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Northampton Town vs Brighton and Hove Albion. EFL Trophy Southern Area First Round.

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Northampton Town 0

    Brighton and Hove Albion 1

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      McLeod sends Seagulls through

      Tuesday 2 September 2008 22:54, UK

      Image: McLeod: Match-winner

      Brighton's booked their place in the second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with a 1-0 win over Northampton.

      McLeod the hero for Brighton

      A long-range strike from midfielder Kevin McLeod maintained Brighton's unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win at Northampton and booked their place in the second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. McLeod let fly with an instinctive 35-yard blast in the 68th minute which caught goalkeeper Chris Dunn off his guard to settle the tie. It was rough on Dunn who had pulled off two decent second-half saves from a Matt Richards free kick and a Glenn Murray header as the Seagulls ran the show after the break. Cobblers striker Leon Constantine was forced to clear a Colin Hawkins header from under his own crossbar but he had a good chance at the other end with a glancing header from an Andy Holt cross which drifted narrowly wide. Northampton stepped up their search for a leveller in the closing stages but both Constantine and substitute Ian Henderson had shots blocked.

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