Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring for Palace with a stunning goal, back-heeling through the legs of the goalkeeper on the turn to score his first goal for the Eagles.
Brighton hit back in the second-half through Joel Veltman, and dominated the ball for much of the proceedings; Palace’s defenders – marshalled by a bloodied Gary Cahill – put in an excellent shift to keep the scores level.
Then, in the final minute of the five added on, Andros Townsend floated a ball towards the back post, which Benteke volleyed home to send spark jubilant celebrations from his teammates.
The victory is a second successive win at The Amex – to watch Brighton v Palace highlights and post-match reaction free, head over to Palace TV by clicking here or ‘Palace TV’ within the app!