Dan Burn's pass down the left is deflected for a Brighton corner. Burn heads into the box...

Karen Carney
Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

It is good play from Brighton, patient, they are not forcing it. It falls to Joel Veltman and he has all the time in the world, keeper has no chance, brilliant finish. You have to applaud Graham Potter, I said in the first half they were too nice but they have a bit of nastiness now.

That's Joel Veltman's first goal for Brighton - his first goal in English football - since a summer move from Ajax.

Leonardo Trossard crosses for Brighton and Neal Maupay is clattered by a defender. No penalty. Maupay is down for about 20 seconds but eventually gets to his feet.

Dan Burn was booked for that foul on Jordan Ayew.

It's wave after wave of Brighton pressure at the moment. Dan Burn is basically on the left wing - but he fouls Jordan Ayew and Palace have a chance to regroup.

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Karen Carney
Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

Much better from Brighton, getting more possession higher up and getting bodies into the box. What Brighton have done is they are playing what we call a box now, so they have two centre backs and two central midfielders who will protect that section of the pitch and everyone else goes higher with width, it enables them to go and roam and know the four will protect the central area of the pitch.

Palace captain Luka Milivojevic collapses to the ground and laughs as he's penalised for a slight bit of contact on Joel Veltman. Free-kick.

Chance for Danny Welbeck. Dan Burn whips in a brilliant cross after a surging run down the left. His cross is headed up by Gary Cahill and the move ends in Welbeck poking a shot just wide.

Karen Carney
Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

They needed to do something different and I think if the ball goes higher Danny Welbeck can make it stick, run in behind and cause a few problems. It also enables Neal Maupay to come a bit deeper.

Dan Burn at left-back, Danny Welbeck up front.

The second half begins.

Brighton make a change at half-time. Steven Alzate, who started at left wing-back, is replaced by Danny Welbeck.

Crystal Palace have not lost any of their last 22 Premier League games when leading at half-time (W18 D4), since a 4-3 defeat by Liverpool in January 2019.

Karen Carney
Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

It was a brilliant goal, brilliant finish from Jean-Philippe Mateta, a bit like a Cruyff but he flicked it through with pace and accuracy, it's the only real chance Palace have had and they've taken it.

The word I wrote down for Brighton was 'nice', but who is the person who is going to do something a little creative?

That suits Palace, no one is breaking them down, you could read the script after five minutes. Brighton need to be a bit nastier, a little bit of bite. You have to shift the gears and move quicker and sharper.

Brighton have not won any of their last 12 Premier League games in which they have conceded the first goal (D3 L9), since a 2-1 comeback victory against Arsenal in June 2020.

The half-time whistle goes and Palace lead their rivals thanks to scoring with their only shot.

My computer froze at an annoying time. One minute of injury time, Brighton have a corner, the keeper catches it. That all happened.

Karen Carney
Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

Roy Hodgson has done brilliantly and for the stature of the football club he keeps them in the Premier League - you know what you are going to get, the chairman will be thinking he doesn't want to change but at some point you have to evolve and the squad needs that, so questions will be asked about him as well.