Ismaila Sarr will be "a hero" to Crystal Palace fans after scoring twice against rivals Brighton, says former striker Clinton Morrison. The 26-year-old wrapped up the points against Brighton to secure a first Palace victory over the Seagulls since 2021.

A newfound rivalry kicks off the day's action as Brighton play host to Crystal Palace, with both sides looking to return to winning ways. It was Palace's Dean Henderson who was first called into action as he was forced to turn away a rasping drive from Kaoru Mitoma.

Glasner and his Palace players might finally feel the pressure they had felt in the earlier parts of this season has now relented

Ismaila Sarr scored twice as Crystal Palace beat Brighton 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday. The forward also provided an assist for Trevoh Chalobah in the win at the Amex Stadium, which lifted Palace four points clear of the relegation zone.

Sarr, a direct and explosive threat, has benefited from an extended run of starting in the team and is now second only to Jean-Philippe Mateta in the goalscoring charts this season.

Speaking after the game he said: "We're really disappointed - we always want to win especially at home. "It wasn't our day - they deserved it more than us, we need to get back to where we were at the start of the season where we had so much confidence in front of goal and in our general play.

Ismaila Sarr, a winger for Crystal Palace, scored two goals as his team defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 at The post Sarr Inspires Crystal Palace To Victory Against Brighton first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

This was perhaps the classic away victory in many ways. Brighton were very good in spells, but displayed a fragility with Oliver Glasner’s men capitalising on the type of form that has seen Albion drop points in recent weeks.

Brighton & Hove Albion suffered their first Premier League home defeat of the season as Crystal Palace triumphed 3-1 in the M23 derby at the Amex.