Crystal Palace ended a 12-game winless run in all competitions with a narrow 1-0 Premier League victory away to Brighton, secured by Ismaila Sarr's decisive second-half goal in a tense meeting between rivals.
The visitors' breakthrough came on a day when Brighton were described as flat and stale in their approach, unable to inject the tempo or invention needed to break down Palace and increasingly feeling the tension that comes with a prolonged run of poor results.
By the final whistle, the home team were booed from the pitch and head coach Fabian Hurzeler was met with chants of "you don't know what you're doing" and "sacked in the morning" from a large section of the support, while Palace were left to celebrate not only a long-awaited win but also a result that lifted them nine points clear of the relegation zone against opponents who have now won just one of their last 12 Premier League games.
Second-Half Breakthrough Gives Palace Their Moment