Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Crystal Palace’s promotion bid took another turn for the worse despite a stalemate against Brighton.

The Eagles, who only clung on to a place in the top six with a first win in ten matches last weekend, managed to cancel out their arch-rivals in the first leg of their play-off semi-final at Selhurst Park. But they surely face an uphill task when they head down the M23 for Monday’s second leg after 30-goal top scorer Glenn Murray was stretchered off.

The former Seagulls striker collapsed in agony after appearing to get his studs caught in the turf in the second half, and his play-off campaign looks over. Meanwhile, the eagerly-anticipated meeting between two clubs who have been exchanging unpleasantries since the days of Terry Venables and Alan Mullery in the 1970s finished all-square.