Liverpool vs Brighton — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 3

Liverpool

1–0Full-time

Brighton

WWLWDDGoals 19-18

WLWDWWGoals 19-7

Anfield, Liverpool · Capacity 61,276 · grass · Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Match events

23'Mohamed Salah (Roberto Firmino)
60'Leon Balogun
67'Naby Keïta (Jordan Henderson)
75'Solly March (Jürgen Locadia)
76'A. Knockaert (Alireza Jahanbakhsh)
77'Trent Alexander-Arnold
80'Sadio Mané (D. Sturridge)
80'Yves Bissouma (Pascal Groß)
89'Trent Alexander-Arnold (Joël Matip)

Lineups

Liverpool

Brighton

4-3-3

4-5-1

J. KloppCoach

C. Hughton

Bench (7)

Match trends

Liverpool have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Brighton have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Liverpool wins

1Draws

2Brighton wins

17-11Goals

Brighton

2–1Mar 21, 2026, 12:30 PM

Liverpool

3–0Feb 14, 2026, 8:00 PM

Brighton

Liverpool

2–0Dec 13, 2025, 3:00 PM

Brighton

3–2May 19, 2025, 7:00 PM

Liverpool

2–1Nov 2, 2024, 3:00 PM

Brighton

2–3Oct 30, 2024, 7:30 PM

Liverpool

2–1Mar 31, 2024, 1:00 PM

Brighton

2–2Oct 8, 2023, 1:00 PM

Liverpool

Pre-match comparison

1.9Goals scored per game1.9

1.8Goals conceded per game0.7

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Chris Kavanagh

3.8Yellow cards / game

0.08Red cards / game

0.12Penalties scored / game

Based on 25 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Liverpool

0-15'

0%

16-30'

14.3%

31-45'

28.6%

46-60'

28.6%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

28.6%

Brighton

0-15'

11.1%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

22.2%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

11.1%

Match statistics

70%Possession30%

—Expected goals (xG)—

8Shots on target2

22Total shots6

7Shots off target2

7Blocked shots2

16Shots inside the box4

6Shots outside the box2

8Corners5

1Offsides3

8Fouls14

1Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves6

765Total passes327

669Accurate passes238

87%Pass accuracy73%

Player ratings

1Shane DuffyBrighton8.2
2Mohamed SalahLiverpool⚽ 18.0
3AlissonLiverpool7.7
4Andrew RobertsonLiverpool7.7
5M. RyanBrighton7.7
6Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool🟨7.6

Box score

Liverpool

8Naby KeïtaM · 67'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles3

Duels56%

7James Milner (C)M · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes89%

Tackles2

Duels58%

5Georginio WijnaldumM · 90'

7.4

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes98%

Tackles3

Duels58%

9Roberto FirminoF · 90'

🅰️ 17.0

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Shots2/5 on target

Passes76%

Tackles2

Duels38%

66Trent Alexander-ArnoldD · 89'

🟨7.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes81%

Tackles3

Duels60%

10Sadio ManéF · 80'

6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes67%

Tackles1

Duels36%

11Mohamed SalahF · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots2/6 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels31%

13AlissonG · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels100%

4Virgil van DijkD · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels67%

26Andrew RobertsonD · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes89%

Tackles2

Duels75%

12Joe GomezD · 90'

7.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels64%

Bench (7)

23

23Xherdan ShaqiriM

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14Jordan HendersonM · 23'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes94%

Tackles3

Duels67%

18Alberto MorenoD

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20Adam LallanaM

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15

15D. SturridgeF · 10'

6.8

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels33%

22Simon MignoletG

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32Joël MatipD · 1'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels50%

Brighton

14Leon BalogunD · 90'

🟨6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels57%

4Shane DuffyD · 90'

8.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles2

Duels78%

24Davy PröpperM · 90'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels33%

20Solly MarchM · 75'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles3

Duels50%

8Yves BissoumaM · 80'

5.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels27%

1

1M. RyanG · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes19%

Tackles—

Duels100%

3Gaëtan BongD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes71%

Tackles3

Duels67%

22Martín MontoyaD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes67%

Tackles3

Duels45%

6Dale Stephens (C)M · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles5

Duels50%

11

11A. KnockaertM · 76'

6.4

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes95%

Tackles—

Duels29%

17Glenn MurrayF · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels45%

Bench (7)

29Markus SuttnerD

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9Jürgen LocadiaF · 15'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels50%

16

16Alireza JahanbakhshF · 14'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles1

Duels50%

30

30Bernardo Fernandes da Silva JuniorD

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13Pascal GroßM · 10'

6.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels50%

27David ButtonG

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7

7B. KayalM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Liverpool vs Brighton played?+

The match is played at Anfield, Liverpool (capacity 61,276).

What time does Liverpool vs Brighton kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 25, 2018, 4:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).