FALMER. Liverpool had a surprising win over Brighton & Hove Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Diaz (19′) and a penalty scored by M. Salah (61′).

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Brighton & Hove Albion was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Liverpool succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (Y. Bissouma, A. Mac Allister and N. Maupay). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Fabinho).

Standings

After this contest, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 33 points like Crystal Palace and Leicester City to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 66 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 16th of April with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Liverpool will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 16th of April with a 18-7 head to head in favor of Liverpool (5 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

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

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (7.5), Tariq Lamptey (7.0), Joël Veltman (6.3), Lewis Dunk (6.6), Marc Cucurella (6.6), Steven Alzate (6.3), Yves Bissouma (6.4), Solly March (7.0), Alexis Mac Allister (6.8), Leandro Trossard (6.4) and Neal Maupay (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jakub Moder, Shane Duffy, Adam Lallana (6.7), Marc Leonard, Enock Mwepu, Pascal Groß (6.9), Danny Welbeck (6.6), Tom McGill and Jason Steele.

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of P. Gross (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: S. Alzate for A. Lallana (46′), A. Lallana for P. Gross (53′) and Y. Bissouma for D. Welbeck (65′).

Best player: Robert Sánchez​

The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 7.45. He performed 7 saves.

Liverpool – Formation

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

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (7.8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.8), Joël Matip (8.0), Virgil van Dijk (7.1), Andrew Robertson (7.1), Jordan Henderson (6.9), Fabinho (6.5), Naby Keïta (6.2), Mohamed Salah (8.0), Sadio Mané (7.8) and Luis Díaz (7.2).

They had on the bench: James Milner (6.4), Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcântara (6.6), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Caoimhin Kelleher, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota (6.7) and Joe Gomez.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Diogo Jota (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: N. Keita for Thiago (64′), M. Salah for Diogo Jota (64′) and J. Henderson for J. Milner (86′).

Best player: Joël Matip​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Joël Matip even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Brentford – Burnley – 2-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool – 0-2
• Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-2