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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Withdean Stadium
  • Attendance: 2571
  • Referee: East, R

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

85mins

It's red. He's off. Glenn Murray has been sent off.

83mins

Luke Medley is being taken off, Danny Hart has come on in his place.

81mins

Adam Birchall is replaced by Kieron St. Aimie.

77mins

Barnet are replacing Joe Tabiri with Michael Leary.

73mins

Nicky Forster is being taken off, Jake Robinson has come on in his place.

70mins

The referee has booked Glenn Murray.

70mins

It's red. He's off. Kenny Gillet has been sent off.

47mins

Andrew Whing is being taken off, Tommy Fraser has come on in his place.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 4 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by R East

43mins

Goal!! Matt Richards scores for Brighton.

41mins

Kevin McLeod is replaced by David Livermore.

35mins

Goal!! Brighton have scored with Adam Virgo putting it in the back of the net.

28mins

Goal!! Brighton have scored with Nicky Forster putting it in the back of the net.

23mins

The referee has booked Andrew Whing.

2mins

Goal!! Adam Virgo scores for Brighton.

2mins

Joe Tabiri is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Brighton destroyed Barnet's hopes of causing a Carling Cup upset with four first-half goals.

Micky Adams' men continued where they left off in Saturday's eye-catching victory at Crewe to blow away their League Two opponents at a windy Withdean.

It took Brighton only two minutes to seize the initiative. Adam Virgo was totally unmarked at the far post as he headed in a free-kick from former Colchester team-mate Kevin McLeod.

The lead was nearly doubled seven minutes later when Nicky Forster headed against the bar from McLeod's corner.

Brighton only had to wait until the 28th minute to double their lead with a superbly-crafted goal.

Dean Cox's pass inside was laid off on the volley by Glenn Murray into the path of Forster and he finished emphatically for his second goal in as many games.

Virgo nodded in his third in two matches in the 35th minute with a soaring header from another McLeod corner.

Matt Richards, back on loan from Ipswich, got in on the act two minutes before the break with his first goal for the club which was a 20-yard free kick bent around Barnet's defensive wall.

The second half was always liable to be an anti-climax but it proved costly in disciplinary terms for both teams.

Barnet had defender Kenny Gillet sent off in the 69th minute for attempting to head butt Murray.

The Brighton striker was booked for his part in the incident and he also saw red five minutes from time for kicking the ball away after conceding a free-kick.

The only other blemish for Brighton was a first-half knee injury sustained by the influential McLeod, although he is expected to be fit for Saturday's visit of Bristol Rovers.

Brighton and Hove Albion

Barnet

Corners

44

Fouls

1411

Goal attempts

94

Shots off target

33

Offsides

63

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