Huge Premier League derby MOVED a day earlier after rail strikes threw fixture into chaos

THE Premier League derby between Brighton and Crystal Palace has been moved a day earlier due to rail strikes.

The fixture was scheduled to take place on Thursday 16th March but it has now been moved to the 15th.

The kick-off time will be 7:30pm at the Amex Stadium and the game will not be shown on television.

Brighton reportedly requested that the game gets moved and the Premier League have granted the Seagulls their wishes.

This is the second time the clash has been moved due to the rail union RMT striking.

Originally, the M23 derby was set to take place in September but had to be moved amid the lack of transport for fans after talks with the police and safety chiefs.

The Premier League continues to battle with fixture chaos with matches needing to be fit in a hectic schedule after many games were postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

When Brighton and Crystal Palace met earlier this season, the match finished 1-1 following much controversy.

Seagulls left-back Pervis Estupinian saw his goal chalked off for offside by VAR after the officials drew the lines based on the wrong Palace defender.

Refereeing group PGMOL had to write to Roberto De Zerbi's men and apologise for the mistake caused by human error.

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They will be hoping the same does not happen again and they end their terrible run against their rivals.

Brighton have not beaten the Eagles in their last seven games in a sequence that dates back to 2019.

The last three matches have all ended in 1-1 draws.