Within the span of 18 minutes, home players Eddie Nketiah and Marc Guehi, as well as Brighton's Jan Paul van Hecke, saw both yellow and red cards.
Taylor added over 12 minutes of playing time before the drama was over.
Crystal Palace held on and won 2–1.
National team midfielder Yasin Ayari got a great chance to equalize deep into stoppage time, but saw his shot deflected to a corner.
Bottom team Ipswich Town had the chance to close in on Wolverhampton, one of the few lifelines above the relegation line.
But "Wolves" turned the away match around and won 2–1.
In Liverpool, the city's red supporters could rejoice that Everton managed to get 1–1 at home against Arsenal. This means that Liverpool has an 11-point lead over second-place Arsenal and also has one fewer match played.
Third-place Nottingham simultaneously dropped a point in the hunt for Arsenal. Aston Villa won at home on Villa Park with 2–1.
Nottingham's Anthony Elanga was nowhere near repeating the success from last week when he scored a dream goal against Manchester United.
The Swedish national team striker was substituted at halftime. Jota Silva, his replacement, reduced the score to 1–2 in the second half, but Nottingham got no closer.
