Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League
Liverpool FC beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the Premier League. Goals: P. Groß (own goal) 17', A. Isak 21'. Expected goals (xG): Liverpool FC 0.6, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.4. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Liverpool FC and Brighton & Hove Albion met in the Premier League at Anfield in Liverpool on Sunday, 25 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Liverpool FC: P. Groß 17'; A. Isak 21'. Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.
How the match went
Brighton & Hove Albion saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Liverpool FC had 13 shots with 4 on target, Brighton & Hove Albion 17 with 1 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 4 to Liverpool FC and 2 to Brighton & Hove Albion. Liverpool FC conceded 13 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Liverpool FC, 2 for Brighton & Hove Albion).
Line-ups
Liverpool FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Alisson, Ronald Araújo, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Miloš Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak.
Brighton & Hove Albion started in a 4-2-3-1: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luka Vušković, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés, Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas.
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Minute by minute
- 17'Goal! Liverpool FC 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. Own goal by P. Groß.
- 21'Goal! Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. A. Isak (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by B. Barcola.
- 45'Half-time. Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 90'Full-time. Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion.
Full commentary (58 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Liverpool FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 1'Offside, Liverpool FC.
- 6'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: Costinha comes on for F. Kadıoğlu.
- 8'Attempt saved. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 14'Attempt missed. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 17'Goal! Liverpool FC 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. Own goal by P. Groß.
- 17'Attempt missed. F. Wirtz (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 19'Attempt missed. A. Isak (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 19'Attempt saved. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 21'Goal! Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. A. Isak (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by B. Barcola.
- 27'Attempt blocked. A. Isak (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt blocked. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 32'Corner, Liverpool FC.
- 33'Attempt missed. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 36'Off the woodwork! Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 37'Attempt missed. C. Andrés (Brighton & Hove Albion), header. xG 0.02.
- 38'Offside, Liverpool FC.
- 41'Attempt missed. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 43'Attempt saved. R. Araújo (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt saved. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. O. Boscagli (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45+2'Attempt blocked. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. D. Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45+3'Yellow card for O. Boscagli (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: J. Hinshelwood comes on for O. Boscagli.
- 47'Corner, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 48'Attempt missed. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 54'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: M. Yalcouyé comes on for C. Andrés.
- 56'Corner, Liverpool FC.
- 57'Corner, Liverpool FC.
- 57'Attempt blocked. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 61'Attempt missed. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
- 62'Attempt blocked. Costinha (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 65'Offside, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 65'Substitution, Liverpool FC: T. Nyoni comes on for F. Wirtz.
- 66'Attempt missed. Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 67'Attempt blocked. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 67'Corner, Liverpool FC.
- 73'Yellow card for Costinha (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
- 73'Attempt missed. B. Barcola (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 75'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: G. Rutter comes on for Y. Ayari.
- 76'Corner, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 77'Substitution, Liverpool FC: L. Koumas comes on for A. Isak.
- 77'Substitution, Liverpool FC: R. Ngumoha comes on for B. Barcola.
- 80'Offside, Liverpool FC.
- 83'Attempt missed. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 85'Attempt missed. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 87'Attempt missed. M. De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 88'Substitution, Liverpool FC: K. Tsimikas comes on for M. Kerkez.
- 89'Offside, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 90'Attempt blocked. D. Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. G. Rutter (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. M. De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Liverpool FC 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion.