This will be the first meeting between Barnsley and Brighton in all competitions since a February 2017 meeting in the Championship, won 2-0 by the Seagulls at Oakwell.
Brighton have been eliminated from each of their last three domestic cup ties against Barnsley, most recently exiting the fourth round of the FA Cup to the Tykes in 1984-85. Their only previous League Cup meeting was in the third round in 1981-82, a 4-1 home win for the Yorkshire side.
Barnsley are looking to reach the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time since the 2009-10 season, though the Tykes have been eliminated from each of their last eight ties against Premier League opposition since beating Burnley in the third round of the campaign mentioned above.
Brighton are aiming to reach the fourth round of the League Cup for the fifth time in the last six seasons (2023-24 the exception), which would be as many times as they did so in their first 60 participations in the competition (1960-61 to 2019-20).

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