Liverpool vs Brighton
Ref: Craig Pawson, EnglandAnfield, Liverpool · 61,276 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Brighton 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Ekitike and Ekitike scored for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.89 for Liverpool versus 1.90 for Brighton. Liverpool sit 5th in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
First Half
⚽
Ekitike
Assist: Gomez
⇄
Gomez
45+3'
Gómez
Yellow Card
Second Half
59'
Dunk
Yellow Card
⚽
Ekitike
Assist: Salah
64'
⇄
Baleba
Konaté
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Gruda
⇄
Wirtz
⇄
Ekitike
82'
⇄
Rutter
82'
⇄
Hinshelwood
⇄
Szoboszlai
87'
⇄
Gómez
| # | 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
LiverpoolBrighton
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.89VS1.90
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
1
10
Shots in the box
11
8
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
7
2
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
519
Total passes
526
448
Accurate passes
470
86%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
6
0
Goals prevented
0
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 2J. GomezD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 17C. JonesM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 9A. IsakF
- 11Mohamed SalahF
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 47C. RamsayD
- 73R. NgumohaF
- 92W. OmoruyiD
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 8B. GrudaM
- 10G. RutterF
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 27M. WiefferD
Substitutes
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 23J. SteeleG
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 34J. VeltmanD
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 78 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 3/3 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Curtis Jones | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/5 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | 26 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | M | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Calvin Ramsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wellity Lucky | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Salah | F | 64 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1/3 |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alexander Isak | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4/5 |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 0/1 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Gómez | M | 87 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Milner | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |