Henrik Bjordal and James Tilley scored as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Leicester City 2-0 at Crawley to secure their place in the knockout stages.
Bjordal headed their 17th-minute opener and Tilley drilled in the second five minutes from the end to keep the Seagulls top of Group E on 12 points, 10 more than their bottom-placed visitors.
Brighton are two points ahead of West Ham United, who beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 to qualify, and the sides meet in the final match of the group at the Seagulls' training centre on Sunday 27 February.
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Brighton are two points ahead of West Ham, who beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 to qualify, and the sides meet in the final match of the group at the Seagulls' training centre on Sunday 27 February.
Leicester's last group match is away to Nottingham Forest, who have four points, on Friday 24 February, but that comes after they entertain Arsenal in Premier League 2 at Holmes Park at midday on Sunday.
See: Leicester report
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