Ten-man Reading squeeze through

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Ten-man Reading booked a place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup with goals in each half from skipper Stephen Quinn and John Swift helping them to a 2-1 win at Championship rivals Brighton.

The Royals battled for more than half the tie with 10 men after defender Tyler Blackett received a straight red card for a late challenge on debutant Sebastien Pocognoli.

Brighton dominated for long spells in the second half but broke through only once when substitute Tomer Hemed scored from close five minutes from time.

The Seagulls had an early let off when Swift took advantage of some hesitant defending to set up Dominic Samuel in front of goal but he shot wastefully over with only Finnish keeper Niki Maenpaa to beat.

Brighton striker Glenn Murray, one of 11 changes made by manager Chris Hughton, had …

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