Many experts believed Crystal Palace will struggle in the league this season. The Eagles have proved everyone wrong, and are doing well with a talented cheap squad. The hosts played twice at home so far, playing 0-0 with Brentford, followed by a 3-0 win over Tottenham. They are coming from a 3-0 away loss against Liverpool, but Vieira's men aren't bothered with such an expected result. His team will face Brighton, the most pleasant surprise of the season. Graham Potter is such an underrated coach, and has done an amazing job with every club he has managed so far. Brighton has won four of the five league matches, and is a serious contender for top-six spots. They are coming from a 2-1 win vs. Leicester, only losing to Everton in the second game of the season. We have an interesting clash ahead of us, with both teams chasing the three points.

The hosts will miss Eberechi Eze, Nathan Ferguson, and Jeffrey Schlupp. The last time Palace played against Brighton resulted in a 2-1 away win, with the Glaziers being on a four-game undefeated streak against this club. The previous two meetings at Palace's Selhurst Park ended 1-1. Palace did well against stronger names so far, playing a 2-2 draw vs. West Ham, which was followed by the already-mentioned win against Tottenham. The hosts are hoping for a win here, but would be satisfied with a tie considering the guests' phenomenal run.

Brighton & Hove Albion won six of its last seven duels, and have been dominating throughout September. Still, they are known to drop points vs. the Eagles, as they already did a few times over the last few meetings. The Seagulls played good attacking football last season, but were always lacking the end product. I can see them failing to claim a three-pointer vs. Palace, and will predict that outcome to happen.

许多专家认为水晶宫将在本赛季的联赛中苦苦挣扎。水晶宫证明了所有人都错了，他们拥有一支才华横溢的廉价球队。迄今为止，水晶宫在主场进行了两次比赛，0-0战胜布伦特福德，然后3-0战胜托特纳姆。他们在客场0 - 3负于利物浦的比赛中复出，但是维埃拉的队员们并没有被这样一个预期的结果所困扰。他的球队将对阵布赖顿，这是本赛季最令人惊喜的比赛。格雷厄姆·波特是一个被低估的教练，他在他执教过的每一家俱乐部都做得非常出色。布莱顿在五场联赛中赢得了四场，是前六名的有力竞争者。他们刚刚以2比1战胜莱斯特城，本赛季第二场比赛只输给了埃弗顿。我们面前有一场有趣的比赛，两队都在追逐三分。

水晶宫将会想念埃贝雷奇·埃泽、内森·弗格森和杰弗里·斯卢普。上一次水晶宫客场2-1战胜布莱顿队，水晶宫在对阵布莱顿的比赛中保持了4场不败。前两次在水晶宫的塞尔赫斯特公园球场的交手以1比1结束。到目前为止，水晶宫在与强队的比赛中表现不错，2-2战平西汉姆，随后又战胜了热刺。水晶宫希望在这里赢得一场胜利，但是考虑到布赖顿的非凡表现，他们会对平局感到满意。

布赖顿在过去的七场决斗中赢得了六场，并在整个9月份一直保持霸主地位。尽管如此，他们还是被认为会在对阵水晶宫的比赛中丢了分，在过去的几场比赛中他们已经丢了几次分了。布赖顿上个赛季踢了很好的进攻足球，但总是缺乏最终的结果。我预测他们在对水晶宫的比赛中无法带走3分。