MATCH FACTS Date – 8th January 2018 Venue – Amex Community Stadium Attendance – 14,507 Referee – Andre Marriner Bookings – Riedewald Goals – Stephens (25), Sako (69), Murray (87) Star Eagle – Bakary Sako (8) TEB VERDICT Disappointing all round on the South Coast in a game where neither

While the league match a few weeks ago focused on off the pitch issues, the use of the Video Assistant Referee seems to be the talking point ahead of this game. Many outside the two clubs including plenty in the media refuse to accept this fixture as a ‘true’ rivalry

The subject of video technology has been much discussed including here at TEB, but little did we know that a game featuring Palace would be the first to trial the Video Assistance Referee (VAR) in England. The last time TEB touched on the topic was courtesy of Lucy White back