Brighton’s house recreation v Palace postponed because of rail strike

Brighton & Hove Albion’s Premier League house recreation in opposition to Crystal Palace on Sept. 17 has been postponed because of deliberate commercial motion at the rail community, the league stated on Wednesday.

Britain’s rail community has been hit via main disruptions in the previous few weeks as personnel protest over pay and prerequisites, a part of rising commercial unrest across the nation as wages fail to stay tempo with hovering inflation. “Following a request to the Premier League Board via Brighton and Hove Albion FC, the membership’s house fixture in opposition to Crystal Palace FC, because of be performed at 3pm on Saturday 17 September, has been regrettably postponed,” the league stated in a remark. “The verdict follows remarkable cases in the case of the deliberate commercial motion at the rail community, with government not able to sanction the fixture to be performed with out a public shipping to be had for supporters.”

It’s with remorseful about that our upcoming #PL fit in opposition to @CPFC has been postponed because of the deliberate commercial motion at the rail community. ⤵️

— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) September 7, 2022

Brighton stated a brand new date for the sport could be introduced quickly. “Whilst we totally respect this will likely be of enormous unhappiness to each units of fanatics the protection of fanatics of each golf equipment, our matchday personnel, gamers and officers will have to be the concern,” the membership stated in a remark

Graham Potter’s Brighton facet, fourth within the desk with 13 issues from six video games, commute to Bournemouth on Saturday and Fifteenth-placed Palace host Manchester United on Sunday.