The sucker punch of all sucker punches. Crystal Palace touched the ball twice in the opposition box and scored with both, crushing Brighton and their manager Graham Potter.
In stoppage time at the Amex Stadium, Palace’s Andros Townsend crossed the ball and Christian Benteke buried it with a volley.
This felt like textbook Brighton. They probe, they pass the ball nicely, they keep possession smartly, but they don’t score. Once again, it bit them in the backside, and Palace won.
The last time Palace had scored a goal in a Premier League game without Wilfried Zaha was against Fulham in February 2019 – a statistic made all the more ridiculous by the fact the Cottagers have had time to be relegated and promoted since.