Brighton vs Crystal Palace: FA Cup third round – as it happened

All the action from the Amex Stadium – and VAR's English debut

Yohan Cabaye delivers a forward pass from midfield (Getty)

Brighton beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third-round tie at the Amex Stadium to progress to the fourth round, where they will play Middlesbrough.

Glenn Murray's late bundled winner proved the difference on a night when VAR made its debut and was called upon for the crucial goal, to settle a debate over whether Murray handled the ball.

Relive the game with our liveblog below

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Key Points

• Brighton beat Palace in FA Cup third round
• Fourth-round draw pairs Yeovil with Man Utd

[8 January 2018 21:36 · Liam Corless]

90' - We'll have a minimum of three added minutes at the end of the match.

[8 January 2018 21:38 · Liam Corless]

Brighton's Solly March challenges for the ball with Palace's Pape Souare 

[8 January 2018 21:40 · Liam Corless]

Full-time - Brighton 2-1 Crystal Palace

The final whistle goes and Brighton have beaten Palace courtesy of that late Glenn Murray goal!

Chris Hughton's men will go to the Riverside to take on Middlesbrough in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

[8 January 2018 21:51 · Liam Corless]

[8 January 2018 21:56 · Liam Corless]

There were suspicions of handball surrounding Glenn Murray's winning goal but the striker has just come out and assured us that the decisive touch came off his knee - not his hand.

"It's a game we wanted to win. I knew as soon as it went in that it touched my hip, not my arm," he told BT Sport.

It's not quite clear why referee Andre Marriner didn't use VAR to check but, despite not doing that, he appeared to get the decision right.

Glenn Murray scored the winning goal for Brighton 

[8 January 2018 22:02 · Liam Corless]

Thanks for tuning into our live coverage of tonight's clash between Brighton and Crystal Palace.

Our attention turns to the Carabao Cup tomorrow night, as Manchester City host Bristol City in the first leg of their semi-final. Be sure to join us for that one.

Goodnight!