Burnley 3 Crawley Town 1
By Burnley FC
November 8 2022
Clarets book spot in fourth-round with victory over Red Devils Burnley secured their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Tuesday night, with a 3-1 win over Crawley Town at Turf Moor.
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Dom Telford gave the visitors the lead in the first half, before Ashley Barnes equalised just two minutes later. Substitute Anass Zaroury then gave the Clarets the lead 10 minutes from time, before adding a third in the last minute to put the game out of sight. Vincent Kompany made 10 changes from the team that lost to Sheffield United last weekend, with Bailey Peacock Farrell replacing Arijanet Muric in goal. Connor Roberts, Matt Lowton, Luke McNally, and Charlie Taylor made up the back line, with CJ Egan-Riley partnering Samuel Bastien in central midfield. An attacking trio of Manuel Benson, Dara Costelloe, and Johann Berg Gudmundsson lined up behind skipper Ashley Barnes. To read the full match report please click on the link below; |
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Most of the main players were in need of a midweek break but I was surprised that Benson started even though his minutes on the pitch are quite low.