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title: "Brighton: Fans wind up opponents ahead of Carabao Cup Third Round"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/brighton-fans-wind-up-opponents-ahead-of-carabao-cup-third-round/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Tommy Joyce"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2019-08-29T19:05:34Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T10:28:14Z"
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# Brighton: Fans wind up opponents ahead of Carabao Cup Third Round

**Many Brighton fans have responded on Twitter to the news that they have drawn Aston Villa in the Third Round of the Carabao Cup.**

Brighton have had it easy on paper for their route so far playing Bristol Rovers away from home. However, they nearly fluffed their lines and required an injury-time winner from the experienced Glenn Murray.

Their game finished 2-1 to Brighton at the Memorial Ground, with Aaron Connolly putting the Seagulls ahead in the 55th minute before Tom Nichols’ equalised with a scorcher in the 64th. The match looked set for penalties before Murray broke Gas hearts as he poached home the winner in the 92nd in typical Murray fashion.

Villa had a more convincing win in their Second Round, dispatching Crewe for six as they hammered them 6-1 away from home. Goals from Ezri Konsa, Keinan Davis, Frederic Guilbert, Jack Grealish and a double from Conor Hourihane made it easy pickings for the away side.

A few Brighton fans have already begun teasing Villa fans ahead of the tie, with some making some jokes on Twitter. A couple of fans have poked fun at their fans, calling them ‘delusional’ and winding them up about their so-called ‘illustrious history’. Others have given a mixed response to the tie.

Here are some of the responses below….

> Don’t think I’ve ever encountered a non delusional Villa fan [#bhafc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bhafc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/vPhJycqoSQ](https://t.co/vPhJycqoSQ)
>
> — Ruari (@ruaricornford10) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/ruaricornford10/status/1166834645641682948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/GeddesChris/status/1166820173824843776?s=20

https://twitter.com/MJSowerby/status/1166820386991943680?s=20

> Small club at home lovely
>
> — L (@L\_BHAFC) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/L_BHAFC/status/1166820050327805957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/LukeGroves16/status/1166822253612412931?s=20

https://twitter.com/bhafcMathaiis/status/1166820943232217089?s=20

https://twitter.com/unluckyhgg/status/1166825084520148993?s=20

> — bradlee lewendon (@lewendo1) [August 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/lewendo1/status/1166819944442601478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)