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
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Imari Samuels is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Jay Williams (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Offside, Crawley Town. Ronan Darcy is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Igor Julio.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Attempt blocked. Mark O’Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mark O’Mahony replaces Matt O'Riley because of an injury.
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