Brighton vs Liverpool live – at the latest in the League Cup, when Luis Diaz secures a dramatic victory

LIVERPOOL COMES OVER THE LINE

Cody Gakpo scored twice and Luis Diaz scored the late winner as Liverpool beat Brighton 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Liverpool ensured they would not become the fourth consecutive defending champions to crash out in the fourth round of the competition, even as the visitors held on through late goals from Simon Adingra and Tariq Lamptey at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday.

The Reds were also indebted to goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros, who made a fantastic stop to deny Adingra shortly after Gakpo's powerful shot broke the deadlock early in the second half.

Gakpo doubled his tally in the 63rd minute, shortly after Dominik Szoboszlai missed a golden chance.

Although Adingra equalized in the 81st minute, Diaz's strike restored Liverpool's two-goal lead before Lamptey's deflected shot sent the finale into the stands, but the Reds managed to secure their place in the last eight.