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The Albion midfielder spectacularly opened his account for the season by pinging the ball over stranded Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez from fractionally inside opposition territory.
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midfielder → open → territory
His 51-metre finish conjured memories of David Beckham’s eye-catching effort against Wimbledon 30 years ago and was the longest-range Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney scored from 58 metres for Everton against West Ham in November 2017.
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Rooney → conjure → November
Jaydee Canvot’s own goal had set the Seagulls on course for a fourth successive top-flight win before Yasin Ayari’s deflected finish quickly added to Gomez’s stunner in a remarkable opening to the contest.
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finish → set → contest
Eagles fans had packed the away end waving inflatable Conference League trophies to taunt Albion supporters but endured a humiliating afternoon in soggy Sussex as their outclassed side meekly surrendered.
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side → pack → Sussex
Palace had won on their previous two visits to the Amex Stadium.
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Palace → win → Stadium
Yet hope of repeating those results swiftly evaporated during a nightmare start for Pierre Sage’s side.
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hope → repeat → side
With less than four minutes gone, Seagulls midfielder Pascal Gross delivered an inswinging free-kick from the left and Eagles defender Canvot nodded into his own net from inside the six-yard box.
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Canvot → go → box
Away supporters, who began the match singing ‘Champions of Europe’ following their success in the Conference League last season, were again silenced just three minutes later by Gomez’s goal-of-the-season contender.
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who → begin → contender
There appeared to be little danger when Palace captain Adam Wharton conceded possession just inside Brighton’s half.
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Wharton → appear → half
However, following a pass from Olivier Boscagli, the alert Gomez spotted Benitez over his line and superbly found the net with a driven attempt.
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Gomez → follow → attempt
Amid relentless rain, Palace boss Sage was left staring in disbelief on the touchline in the 10th minute when Ayari fired into the bottom-left corner via a deflection off Canvot after Albion forward Kostoulas back-heeled the ball back from the left.
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Kostoulas → leave → left
The visitors continued to offer little in response, while Ferdi Kadioglu and Kostoulas threatened further punishment.
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Kadioglu → continue → punishment
Brighton boss Hurzeler faced chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” during his team’s 1-0 home loss to the Eagles in February.
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you → face → February
This was a significantly more enjoyable occasion, and scant hope of Palace fightback was extinguished four minutes into the second period when Kostoulas poked into the bottom-left corner after Ayari’s initial effort was blocked.
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effort → extinguish → corner
Mateta – making only his second appearance of the season following a hamstring injury – wasted a golden chance to pull one back by curling against the crossbar in the 63rd minute.
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Mateta → make → minute
With many Eagles fans already heading back to south London, fellow replacement Lerma later nodded against the left post following a Wharton corner.
Palace’s misery was compounded six minutes from time when Hinshelwood poked home after Luka Vuskovic’s header was repelled by Benitez, leaving jubilant Brighton followers to celebrate a famous derby triumph.
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header → head → triumph
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