Christmas football accelerates as Crystal Palace welcome Brighton to Selhurst Park today in an A23 derby based on a 50-year rivalry that is always hotly contested.

Roy Hodgson's men also put up a fight against Man City at the weekend, pulling out a last-minute draw. They had a real attacking threat in Michael Ollese. The return of the equally exciting Ebelechi Ezeh to the bench again will also have given them a boost. Both will be able to torment a Brighton defense that has yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League this season.

The Seagulls have plenty of attacking options, but have not always been able to move at will of late. Evan Ferguson has struggled to regain his early form, but Kaoru Mitoma's pace and directness means he will challenge the Palace defense. The last game against Arensal was toothless.

Cheick Doucoure and Jesroun Lak-Sakhi are unavailable for Hodgson due to injury, while defenders Tariq Lamptey and Adam Webster remain sidelined.

The starting lineup is as follows:

Crystal Palace Henderson, Klein, Gehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Richards, Hughes, Lerma, Oliseh, Ayew, Mateta

Brighton Felbruggen, van Hecke, Julio, Dunk, Gross, Hinslewood, Barleva, Gilmore, Addinga, João Pedro, Mitoma

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Crystal Palace vs. Brighton will be live streamed on various channels around the world, but what if you're not in your home country and want to watch it on your usual service?

The answer is to use a VPN (Virtual Private Network). This means that even if you are abroad, with the best VPN service you can watch the matches live as if you were in the lounge.

Our favorite is ExpressVPN, thanks to its combination of great speed, great customer service, and excellent support. They also offer a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can check them out without having to sign a long-term contract.

Using VPN is incredibly easy.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, ExpressVPN is a good choice.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the U.K. and want to see U.S. services, select U.S. from the list.

3. sit back and enjoy the action; access Sling TV or another service to watch the game.

American viewers can watch a live stream of Crystal Palace vs. Brighton on the USA Network, available on most cable TV packages.

One option for cord cutters is Sling TV; Sling Blue packages start at $40 per month and offer more than 30 channels, including USA. New users often get a discount on the first month.

Alternatively, there's Fubo, whose Pro plan costs $75/month but offers 121 channels, including USA, plus many more for sports fans; USA is also on YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and DirecTV Stream.

If you are outside the US but have one of these subscriptions, you can watch Crystal Palace vs Brighton live stream using a VPN.

Sky Sports is broadcasting a live stream of Crystal Palace vs Brighton in the UK, so if you already have a Sky subscription that does not include Sports, you will need to pay £15 per month to add these channels. Matches are shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

Whichever package you choose, you can also watch the coverage in 4K and HDR if you have an HDR-capable Sky Q box and an HLG-capable TV.

Sky Glass is another option. This 4K TV with built-in Dolby Atmos soundbar allows you to enjoy Sky TV without an antenna. Prices start at £14 per month for the TV, plus a Sky sub-subscription.

If you don't want to spend the money on a Sky subscription, you could consider the Now streaming service's sports membership, which offers 24 hours for £11.98 or a month for £34.99. And now there is a special offer to sign up for a year and pay the equivalent of £26 per month.

All of these are great. But if you don't live in the UK, you can still watch Crystal Palace vs Brighton live stream with the best VPN services like ExpressVPN.

Canadians can watch Crystal Palace vs Brighton live stream on Fubo, home of Premier League soccer in Canada.

The Essentials plan offers access to all Premier League games, plus Ligue 1, Serie A, and Coppa Italia matches, plus 29 channels including BeINSports and MLB Network. The cost is CAN$24.99 per month, but if you purchase an annual plan, you can save up to 26%.

The premium plan, which costs CAN$39.99 per month, includes 4K Premier League games and 20 entertainment channels.

Canadians stuck abroad can use a VPN to trick their streaming devices into seeking a lower-cost alternative.

Australians can watch a live stream of Crystal Palace vs. Brighton on Optus Sport, which has the rights to all 380 Premier League games this season; Optus can also be accessed through a dedicated app on mobile and tablet devices, Chromecast and Apple TV, and costs A$24.99 per month. An annual pass is also available for A$199.

Currently not available in Australia; with a VPN, you can use your Optus account to watch all the matches as if you were in your own country.

Kiwis can access a live stream of Crystal Palace vs. Brighton via Sky Sport. This costs $63.98 NZD/month, but with the Sky Sport Now service, they can watch just the Sport channel for $24.99/week, $44.99/month, or $449.99/year.

I'm not at home in New Zealand right now; with the best VPN services like ExpressVPN, I can still follow all the matches.