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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crawley Town *** Official Match Thread ***



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Albion v Crawley

EFL CUP (Carabao Cup) - SECOND ROUND

Venue:
The American Express Stadium
Date: Tuesday 27th August 2024
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistants: Kevin Howick, Paul Kelly
Fourth Official: Stephen Parkinson

Fabian Hurzeler will treat Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Crawley Town ‘like a Premier League game’ as he looks to build on a successful start to the season.

Albion take on the League One side on the back of two successive wins to kick off the league campaign, including Saturday’s dramatic 2-1 victory against Manchester United.

Ahead of the second round tussle Hurzeler insists he has a lot of respect for Scott Lindsey’s side, who were promoted in May after beating Crewe 2-0 in the League Two play-off final and will be backed by more than 2,000 fans on Tuesday.

“I love cup games,” he said. “This is a cup where you can win something and in life it's always about winning, especially in football. So that's why I'm really excited about this competition, and we will take it seriously. Of course, there might be chances for other players to start and to play. But we will prepare like a Premier League game.”

Hurzeler has already watched Crawley twice this season and is impressed.

He added, “They have a great idea of playing and they are a very good opponent. They always try to build up from the back. I love the ideas from their coach. It's very enjoyable to watch their team playing and that's why we know it’s a challenge and we try to go for it.

“There will be the expectation that you will win so it's different to the Premier League to a certain extent. I expect always that my team does everything to win so in terms of this mindset nothing changes. But we know that Crawley is a good team with good players so it will be a challenge for us.

“In terms of the team there will be rotation, and of course there will also be young players. But on Saturday there were also a lot of young players. We always try to improve young players, especially from the academy to help them make the next step, because the step from the academy to the first team is always big."

 
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Littlemo

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Aug 25, 2022
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It’ll be interesting to see who plays, especially in goal. I’d like to see Rushworth get a game for us but with Bart and Steele I don’t know if he’s have many chances outside games like this.
 










Oh_aye

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Jul 8, 2022
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Just got back from the US and got what looks to be the last ticket! A treat for myself for having to miss the utd game and be stuck with my family for 10 days.

In some godforsaken lower corner of the west stand. Never been there before. Don't throw in a turkey of a performance now please lads.
 
























PlayMoran

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May 19, 2023
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J.Pedro

Enciso-----Rutter-----Adingra

Gilmour----Baleba

Estupiñán-----Igor----Webster----Lamptey

Steele

Subs: Rushworth, Hinshelwood, van Hecke, Yalcouyé, Ayari, O'Riley, Sarmiento, Minteh, Ferguson​
 


Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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This will put our anti VAR sentiment to the test - a US referee with a couple of Championship games to his name. Odds on a howler or two?

Edit - make that ONE Championship game
 


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