Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Crystal Palace 1.

All over.

Offside, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).

Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Substitution, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson replaces Ismaïla Sarr.

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.

Strand Larsen is booked for pulling back Matt O'Riley as the midfielder looked to get forward.

Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace).

Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Diego Gomez is booked for dragging back Sarr on the halfway line.

Foul by Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace).

Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Fabian Hurzeler makes two changes as Babis Kostoulas and Georginio are replaced by Jack Hinshelwood and Matt O'Riley.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Georginio Rutter.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.

Munoz goes into the book for timewasting at a throw in.

Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace).

Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Will Hughes.

Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.

Mitoma's pass to Boscagli is intercepted by Strand Larsen and the striker is in down the right. He goes it alone and puts his laces through the ball from a very tight angle, with Verbruggen behind it the whole way.

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.

Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Maxim De Cuyper.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Harry Howell.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Carlos Baleba.

Carlos Baleba, Harry Howell and Max De Cuyper are replaced by Danny Welbeck, Diego Gomez and Yankuba Minteh.

Attempt saved. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross.

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.

Georginio flicks the ball over for Kostoulas to run onto and he's through on goal. He looks to bend it round Henderson and into the bottom right corner, but the keeper gets his shin in the way. It's a good save.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).

Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Sarr rifles the ball into the top left corner.

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Crystal Palace 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Evann Guessand.

At this point you'd probably say 0-0 is a fair score-line. This game has had a couple of moments but overall hasn't sparked into life yet.

Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution, Crystal Palace. Evann Guessand replaces Yéremy Pino.

Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).

Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Lewis Dunk looks to play a ball over the top for Mitoma. The Japanese winger brings it down on his chest, but Munoz gets to the loose ball first and stops the attack.

Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace).

Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Back underway at the Amex.

Offside, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside.

Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Crystal Palace 0.

First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Crystal Palace 0.

Goalless at half-time.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

Palace win it in midfield and Sarr is in. The forward is forced slightly wide, but wastes the opportunity as he thumps his shot from 15 yards into the Palace fans behind the goal.

Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.

Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Richards crosses in from the left, Sarr looks as if he's going to meet it at the back of the six-yard box, but Boscagli stretches to flick it behind for a corner. That's going in if the striker gets there first.

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.

Georginio lets fly from the right of the box but his strike hits an offside Ferdi Kadioglu. Unfortunate that.

Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.

Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Mitoma puts a brilliant ball into the box which Kostoulas can't quite get to, it falls for De Cuyper on the edge and he hits it with the outside of his boot, and it's only the leg of Munoz that stops it finding the back of the net!

Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Carlos Baleba.

Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Georginio wins the ball in superb fashion off Sarr, flying into the Palace player, taking the ball and sending him to the ground. Sarr goes down holding his face and play has to be stopped. He has treatment but is fine.

Delay in match because of an injury Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace).

Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).

That's a vital challenge. Baleba loses possession in midfield and Sarr runs at the Albion backline, but Dunk reads the run of the Palace forward and takes the ball away from him.

Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

From the resulting free-kick (see previous post), Gross curls in a lovely ball for Dunk to head, but the Albion captain nods wide from 12 yards.

Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.

Will Hughes goes into the book as he goes in heavily on Georginio, getting none of the ball and all of the player. Good free-kick position, 25-yards out on the right.

Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.

Albion on the whole have looked the more keen to attack, but it's been pretty even overall. Harry Howell has had some nice touches, Max De Cuyper nearly played the assist of the century for Mitoma. Good actions from the hosts.

Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

Pascal Gross's corner is headed over by Lewis Dunk. He'd have loved another goal against Palace. It actually looks as if it came off the head of Lerma, but the referee points for a goal-kick.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.

Harry Howell switches play with a lovely cross-field ball for Georginio. He gets past Lerma and Munoz swipes it clear. Albion corner.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Chris Richards.

First Half begins.

Palace swap ends, so Albion will shoot towards the North Stand in the opening 45 minutes. Here. We. Go.

Emotions are naturally high, but there's a terrific applause for Harry Howell after his name is announced ahead of kick-off. A baptism of fire. An opportunity to be a hero. Good luck, Harry.

Harry Howell comes in for his first Premier League start, in one of three changes for Albion this afternoon. The 17-year-old, as well as Babis Kostoulas and Olivier Boscagli come in for Jan Paul van Hecke, Yasin Ayari and Danny Welbeck.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.