Crystal Palace vs Brighton LIVE commentary: Injury-hit Eagles welcome bitter rivals to Selhurst Park – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Crystal Palace welcome bitter rivals Brighton to Selhurst Park as the Premier League derby under the lights kicks off the festive schedule.

The Eagles come into this one after a valiant 2-2 draw against Manchester City, which saw a late Michael Olise penalty snatch a point for Palace.

Roy Hodgson's side are currently dealing with plenty of injuries, but seeing Eberechi Eze come off the bench would have been a relief.

Meanwhile, Brighton are still searching for their first clean sheet of the campaign and make the relatively short trip to south London off the back of a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal.

The Seagulls were never really in the game and managed just one shot on target, which is unusual for Roberto De Zerbi's men, who have scored at least once in every other league game this season.

On the face of it, Crystal Palace and Brighton being rivals seems odd.

They aren't that close to each other, with both having nearer potential rivals, and they haven't often been in the same league.

However, it's a big deal for both sets of fans, with the rivalry originating in the 1970s.

In 1974, Palace were relegated to the third division and faced Brighton four times across the next two seasons in some ill-tempered games.

This was also the point in which Brighton fans changed their nickname from the Dolphins to the Seagulls in response to Palace fans chanting about the Eagles.

In 1976/77, the two played each other five times, with the final game taking place in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.

Palace won 1-0 and tensions boiled over at full-time when Brighton manager Alan Mullery rudely gestured towards the Palace fans.

From that moment, the rivalry as it is today was born.

The Eagles are set to be without several players due to various concerns.

Cheick