Brighton v Liverpool live – League Cup latest as Luis Diaz seals dramatic win

LIVERPOOL GOT OVER THE STRIKE

Cody Gakpo scored twice and Luis Diaz grabbed a late winner as Liverpool overcame Brighton 3-2 to progress to the League Cup quarter-finals.

Liverpool ensured they would not be the fourth successive League Cup holders to crash out in the fourth round of the competition, although late goals from Simon Adingra and Tariq Lamptey saw the visitors hang on at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday.

The Reds were also indebted to goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros, who made a superb stop to deny Adingra shortly after Gakpo’s thunderous effort had broken the deadlock early in the second half.

Gakpo doubled their tally in the 63rd minute, just after Dominik Szoboszlai had wasted a golden opportunity.

Although Adingra pulled one back in the 81st minute, Diaz’s strike restored Liverpool’s two-goal cushion before Lamptey’s deflected effort set up a grandstand final, but the Reds held on to book their place in the last eight.