Neal Maupay celebrates his last-gasp equaliser for Brighton at Selhurst Park
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Crystal Palace were cruelly denied all three points in Patrick Vieira’s first derby match in charge at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles led in south London on Monday night courtesy of Wilfried Zaha’s emphatic late first-half penalty awarded after a barge on the impressive Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher by Leandro Trossard.
Jordan Ayew missed a superb opportunity to put the game beyond Brighton in the final 15 minutes, firing into the side netting after being set up perfectly by substitute Christian Benteke.
It was a miss that would prove very costly indeed in the depths of stoppage time.
With 95 minutes on the clock, a poor goal kick from Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita was lofted back forward by Brighton’s Joel Veltman, with ex-Brentford striker Neal Maupay then beating the Spaniard with a brilliant lob to spark pandemonium in the away end.
Tempers flared between both sets of players after the final whistle as emotions ran high following the last-gasp goal.
