Liverpool 2–0 Brighton Hove
Liverpool2–0
Brighton Hove25 Oct 2026 · 8:30 PM · Matchday 8 · HT 2–0
Anfield, Liverpool · 10°C Cloudy/Wind · Sam Barrott (referee)
Lineups
Liverpool
4-2-3-1 · Andoni Iraola
Goalkeeper
- 1Alisson Becker
Defenders
- 4Virgil van Dijk
- 5Jérémy Jacquet
- 6Miloš Kerkez↓ 88’
- 33Ronald Araujo
Midfielders
- 10Alexis Mac Allister
- 38Ryan Gravenberch
Forwards
- 7Florian Wirtz↓ 65’
- 9Alexander Isak↓ 77’
- 18Cody Gakpo
- 29Bradley Barcola↓ 77’
Bench
- 42Trey Nyoni↑ 65’
- 67Lewis Koumas↑ 77’
- 73Rio Ngumoha↑ 77’
- 21Konstantinos Tsimikas↑ 88’
- 2Joseph Gomez
- 3Wataru Endo
- 14Federico Chiesa
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 53James McConnell
Brighton Hove
4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler
Goalkeeper
- 1Bart Verbruggen
Defenders
- 5Lewis Dunk
- 21Olivier Boscagli↓ 46’
- 24Ferdi Kadıoğlu↓ 6’
- 29Maxim De Cuyper
- 44Luka Vušković
Midfielders
- 13Pascal Groß
- 14Chema Andrés↓ 54’
- 26Yasin Ayari↓ 75’
Forwards
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas
- 25Diego Gómez
Bench
- 20Costinha↑ 6’
- 8Jack Hinshelwood↑ 46’
- 35Malick Junior Yalcouyé↑ 54’
- 10Georginio Rutter↑ 75’
- 3Jaouen Hadjam
- 12Promise David
- 15Ibrahim Osman
- 23Jason Steele
- 33Matthew O'Riley
Match stats
LiverpoolBrighton Hove
36Ball possession64
0.87Expected goals (xG)1.35
13Total shots17
4Shots on target1
29Touches in opposition box39
1Big chances1
0Big chances missed1
224 (69%)Accurate passes486 (85%)
0Yellow cards2
4Corners2
13Total shots17
6Shots off target10
4Shots on target1
3Blocked shots6
0Hit woodwork1
10Shots inside box10
3Shots outside box7
0.87Expected goals (xG)1.35
0.80xG open play1.06
0.07xG set play0.29
0.87xG non-penalty1.35
1.10xG on target (xGOT)0.09
113629Distance covered118849
23473Running distance26973
2682Sprinting distance2808
116Number of sprints115
324Passes575
224 (69%)Accurate passes486 (85%)
98Own half240
126Opposition half246
26 (46%)Accurate long balls35 (53%)
2 (40%)Accurate crosses6 (25%)
24Throws21
29Touches in opposition box39
3Offsides3
18Tackles11
5Interceptions16
6Blocks3
35Clearances18
1Keeper saves3
51Duels won39
30 (50%)Ground duels won30 (49%)
21 (70%)Aerial duels won9 (30%)
3 (43%)Successful dribbles8 (44%)
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
13Fouls committed9
Events
| 6’ | 🔁 Costinha on for Ferdi Kadıoğlu | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 17’ | ⚽ Pascal Groß (own goal) | Liverpool FC |
| 21’ | ⚽ Alexander Isak · Bradley Barcola | Liverpool FC |
| 45+3’ | 🟨 Olivier Boscagli · Yellow | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 46’ | 🔁 Jack Hinshelwood on for Olivier Boscagli | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 54’ | 🔁 Malick Junior Yalcouyé on for Chema Andrés | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 65’ | 🔁 Trey Nyoni on for Florian Wirtz | Liverpool FC |
| 73’ | 🟨 Costinha · Yellow | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 75’ | 🔁 Georginio Rutter on for Yasin Ayari | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 77’ | 🔁 Rio Ngumoha on for Bradley Barcola | Liverpool FC |
| 77’ | 🔁 Lewis Koumas on for Alexander Isak | Liverpool FC |
| 88’ | 🔁 Konstantinos Tsimikas on for Miloš Kerkez | Liverpool FC |