At Selhurst Park on Monday night, Wilfried Zaha will get perhaps his final chance to cause some heartache to the old enemy.
As the Crystal Palace talisman prepares to take on Brighton once more, there will be a nagging feeling at the back of his mind that this might be his final opportunity to shine.
January, and the transfer window, is nearing, and Zaha has continuously been linked with a big-money move away from south London. If he goes next month, this will be his last derby in Palace colours, and even if he stays until the end of the season, this will likely be his last time to play them under the lights in SE25.
Zaha and Brighton have plenty of history. In a recent poll conducted by the south London club, the Ivorian winger's goals at the Amex to book Palace's place in the play-off final back in 2013 was voted their second-best moment of the decade.
A few further down the public vote was the night he scored again at the Amex to help Palace run out 3-1 winners and become the first team to beat the Seagulls at their shiny new stadium.
Go one more down the list of memorable moments and you'll find Zaha's double to secure a 3-2 victory over Brighton in April 2018. There is an edge to proceedings when Wilf gets going against them.
In recent years, though, it is the boys in blue and white who have dominated the headlines. Last season brought two Brighton wins, with Zaha's threat nullified by the opposition defence.
On Monday night, he has a chance to create what could be one of his final legacies in Palace's most important match of the season.
'The hate I've had from every time I've played against them... I definitely feel something when I play against them,' Zaha said in an interview with Copa90 back in 2017.
'I've heard a couple of players say a couple of things here and there on Twitter. The last time we played them, we know what happened, so bring them on really.
'We've waited long enough in the Prem for them to come up, so we're ready when they are.'
But that was then and this is now. Over the last 12 months, the results have not been good, but perhaps that will have just added fuel to the fire in Zaha's belly.
His passion for Palace, and his hatred of Brighton, is summed up by the fact he has a painting of himself celebrating his most famous goal against them in his home.
When asked for the most special shirt of his career, the Eagles legend says: 'The one I wore when we beat Brighton away in the play-offs.
'It's hung up in my house next to a painting of me celebrating. When you go up my stairs, it's the first thing you see!'
It has been a positive campaign for Zaha and the rest of the Palace squad under Roy Hodgson so far, but this is the date that fans have had in their mind from the very day the fixtures were released.
Palace sit 10th in the Premier League table going into the game, with the Seagulls just three points behind them in 13th.
There is a new man in the Brighton dugout, with Graham Potter taking the reins from Chris Hughton, who had presided over the last five meetings against Palace.
Although he has not yet made the trip to Selhurst Park wearing the crest of Brighton, he will be all too aware of the significance of the match.
To outsiders, there is sometimes confusion over why they hate each other so much. Indeed, there are 45 miles separating the two sides... but ask any fan of the two clubs and watch the air turn blue.
The reality surrounding the two sides' hatred dates back to the 1970s, when personal animosity between Crystal Palace boss Terry Venables and Brighton's Alan Mullery became a rivalry on a much wider scale.
There have been plenty of memorable clashes since, with one season - back in 1976 - bringing a remarkable five matches, all full of chaos and controversy.
In their first top-flight meeting back in 2017, there were six arrests and hostile scenes at the Amex as 150 Palace fans were refused entry to the ground despite having valid tickets.
Now, though, two years on, there are new players involved, people experiencing this rivalry for the first time on Monday night.
Very quickly they will realise this is not just another Premier League match. For Zaha, that much has been true from the first time he lined up against them in 2011.
If this is to be his last clash with Brighton, he will want to make it a memorable one, and will be desperate to find the net one final time.
Who knows, perhaps the events of December 16 could prompt another painting to adorn the winger's wall.