Overview
- Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1–0 at the Amex, with Ismaïla Sarr scoring the decisive goal in the 61st minute.
- January loanee Evann Guessand set up the winner on his Palace debut after coming off the bench, with reports noting an option to buy in the summer for about £28m.
- Palace recorded their first victory since December and climbed above Brighton into 13th place in the table.
- Brighton’s run worsened to one win in 12 league matches as supporters booed and chanted for Hürzeler’s dismissal; the head coach vowed to keep working and accept the criticism.
- Post-match reports said bookmakers shortened Hürzeler’s sack odds to 13/2, while Opta’s model still projects roughly a 0.53% relegation chance for Brighton.