Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: League Cup result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Wolverhampton Wanderers 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.
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari following a fast break.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Yankuba Minteh.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Julio Enciso.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
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