FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 5-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
90'
K. Mitoma has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by P. Groß.
BRIGHTON HAVE FIVE! Rewarded for his brilliance today, Mitoma finally has a goal! The ball rolls into his path on the edge of the box, and a low drive is deflected past Crocombe by Waterfall's outstretched leg! It trickles into the bottom-left corner, and Brighton lead 5-0!
Gross picks out Mitoma on the brink of Grimsby's area, to set up a fifth Brighton goal.
84'
E. Khouri enters the game and replaces G. Holohan.
Grimsby's fifth-round hero Holohan is now taken off, as Khouri comes on.
82'
S. March has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by A. Webster.
BRILLIANT GOAL! Brighton put the cap on a superb display, as a long passing sequence ends with March diving to head the ball past Crocombe and into the bottom-left corner of the net! They were shifting it around with purpose, before Mitoma passed to Webster, whose cross was well met by March: 4-0!
After an excellent team move, Webster picks out March in the six-yard box with precise cross from the right.
80'
With an ambitious attempt at a bicycle kick from 10 yards out, Ayari just fails to latch on to Caicedo's chipped ball and it drifts behind for a goal-kick.
78'
Y. Ayari enters the game and replaces A. Mac Allister.
J. van Hecke enters the game and replaces L. Dunk.
Van Hecke also comes on for a brief cameo, with Dunk making way.
Making his debut, Ayari replaces Mac Allister for the final few minutes.
74'
Brighton continue to press on in search of more goals: they simply don't know how to sit back. Just on from the bench, Welbeck has a shot but sees it blocked by a Grimsby defender.
72'
D. Welbeck enters the game and replaces E. Ferguson.
There's to be no hat-trick for Ferguson, as Welbeck will replace him up front for the final stages.
71'
R. Taylor enters the game and replaces Otis Khan.
B. Morris enters the game and replaces H. Clifton.
J. Sarmiento enters the game and replaces D. Undav.
Brighton now give Sarmiento a run-out, with Undav making way.
Hurst rings the changes now, as Clifton is withdrawn for Morris to come on.
Khan also comes off; Taylor will replace him.
70'
E. Ferguson has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by D. Undav.
FERGUSON STRIKES AGAIN! Soon after having a second goal wiped out for offside, Ferguson bags his brace! The young striker scores his third FA Cup goal in two games, receiving the ball from Undav and finishing into the bottom-left corner! It's 3-0 to Brighton!
It's just a short pass from Undav on the edge of the penalty area that puts Ferguson clear to rifle home.
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67'
Mitoma tumbles to the deck inside the penalty area under a challenge from Efete, and there are loud appeals for a penalty from Brighton players and fans alike. However, the referee is unmoved and the game goes on.
66'
With the game wide open now, Driscoll-Glennon tries a throughball towards Khan just outside the area but the latter is caught offside.
64'
Finally, Caicedo is cleared to continue, and he resumes his midfield role for Wembley-bound Brighton.
53'
It looks like Grimsby's dream of a trip to Wembley is now fading, as they are not only two down to one of the top teams in the country, they are also unable to stem the tide of blue-and-white jerseys towards their goal.
51'
E. Ferguson has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by A. Mac Allister.
BRIGHTON GO TWO UP! A wonderful combination of instinct and technique allows Ferguson to control an awkward ball from Mac Allister into the box, before turning sharply and poking the ball into the bottom-right corner with a clinical finish! It's a superb strike from the Irishman, and Brighton lead 2-0!
Picking out Ferguson by the penalty spot, Mac Allister clips a short ball into his team-mate's path and records an assist.
50'
Mitoma tees up Caicedo for a shot from the edge of the area, but the latter's attempt is struck powerfully over the crossbar when a little more composure was perhaps needed.
46'
A. Hunt enters the game and replaces D. Orsi.
J. McAtee enters the game and replaces K. Green.
L. Colwill enters the game and replaces P. Estupiñán.
Having made a couple of half-time substitutions, Grimsby kick off, and we are back under way at the Amex!
Green also makes way; McAtee is on in his place.
Brighton also decide to make a half-time switch: Estupinan is withdrawn and Colwill will replace him.
After barely touching the ball during the first half, Orsi is replaced; Hunt comes on.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
45'
Conceding a free-kick, Efete topples Mitoma with a powerful aerial challenge in midfield, as the first half enters a single minute of stoppage time.
43'
Crocombe is alert to snaffle the ball near his left-hand post, as March's cross from the right is heavily deflected and spins towards the lurking Mac Allister.
