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Brighton beat Crawley to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup but lost £25m signing Matt O’Riley to injury nine minutes into his debut.
It continued their 100% start under manager Fabian Hurzeler but the night was soured early on when O’Riley, who only joined from Celtic 24 hours earlier, was caught on the left ankle by a late, crunching tackle by Jay Williams in the sixth minute.Williams, who was not booked for that challenge but was for another later, was booed throughout the first half and again when he was substituted in the second half.
The Seagulls spent much of the first half on the back foot with Ronan Darcy netting for Crawley only to be flagged off side. The visitors created further chances, the best falling to Josh Flint when he drove in behind from defence. Ecuador winger Sarmiento then effectively settled the tie three minutes into the second half by firing high into the net for his first Brighton goal after Julio Enciso’s clever turn and driving run.With six minutes to play Webster headed in from a corner to seal the win and 19-year-old Republic of Ireland Under-21 international O'Mahony swept in the fourth after winning the ball high up the field.
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