In another match, Notts County booked their place in the second round with a commanding 5-1 victory over Nottingham Forest’s under-21 side.
Luka Smyth, Jacob Bedeau, Lee Ndlovu, Connor Grant and Callum Roberts gave the League One club a five-goal advantage before Buba Sanneh scored a late consolation for the visitors.
Oldham also advanced after recovering from a goal down to defeat Leeds’ under-21 team 4-2 at Boundary Park.
Noah Chilvers converted a penalty to put the League Two side ahead, but 18-year-old Callum Mills struck his fourth goal in two competition appearances to level the score before half-time.
Carrick Njinko then gave the young Whites the lead, only for Kane Drummond, Josh Hawkes and Kai Payne to score and secure victory for the hosts.
Gillingham surged into a four-goal lead against Brighton’s under-21s and then survived a spirited fightback to win 4-3.
Goals from Tom Eaves, Bradley Dack, Ethan Coleman and Louie Dayal appeared to have placed the Gills firmly in control.
The visitors responded through two goals from Shane Nti, while Tyler Silsby added their third in the final minute.
Fulham’s under-21 side also came close to completing an impressive comeback against League Two opponents, eventually losing 3-2 away to Walsall.
Two goals from Tai Sodje and another from James Furlong put the Saddlers 3-0 ahead at the interval, before Jonah Kusi-Asare and Dan Casey reduced the deficit for the visitors in the second half.
Chelsea’s under-21s earned a victory, defeating League One club Reading 2-0 thanks to two first-half goals from Chizaram Ezenwata.
The Blues now have five points from three matches and will qualify unless the Royals defeat Bristol Rovers by at least four goals in the group’s final fixture.
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