36'
Mitoma almost reaches the left byline at top speed, but just as he is about to cut the ball back into the box, Efete makes a brilliant last-ditch block and bundles the ball behind for a corner.
29'
First Undav and then Mitoma try to force a way through on the left side of the area, but Grimsby's massed ranks at the back stand firm and shut them out.
27'
A loose touch from Ferguson lets the ball escape his spell on the right side of the penalty area, and Crocombe then pounces to smother it.
25'
From the right flank, March cuts back inside and swings over a cross to the edge of the box, from where Undav's flicked header is steered straight at Crocombe. That's a simple save for the Grimsby keeper.
24'
Clifton is caught offside as he attempts to break from central midfield and support Orsi, his rather isolated colleague up front.
22'
At full stretch, Driscoll-Glennon makes a crucial sliding block to stop Mitoma's ball along the six-yard box reaching March at the back post. It'll be Brighton's first corner.
20'
Every Grimsby player is back inside their defensive third, as Brighton patiently cycle possession around and seek an opening. They've no real need to rush things, with an early advantage already in the bag.
18'
Lunging into a challenge with Holohan deep inside Grimsby's half, Undav concedes a free-kick and the pressure is released on the Mariners' defence.
16'
A surge down the right flank from Efete forces Estupinan into a tackle which sends the ball behind for a Grimsby corner – their first of the game. However, Dunk makes a clearing header from the set-piece and any danger eventually dissipates.
14'
Holohan steps in on the edge of his own area to cut out a low throughball from Gross, and Crocombe comes out to gratefully gather the ball.
12'
Undav and Mac Allister combine on the edge of the box, but Waterfall does well to intervene and divert the danger. Then, Dunk almost beats his own goalkeeper with a reckless back-pass and Sanchez has to scramble back to keep it from crossing the line.
10'
In a rare foray upfield, Grimsby fail to spring Brighton's offside trap: Driscoll-Glennon tries a throughball, but Orsi is caught just the wrong side of the last defender.
6'
D. Undav has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion!
BRIGHTON LEAD! Pouncing from close range on the right side of the box, Undav puts the home side in front after Caicedo's 20-yard shot is spilled by Crocombe! The goalkeeper pushes the ball into a dangerous area, and the Brighton forward is first to react! It's 1-0 to the Seagulls!
4'
As expected, Brighton are dominating the ball, and Grimsby's back three is shaping up more like a back five at the moment: the League Two team will surely have to withstand plenty of pressure today.
1'
The hosts kick off, and we are under way in Brighton!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's FA Cup quarter-final tie between Brighton & Hove Albion and Grimsby Town at the Amex Stadium!
The players are out on the pitch at the Amex, and kick-off in this FA Cup quarter-final is now just moments away!
Premier League high-flyers Brighton & Hove Albion today tackle their third FA Cup quarter-final tie in the space of six seasons. Roberto De Zerbi's men saw off Stoke City 1-0 in the last round, after previously knocking out Middlesbrough and holders Liverpool. The Seagulls also sit seventh in the top-flight table, having taken seven points from their last three games, and victory over Crystal Palace in midweek was their fifth win from six home games in all competitions.
By far the lowest-ranked team still left in this year's FA Cup, Grimsby Town stunned Southampton 2-1 in the fifth round and are today making a first quarter-final appearance since 1939. The Mariners started their journey in the first round, beating Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge United, Burton Albion, Luton Town and most recently Southampton to reach the last eight; in doing so, they became the first team ever to eliminate five teams from higher divisions. Of late, back-to-back 1-0 wins have lifted Paul Hurst's side to 15th in the League Two table.
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Pascal Gross, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, Pervis Estupinan; Moises Caicedo, Alexis Mac Allister, Solly March, Deniz Undav, Kaoru Mitoma; Evan Ferguson.
SUBS: Jason Steele, Levi Colwill, Joel Veltman, Yasin Ayari, Julio Enciso, Facundo Buonanotte, Jeremy Sarmiento, Jan-Paul van Hecke, Danny Welbeck.
GRIMSBY TOWN (3-5-2): Max Crocombe; Niall Maher, Luke Waterfall, Andy Smith; Michee Efete, Kieran Green, Gavan Holohan, Harry Clifton, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon; Otis Khan, Danilo Orsi.
SUBS: Ollie Battersby, Shaun Pearson, Ryan Taylor, John McAtee, Joshua Emmanuel, Evan Khouri, Bryn Morris, Alex Hunt, Danny Amos.
While Brighton are now into the semi-finals for only the third time in their history and head into the international break buoyed, Grimsby must return to League Two duty on Wednesday, when they visit Mansfield Town.
That's all from the Amex today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
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