Liverpool face a tricky tie in the Carling Cup third round on Wednesday night when they travel to Falmer Stadium to take on Brighton Hove and Albion. The home side are currently riding high in the Championship after a great start to the season.

Unibet make Liverpool favourites at 8/13 in the match odds while a Brighton win is 4/1 and a draw offered at 45/17.

After suffering two defeats on the bounce, Kenny Dalglish will be hoping his Liverpool side can turn their form around with a win in the Carling Cup. It looked as if they Reds could be contenders for the Premier League title this season early in the campaign but they have faltered bad in the last couple of weeks. A 1-0 defeat at Stoke was a disappointment for the team after they dominated with 75% possession and then a 4-0 hammering away to Spurs on Sunday must have fans starting to get worried. If this Liverpool side don’t pick up their form in a hurry they will lose a lot of ground in the race to finish in the top-4 and Champions League places.

Dalglish will know that the Carling Cup offers a great chance for Liverpool to land some silverware this season and he will field a strong team on Wednesday night. The first team players will have had a significant rest since Sunday and strikers Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll will likely play a part. Both players scored in the last round of the competition when Liverpool beat Exeter 3-1.

Brighton are currently third in the Championship after a great start to the season. They have taken an impressive 16 points from seven games, their first defeat coming at the weekend in a 1-0 loss away to Leicester. Ashley Barnes has been in good form upfront for the club and has found the net four times in seven games. To get to the third round of the Carling Cup, Brighton beat Gillingham 1-0 and then knocked out Sunderland thanks to an extra-time winner.

In the betting for Wednesday’s game, it would be tempting to back Brighton at 4/1 but Liverpool should have enough to get by them. As mentioned above, Dalglish is likely to field a strong side just as he did in the last round against Exeter. With Suarez and Carroll upfront, the Reds should progress to the next round.

In the correct score market, it will be a tight game so a narrow Liverpool win is the best bet. Brighton are unbeaten in five matches at home and they will put up a strong fight against the Premier League outfit. A 2-1 Liverpool victory at 6/1 with Unibet looks like an attractive wager for Wednesday night.

Tip #1: Back Liverpool to win at 8/13 with Unibet

Tip #2: Back Liverpool to win 2-1 in the correct score market at 6/1