Bangkok Post – Feathers will be flying in Battle of the Birds at Amex stadium

There are plenty of tasty Premier League matches this weekend but it is unlikely that any will match the intensity of the clash between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace at the Amex stadium on the south coast today.

The fixture is sometimes referred to as a derby but it isn’t in geographical terms as more than 70km separate the two clubs. But over the years the Seagulls scrapping with the Eagles has developed into one of the biggest rivalries in English football.

Animosity between the clubs dates back to the mid-1970s when both teams were in the old Third Division and fighting for promotion. Palace were managed by former Tottenham star Terry Venables while Allan Mullery, a teammate of…