Brighton rivalry has 'carried on with same spirit of seasons past'

[BBC][Getty Images]Crystal Palace had never lost a game against Brighton when Joel Ward had been on the pitch. So with 12 minutes of stoppage time remaining, and the team already down to nine players and protecting a single-goal lead, his late arrival as a substitute was perhaps a good omen that the win would go to the Eagles - against the perceived odds.The rivalry with Brighton (note: not a derby), with its 1970s origins, may continue to baffle the outside footballing world but in this form it