Brighton vs Crystal Palace: Team news, kick-off, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash

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Ahead of the Premier League's midweek action, Sportsmail will be providing you with team news, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all you need to know as Brighton host Crystal Palace.

Manager Chris Hughton has reported no fresh injury problems for Brighton v Crystal Palace

Brighton vs Crystal Palace (AMEX Stadium)

Team news

Brighton 

Manager Chris Hughton has reported no fresh injury problems. 

Israel midfielder Beram Kayal, who suffered a broken leg in the final pre-season match against Atletico Madrid, was an unused substitute for the 1-0 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday as he continues his recovery.

Midfielder Steve Sidwell remains sidelined by a back problem, but is set to soon step up his rehabilitation programme.

Provisional Squad: Ryan, Duffy, Dunk, Bruno, Bong, Stephens, Knockaert, Propper, Gross, March, Murray, Krul, Hemed, Izquierdo, Brown, Kayal, Schelotto, Goldson

Crystal Palace

Palace have no fresh injury worries. Manager Roy Hodgson revealed his relief at the Eagles emerging relatively unscathed from Saturday's 2-1 home win over Stoke.

The former England boss could however rotate his resources to keep his players fresh for the hectic festive fixture schedule.

Provisional squad: Speroni, Hennessey, Ward, Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Sakho, Tomkins,Riedewald, Delaney, Schlupp, Van Aanholt, Souare, Kelly, Townsend, Loftus-Cheek, Milivojevic, Puncheon, Cabaye, McArthur, Mutch, Ladapo, Sako, Kaikai, Zaha, Benteke

Palace face their rivals on a high after a last-minute winner saw them beat Stoke on Saturday

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

o This will be the fifth top-flight meeting between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace and first since April 1981, with the Seagulls unbeaten in the previous four matches (W3 D1).

o Crystal Palace have lost just two of their last 12 games against rivals Brighton in all competitions (W7 D3 L2).

o Crystal Palace have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four games against Brighton in all competitions, with current goalkeeper Julian Speroni in goal for each game in this period.

o Crystal Palace have lost and failed to score in eight successive Premier League away matches – should they repeat this at Brighton then they’ll set a new top-flight record of nine away losses without scoring.

o In their eight-game scoreless run away from home in the Premier League, Crystal Palace have attempted 70 shots and 12 shots on target without finding the net – the 70 shots without scoring have been spread across 17 different players.

Julian Speroni has kept a clean sheet in three of his last four games against Brighton

o Since losing to Manchester City 0-2 in their first game of the season, Brighton have gone five successive home matches without a defeat in the Premier League (W2 D3 L0).

o Since 2014-15, Crystal Palace have won just one of their 14 Premier League midweek matches (Tuesday – Thursday), losing nine and drawing four.

o Wilfried Zaha has scored three goals in three league games (incl. play-offs) against Brighton at the Amex stadium for Crystal Palace.

o Of the 347 players to have played at least 10 Premier League games on a Tuesday, Christian Benteke has the best strike rate on this day (0.82 – nine goals in 11 games).

o Christian Benteke has now gone nine Premier League games without a goal since he last scored on May 14 – his longest run without a goal in the competition since February 2015.

Christian Benteke has gone nine league games without a goal since he scored on May 14