Brighton defeats Crawley Town convincingly in League Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion convincingly defeated Crawley Town in the second round of the League Cup, in a match played at the American Express Stadium in Falmer, East Sussex. The final score was 5-0, reflecting the Premier League team’s dominance.
Brighton controlled the match from the outset, creating numerous scoring opportunities. S. Adingra opened the scoring in the 31st minute, capitalizing on a pass from C. Baleba. In the 48th minute, J. Sarmiento extended the lead with a goal assisted by J. Enciso. After the break, Brighton continued their dominance, and A. Webster in the 84th and M. O’Mahony in the 86th scored two more goals to seal the victory.
Crawley Town, on the other hand, barely threatened the opposition’s goal. The visitors suffered the dismissal of J. Roles in the 90th minute, leaving the team with ten players in the final minutes.
Brighton ended the game with 42% possession, 16 shots (8 on target, 3 off target), 7 corners, 10 fouls, 2 yellows and 0 reds. Crawley Town had 58% possession, 9 shots (3 on target, 4 off target), 6 corners, 15 fouls, 3 yellows and 1 red.
The referee of the match was Alex Chilowicz, from the United States.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 9 M. O’Mahony came in and M. O’Riley went out., at minute 71 P. Estupinan came in and I. Samuels went out., at minute 71 C. Peupion came in and J. Enciso went out., at minute 79 J. Weir came in and J. Sarmiento went out., at minute 80 O. Offiah came in and T. Lamptey went out.
Substitutions crawley town: at minute 58 A. Adeyemo came in and R. Hepburn-Murphy went out., at minute 59 C. Barker came in and J. Williams went out., at minute 59 P. Camara came in and M. Anderson went out., at minute 76 J. Roles came in and R. Darcy went out., at minute 85 R. Khaleel came in and J. Kelly went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brighton
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