Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Crystal Palace fans were escorted through the city centre before the FA Cup clash, Cops were keen to prevent any trouble during the M23 derby, Brighton 2-1 Crystal Palace: Glenn Murray flick sends Seagulls into FA Cup fourth round after super Bakary Sako strike, The game passed without incident as both sets of fans behaved themselves, Specially trained police were on hand in case there was any trouble, Brighton won 2-1 so they travelling fans left empty handed, Watch the best goals from the FA Cup 3rd Round matches, Brighton made sure there was plenty of support on hand as they welcomed their rivals, Crystal Palace fans who were not let in to stadium mock Brighton rivals for sneaking out early, After trouble flared when the rivals met in the league in November. Challis disallowed a Brighton equaliser for handball and also made Brian Horton retake a 78th-minute penalty after declaring players had encroached - mainly Palace players - during the first effort which was scored. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. After trouble flared when the rivals met in the league in November, cops did everything they could to make sure there were no further incidents. One fan was arrested and the police have launched an investigation. Back then the tie would be replayed until there was a winner and after two draws the second replay had to be postponed twice due to bad weather. The league match at Brighton's Goldstone Ground was played out to the backdrop of smoke bombs and trouble in … Barber added: "While some genuine fans were left extremely disappointed and unable to get into the stadium, the correct decisions were made.". Crystal Palace vs Brighton Crystal Palace face a huge clash against rivals Brighton on Sunday, and Roy Hodgson gave the latest team news and details over a possible transfer move for Jack Butland. Both sets of fans appeared to fight with police officers forced to intervene at Brighton … Palace won 1-0 but Brighton were livid with the performance of referee, Ron Challis - who was dubbed "Challis of the Palace" after. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. View our online Press Pack. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). For it to happen in the Premier League is totally unacceptable. “A policeman then drew his truncheon and started beating Villa fans at the front, 12 to 15 rows from where I was sat. FUMING Aston Villa fans slammed Crystal Palace and the police over the Selhurst Park crowd chaos. "A group of about 150 fans - some with tickets - were then escorted back to Falmer station, and onto Brighton Station, before being placed on a train back to London," the club said. 3:00pm – Brighton 2-1 Arsenal (LIVE on talkSPORT) 3:00pm – West Brom 0-0 Birmingham (LIVE on talkSPORT 2) 5:30pm – West Ham 0-2 Wolves (LIVE on talkSPORT) Read about our approach to external linking. The incident took place on Holmesdale Road around 12pm on March 9. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy.