Brighton vs Liverpool
Ref: Darren England, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Liverpool 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Welbeck and Welbeck scored for Brighton; Kerkez replied for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.17 for Brighton versus 1.03 for Liverpool. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Liverpool are 5th.
First Half
8'
⇄
Ekitike
⚽
Welbeck
Assist: Gómez
Minteh
Yellow Card
30'
⚽
Kerkez
Gómez
Yellow Card
45'
Konaté
Yellow Card
Second Half
Welbeck
Yellow Card
⚽
Welbeck
Assist: Hinshelwood
61'
Frimpong
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Frimpong
68'
Mac Allister
Yellow Card
⇄
Minteh
76'
⇄
Kerkez
⇄
Milner
77'
⇄
Konaté
79'
Szoboszlai
Yellow Card
⇄
Welbeck
⇄
Hinshelwood
Dunk
Yellow Card
⇄
Gómez
Wieffer
Yellow Card
90'
Chiesa
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrightonLiverpool
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.17VS1.03
Attack5 · 1 won
16
Shots
12
7
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
380
Total passes
431
297
Accurate passes
346
78%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 1 won
11
Fouls
11
5
Yellow cards
5
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Liverpool
4-3-1-2
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 27M. WiefferD
- 30P. GroßM
Substitutes
- 10G. RutterF
- 17C. BalebaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 23J. SteeleG
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 34J. VeltmanD
Liverpool
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 18C. GakpoF
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 30J. FrimpongD
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 42T. NyoniM
- 47C. RamsayD
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Welbeck | F | 83 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 76 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| James Milner | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 76 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Gakpo | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | D | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Gomez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Woodman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Ramsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Jones | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |