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​

Liverpool

2 - 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 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

2'
Danny Welbeck(goal)
Alexis Mac Allister- Yellow
14'
20'
Pascal Groß- Yellow
Luis Díaz(goal)
27'
48'
Danny Welbeck- Yellow
Virgil van Dijk - Yellow
50'
Joe Gomez- Yellow
58'
Mohamed Salah(goal)Alexis Mac Allister
65'
70'
Facundo Buonanotte- sub ->T. Lamptey
71'
Jan Paul van Hecke- Yellow
Luis Díaz(VAR)
71'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Darwin Núñez
83'
83'
Evan Ferguson- sub ->Simon Adingra
83'
Adam Lallana- sub ->J. Moder
Wataru Endo - Yellow
88'
Cody Gakpo- sub ->L. Díaz
89'
90'
Valentín Barco- sub ->Pervis Estupiñán
Cody Gakpo- Yellow
90'
Ryan Gravenberch- sub ->Dominik Szoboszlai
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

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
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Jarell Quansah 78.England
7.5
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
7.1
58'
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.0
50'
D
Conor Bradley 84.Northern Ireland
8.4
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
7.0
88'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 8.Hungary
7.5
90'
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
8.2
14'
F
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
8.1
89' 27'
F
Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay
7.3
83'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.5
65'
Substitutes
G
Adrián 13.Spain
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
6.7
83'
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
90'
M
Bobby Clark 42.England
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
6.8
89' 90'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Caoimhín Kelleher (7.0), C. Bradley (8.4), J. Quansah (7.5), Virgil van Dijk  (7.0), Joe Gomez (7.1), Alexis Mac Allister (8.2), Wataru Endo  (7.0), Dominik Szoboszlai  (7.5), Mohamed Salah (7.5), Darwin Núñez  (7.3) and L. Díaz (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Adrián, C. Gakpo (6.8), H. Elliott (6.7), 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 8.4 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
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
8.1
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.1
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
8.1
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
7.3
71'
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
6.7
90'
M
J. Moder 15.Poland
6.6
83'
M
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah 20.Cameroon
7.3
M
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.4
70'
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
7.0
20'
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
6.4
83'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
7.7
48' 2'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Igor 3.Brazil
D
Adam Webster 4.England
D
Valentín Barco 19.Argentina
90'
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.4
83'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
7.0
70'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.4
83'
F
Ansu Fati 31.Spain

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Bart Verbruggen (8.1), Joël Veltman (7.1), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.3), Lewis Dunk (8.1), Pervis Estupiñán (6.7), Pascal Groß (7.0), B. Gilmour, Carlos Baleba (7.3), T. Lamptey (6.4), J. Moder (6.6) and Simon Adingra (6.4), Danny Welbeck (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Igor, A. Webster, Adam Lallana (6.4), V. Barco, Jason Steele, Evan Ferguson (6.4), S. Chouchane, Facundo Buonanotte (7.0) 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.​