* Brighton beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to complete league double over rivals
* Anthony Knockaert fired spectacular winner from outside area Glenn Murray opened scoring with 100th league goal for Brighton
* Murray only started because Florin Andone was injured in warm-up
* Luka Milivojevic equalised from spot after Andros Townsend brought down
* Palace home to Huddersfield next; Brighton home to Southampton CRYSTAL PALACE 1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2
March 9 (Reuters) – A moment of brilliance from Anthony Knockaert settled a fiercely contested local derby as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park to edge further clear from the Premier League relegation zone.
The Frenchman fired a spectacular 74th-minute winner from outside the area as Brighton completed the league double over their great rivals for the first time since 1983-4.
But Knockaert was fortunate to still be on the pitch after only receiving a yellow card for a crunching challenge on Luka Milivojevic after just 28 seconds — the quickest booking in the Premier League for 10 years.
Brighton opened the scoring on 19 minutes when 35-year-old Glenn Murray — promoted off the bench after Florin Andone was injured in the warm-up — volleyed home after Scott Dann misjudged his headed clearance.
The goal was Murray’s 100th league strike for Brighton and seventh in this fixture, three of which he scored for Palace.
Brighton, impressively marshalled at the back by Lewis Dunk, were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty when Dann wrestled Shane Duffy to the ground but conceded from the spot after the break when Davy Propper fouled Andros Townsend.
The ever-reliable Milivojevic converted the penalty for the 17th time as a Palace player but Knockaert had the final say as Brighton registered back-to-back league victories for the first time this year to join Palace on 33 points in the standings. (Reporting by Neil Robinson Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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