Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town LIVE: League Cup result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Crawley Town in the EFL cup.
Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.
While all 72 clubs from the football league enter from the first round, Premier League teams enter at the second or third round stage, the latter for clubs competing in Europe this season. Last year, Middlesbrough were the team from outside the top flight to go furthest in the competition, reaching the semi-finals.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Attempt missed. Junior Quitirna (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronan Darcy with a cross.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Charlie Barker.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Attempt saved. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Offside, Crawley Town. Jeremy Kelly is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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