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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool found a way to reverse the scoreline against Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1. It was Brighton & Hove Albion to strike first with an early goal of Danny Welbeck at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 27′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mohamed Salah gave the win to Liverpool in the 65′ minute.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the support of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.74 degrees Celsius or 54.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 30 Total 9
- 8 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 131 Attack 74
- 81 Dangerous attack 36
- 77 Ball safe 98
- 9 Free Kicks 24
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 21 Total 6
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 55% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 30 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 5 yellow cards (Wataru Endo , C. Gakpo, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (Jan Paul van Hecke, Danny Welbeck and Pascal Groß).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Liverpool has 67 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will stays with 42 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will host Sheffield United on the 3rd of April with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).
Brighton & Hove Albion will play away against Brentford on the 3rd of April with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (5 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Caoimhín Kelleher
, C. Bradley , J. Quansah , Virgil van Dijk , Joe Gomez , Alexis Mac Allister , Wataru Endo , Dominik Szoboszlai , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez and L. Díaz .The home team had on the bench: Adrián, C. Gakpo
, H. Elliott , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch, B. Clark, J. McConnell, J. Danns and Ibrahima Konaté.Substitutions
Liverpool made 3 changes: Darwin Núñez for H. Elliott (83′), Dominik Szoboszlai for Ryan Gravenberch (90′) and L. Díaz for C. Gakpo (89′).
Player of the match: C. Bradley
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was C. Bradley even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roberto De Zerbi played with: Bart Verbruggen
, Joël Veltman , Jan Paul van Hecke , Lewis Dunk , Pervis Estupiñán , Pascal Groß , B. Gilmour, Carlos Baleba , T. Lamptey , J. Moder and Simon Adingra , Danny Welbeck .The following players were sitting on the bench: Igor, A. Webster, Adam Lallana
, V. Barco, Jason Steele, Evan Ferguson , S. Chouchane, Facundo Buonanotte and Ansu Fati.Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Simon Adingra for Evan Ferguson (83′), J. Moder for Adam Lallana (83′), T. Lamptey for Facundo Buonanotte (70′) and Pervis Estupiñán for V. Barco (90′).
Player of the match: Bart Verbruggen
The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Bart Verbruggen. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.