Palace v Albion
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Selhurst Park
Date: Monday 27th September 2021
Kick-off: 20:00 BST
Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Simon Long, Scott Ledger
Fourth Official: Kevin Friend
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Additional VAR: Nick Hopton
TEAM NEWS
Jeffrey Schlupp is back in contention for Crystal Palace after recovering from a thigh problem but Eberechi Eze and Nathan Ferguson remain sidelined.
Odsonne Edouard - who scored twice as a substitute in Palace's last home game - awaits his first start for the club.
Brighton will continue to monitor midfielders Yves Bissouma and Alexis Mac Allister, who are nursing respective knee and back issues.
Pascal Gross is available after making his comeback from Covid-19 in midweek.
Adam Webster is out with a thigh injury until after the international break, while Enock Mwepu is doubtful because of a groin problem.
Tariq Lamptey played the first half of Wednesday's win against Swansea, making his first appearance since injuring his hamstring last December, but head coach Graham Potter says they will carefully manage the right-back's return to fitness.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Crystal Palace are unbeaten in the four most recent league meetings (W2, D2), though both victories in this run have come away from home.
[*=left]Brighton have won just one of their previous seven away fixtures against Crystal Palace but they are unbeaten in their last three games at Selhurst Park.
[*=left]Palace's only victory in their past 12 Premier League matches on a Monday was February's 2-1 win against Brighton (D3, L8).
[*=left]They have registered a league-low 11 shots on target in this season's Premier League.
[*=left]Patrick Vieira's side have led for just 15 minutes in the top flight this term - only Norwich have a worse record prior to the latest round of fixtures.
[*=left]Wilfried Zaha has scored seven goals against Brighton, the joint highest figure of his career against any side.
[*=left]Zaha has scored four goals in his last four appearances against the Seagulls at Selhurst Park.
[*=left]Brighton could win their opening three away matches in a top-flight season for the first time.
[*=left]The Seagulls have won four of their five Premier League games this term and could record three successive top-flight victories for the first time since October 2018.
[*=left]Last season it took them 21 matches to record four league wins.
[*=left]Brighton have faced 13 shots on target in this season's Premier League - only Manchester City, with six, fared better in their opening five games.
[*=left]The Seagulls are winless in all 10 of their Premier League fixtures played on a Monday, though seven of those matches have been drawn.
[*=left]Graham Potter is winless in five games against Crystal Palace in his managerial career (D2, L3).
Graham Potter's Palace Press Conference
