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
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jakub Moder.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matheus Cunha replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alfie Pond is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hand ball by Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo replaces Pedro Lima.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Carlos Forbs replaces Pablo Sarabia.
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