Albion fielded a strong side but found themselves one nil down before substitute Jakub Moder levelled the scores with a cool near-post finish 81 minutes in. Brighton were denied by former keeper David Button on several occasions. But Neal Maupay secured the victory in extra time to continue his strong form and take Albion into the next round of the cup. Potter applauds Albion’s travelling support who were in fine voice. Potter said they knew it would be a tough match but he was happy to progress in the cup.
Graham Potter said: “It was hard work, we thought it would be and knew it would be because of West Brom’s quality and style of play. They’re very competitive so we had to compete with that, which we did. We conceded against the run of play I thought from pretty much their only chance and the response was good. But in the end, really nice to go through and I’m happy to go through. We will try our best in the FA Cup, it was important for us to go through today, we wanted to win. We picked a team with that in mind, to win. As you can see from results in the competition, it’s not straightforward but we had a good mentality. The away support was fantastic and we’re delighted to go through.”
The fourth round draw for the FA Cup takes place after tomorrow’s games at 4.50pm.
