Match ends, Burton Albion 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
BurtonBurton Albion0BrightonBrighton & Hove Albion3
Brighton cruised past Burton in the Capital One Cup to set up a trip to Tottenham in the last 16.
The visitors went ahead when Gary Gardner nodded Paddy McCourt's free kick back across goal and Rohan Ince powered a close-range header.
Kazenga Lua Lua scored a fine solo goal and Craig Mackail-Smith hooked in McCourt's cross to make it 3-0.
Brighton skipper Inigo Calderon was sent off late on for a dangerous high challenge on Robbie Weir.
The captain's needless red card was the only black mark on an otherwise satisfying night for Brighton boss Sami Hyypia.
League Two high-flyers Burton had previously dumped out Wigan and QPR but were outclassed by the Championship outfit.
Brighton manager Sami Hyypia:
"It's another challenge, but we'll go to Spurs to play our game and try to win that one as well.
"I've good and bad memories of playing there for Liverpool, but most of the time bad I think.
"Hopefully we'll change that and make the statistics look a little bit different."
Burton boss Gary Rowett:
"It was going to be a huge ask to knock out Wigan, QPR and then Brighton.
"I thought we definitely could but it just shows how difficult a task it is sometimes.
"I just felt early in the game we didn't make the start in terms of lifting the crowd as we had done in the other games.
"We were a little bit lacking in self-belief at times."
Line-ups
Burton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McLaughlan
- 2Edwards
- 6SharpsSubstituted forSladeat 83'minutes
- 5Taft
- 15McFadzean
- 27Harness
- 23Palmer
- 8Weir
- 20McGurkSubstituted forAustinat 78'minutes
- 18Knowles
- 12Blyth
Substitutes
- 3Cansdell-Sherriff
- 4Mousinho
- 7Bell
- 9Beavon
- 16Lyness
- 24Slade
- 30Austin
Brighton
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 13Stockdale
- 5DunkBooked at 68mins
- 15Chicksen
- 4Hughes
- 14CalderonBooked at 88mins
- 25Lua LuaSubstituted forColungaat 78'minutes
- 19Gardner
- 20McCourtSubstituted forTokoat 70'minutes
- 24Ince
- 11O'Grady
- 12Mackail-Smith
Substitutes
- 2Bruno
- 3Greer
- 7Colunga
- 16Ankergren
- 18Forster-Caskey
- 22Holla
- 28Toko
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Attendance:
- 3,253
Match Stats
Home TeamBurtonAway TeamBrighton
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away6
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away14
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Liam Slade.
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Marcus Harness (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nzuzi Toko (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Attempt saved. Callum McFadzean (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Dismissal
Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
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Robbie Weir (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gary Gardner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Foul by Philip Edwards (Burton Albion).
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Adrián Colunga (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Liam Slade replaces Ian Sharps.
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Foul by Callum McFadzean (Burton Albion).
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Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Callum McFadzean.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by David Stockdale.
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Attempt saved. Jacob Blyth (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adrián Colunga replaces Kazenga Lua Lua.
