistle was already in the ears of the expecting home supporters when Neal Maupay lifted a loose ball over goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to claim a dramatic point for his team and break the Eagles’ wings.What a game!PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 6SaturdayChelsea – Man.City 0-1 (0-0)/Jesus 53/Man.Utd. – Aston Villa 0-1 (0-0)/Hause 88/Watford – Newcastle 1-1 (0-1)/Sarr 72 – Longstaff 23/Leeds – West Ham 1-2 (1-0)/Raphinha 19 – Firpo 67 og, Antonio 90/Everton – Norwich 2-0 (1-0)/Townsend 29 pen, Doucoure 77/Leicester – Burnley 2-2 (1-2)/Vardy 37, 85 – Vardy 12 og, Cornet 40/Brentford – Liverpool 3-3 (1-1)/Pinnock 27, Janelt 63, Wissa 82 – Jota 31, Salah 54, Jones 67/SundaySouthampton – Wolverhampton 0-1 (0-0)/Jimenez 61/Arsenal – Tottenham 3-1 (3-0)/Smith Rowe 12, Aubameyang 27, Saka 34 – Son 79/MondayCrystal Palace – Brighton 1-1 (1-0)/Zaha 45+2 – Maupay 90+5/
