Let’s be honest... we enjoyed pretty much all of it, from start to finish, yesterday. To narrow it down to just five moments is tricky, but we’re going to try!
A win like that against our rivals is sure to guarantee some memorable moments at the final whistle, but as the Eagles were on their way off the pitch, some real magic happened.
Jean-Philippe Mateta was leading the celebrations as the side headed back to the dressing room - and he happened to pass by the Brighton tunnel club, giving them more than they bargained for...
There are so many iconic photos from the game, but this one from Trevoh Chalobah after he scored the opening goal should be filed under ‘Palace pics that go hard.’
The last Palace player to score a brace at the Amex Stadium was one of our very own: Wilfried Zaha, in the play-off semi-final some 11 years ago.
Both of his goals came in front of the away end, with the second leading to the iconic celebration where he points up into the crowd after spiralling away.
Now, we’re not quite sure if Ismaïla Sarr’s celebration for the third goal was in homage to Zaha's all those years ago... but it’s just too good for us not to share again.
Oh, and in case you're wondering – JP once again copied his celebration when he netted the first goal!
It’s been just over three years since Will Hughes became a Palace player, and in that time, he’s gone from strength to strength.
From netting his first goal for Palace against Everton to send us through to the semi-final of the FA Cup in 2021/22, to becoming an integral part of the side under Oliver Glasner, Hughes has managed to rack up 100 appearances in red and blue.
A milestone achievement for the midfielder, with more to come as the season rolls on.
Of course, wins like that are nothing without the immense backing of the travelling Palace faithful – some of whom literally travelled over land and sea to get to the Amex yesterday.
... but here's a sixth: all the records that went tumbling yesterday.
Not only was yesterday Brighton's first home league defeat under Fabian Hurzeler, but it was also the first time we'd scored three in a Premier League match this season – marking it out as our biggest win over our rivals since a 3-0 win in December 2012.
Indeed, yesterday marked our first win against Brighton since February 2021, and our first in seven.
We'll have the chance to end another run later this season, as each of the Eagles' last three Premier League wins against the Seagulls have now come away from home.
It was also our first back-to-back Premier League away wins since April 2023; we are now unbeaten in our last four top-flight away matches, last enjoying a longer unbeaten run between January and March 2022 (five games).
Play it back...
