Brighton v Palace

Amex Community Stadium, Tuesday 7.45pm

Roy Hodgson

Team news

Palace manager Roy Hodgson will name an unchanged squad for the Eagles' trip to Brighton with no new injury concerns. Striker Christian Benteke may start after coming on for the second half against Stoke on Saturday as he nears full fitness.

Patrick van Aanholt (hamstring) is available again, however Chung-yong Lee (leg) and Connor Wickham (knee) are both still sidelined.

Brighton midfielder Beram Kayal (broken leg) is still on the comeback trail and not quite ready to start, while Steve Sidwell is still out with a back problem.

Brighton (from): Ryan, Duffy, Dunk, Bruno, Bong, Stephens, Knockaert, Propper, Gross, March, Murray, Krul, Hemed, Izquierdo, Brown, Kayal, Schelotto, Goldson.

Palace (from): Speroni, Hennessey, Ward, Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Sakho, Tomkins, Riedewald, Delaney, Schlupp, Van Aanholt, Souare, Kelly, Townsend, Loftus-Cheek, Milivojevic, Puncheon, Cabaye, McArthur, Mutch, Ladapo, Sako, Kaikai, Zaha, Benteke.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"I don't have an understanding of it, I've been given the history. I accept the official version that's out there and I know the rivalry is very strong, dates back a long time.

"Every club has its classic derby match, we have several of course being in London, but it's interesting this one is regarded as the most important derby with Palace fans and we're preparing accordingly.

"I don't think it will differ a great deal to London derby. It's a particularly fierce rivalry, fans care an extra bit about the result and performance of team and that puts an extra bit of pressure on the players. Our fans believe this is most important one and we'll take it that way as well."

Chris Hughton

"I don't think you can afford to read anything into it. They've got quality players. I've seen them play on four occasions this season and on all four occasions they've been very good.

"I can only presume what's happened to them is the margins that happen in the game. Sometimes winning or losing games can become a little bit of momentum, rhythm, but they have a very good team and very good individuals. I've no doubt they will start climbing up this table."

Glenn Murray

"I have seen the rivalry through the eyes of both sets of fans, so I know what to expect when the teams walk out on to the pitch this evening. The energy around the stadium will be electric and it fires these games up to a whole other level.

"Whether it’s home or away fans, the noise and emotion floods off the stands and increases your adrenaline – players feed off this sort of atmosphere.

"The nature of these games has changed significantly in the past 20 years or so, with fewer players from the clubs’ surrounding areas coming through to play in the first teams."

Brighton - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
9th	13	4	4	5	16

Full league table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
13/05/2013	League	Brighton	0 - 2	Crystal Palace
10/05/2013	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Brighton
17/03/2013	League	Brighton	3 - 0	Crystal Palace
01/12/2012	League	Crystal Palace	3 - 0	Brighton
31/01/2012	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	Brighton

All time results

Last meeting

Brighton 0-2 Palace

Monday May 13 2013

Brighton: Kuszczak, Greer, Calderon (LuaLua, 72), Upson, Bridge, Hammond, Orlandi (Barnes, 64), Lopez, Bridcutt, Buckley, Ulloa

Subs not used: Brezovan, El-Abd, Painter, Crofts, Dicker

Bookings: Calderon, Buckley

Palace: Speroni, Ward, Moxey, Delaney, Gabbidon, Dikgacoi, Garvan (Moritz, 61), Jedinak, Williams (Bolasie, 62), Zaha (O'Keefe, 90), Wilbraham

Subs not used: Price, Ramage, Richards, Phillips

Goals: Zaha 69, 88

Bookings: Dikgacoi