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Premier League · Sat, 21 Mar 2026 ·

Brighton vs Liverpool — 2 - 1

Brighton

Score 2 - 1

FTHT 1-1

Liverpool

Amex Stadium · Referee: D. England

Brighton vs Liverpool head-to-head record

Match report

Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 as D. Welbeck scores twice

Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Brighton at Amex Stadium on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 31. D. Welbeck (14', 56') scored for Brighton, while M. Kerkez (30') found the net for Liverpool. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Brighton had 47% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) against Liverpool’s 12 (5 on target). Danny Welbeck (Brighton) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Liverpool 6th on 9.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Brighton

3rd · 10 points · P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1

Form

Liverpool

6th · 9 points · P 5 W 2 D 3 L 0

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
2Arsenal5+412
3Brighton5+1110
4Brentford5+69
5Leeds5+49
6Liverpool5+39
7Everton5+39

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 25 Oct 2026, Liverpool – Brighton

Full Brighton vs Liverpool head-to-head

Match events

  1. 8'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: C. Jones
  2. 14'goalD. WelbeckAssist: D. Gomez
  3. 25'yellow cardYankuba MintehYellow Card
  4. 30'goalM. KerkezNormal Goal
  5. 45'yellow cardIbrahima KonatéYellow Card
  6. 45+5'yellow cardDiego GómezYellow Card
  7. 48'yellow cardDanny WelbeckYellow Card
  8. 56'goalD. WelbeckAssist: J. Hinshelwood
  9. 61'yellow cardJeremie FrimpongYellow Card
  10. 63'substitutionJ. FrimpongOff: R. Ngumoha
  11. 68'yellow cardAlexis Mac AllisterYellow Card
  12. 76'substitutionY. MintehOff: K. Mitoma
  13. 76'substitutionJ. MilnerOff: C. Baleba
  14. 76'substitutionM. KerkezOff: A. Robertson
  15. 77'substitutionI. KonateOff: F. Chiesa
  16. 79'yellow cardDominik SzoboszlaiYellow Card
  17. 83'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: Y. Ayari
  18. 83'substitutionD. WelbeckOff: G. Rutter
  19. 85'yellow cardLewis DunkYellow Card
  20. 90'yellow cardFederico ChiesaYellow Card
  21. 90+1'substitutionD. GomezOff: J. Veltman
  22. 90+4'yellow cardMats WiefferYellow Card

Lineups

Brighton

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler

Starting XI

  1. 1B. VerbruggenG
  2. 27M. WiefferD
  3. 6J. P. van HeckeD
  4. 5L. DunkD
  5. 24F. KadiogluD
  6. 20J. MilnerM
  7. 30P. GrossM
  8. 25D. GomezM
  9. 13J. HinshelwoodM
  10. 11Y. MintehM
  11. 18D. WelbeckF

Substitutes

  1. 23J. SteeleG
  2. 34J. VeltmanD
  3. 21O. BoscagliD
  4. 22K. MitomaM
  5. 26Y. AyariM
  6. 17C. BalebaM
  7. 19C. KostoulasF
  8. 10G. RutterF
  9. 29M. De CuyperD

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-1-2 · Coach Arne Slot

Starting XI

  1. 25G. MamardashviliG
  2. 30J. FrimpongD
  3. 5I. KonateD
  4. 4V. van DijkD
  5. 6M. KerkezD
  6. 8D. SzoboszlaiM
  7. 38R. GravenberchM
  8. 7F. WirtzM
  9. 10A. Mac AllisterM
  10. 22H. EkitikeF
  11. 18C. GakpoF

Substitutes

  1. 28F. WoodmanG
  2. 14F. ChiesaF
  3. 17C. JonesM
  4. 68K. MorrisonM
  5. 26A. RobertsonD
  6. 2J. GomezD
  7. 47C. RamsayD
  8. 42T. NyoniM
  9. 73R. NgumohaF

Match statistics

  • 47%Possession53%
  • 2.17Expected goals (xG)1.03
  • 16Total shots12
  • 7Shots on target5
  • 7Shots off target4
  • 2Blocked shots3
  • 11Shots inside the box10
  • 5Shots outside the box2
  • 4Corners8
  • 2Offsides1
  • 11Fouls11
  • 5Yellow cards5
  • –Red cards–
  • 4Goalkeeper saves4
  • 380Passes431
  • 297Accurate passes346
  • 78%Pass accuracy80%
  • 0.45Goals prevented0.45

Player statistics

Brighton

Brighton player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1Bart VerbruggenG907.5
5Lewis DunkD906.5
6Jan Paul van HeckeD907.3
24Ferdi KadıoğluD906.3
27Mats WiefferD906.3
11Yankuba MintehM767.3
13Jack HinshelwoodM836.91
20James MilnerM766.9
25Diego GómezM897.21
30Pascal GroßM906.9
18Danny WelbeckFTop rated838.02
23Jason SteeleG––
21Olivier BoscagliD––
29Maxim De CuyperD––
34Joël VeltmanD1–
17Carlos BalebaM146.7
22Kaoru MitomaM147.0
26Yasin AyariM156.6
10Georginio RutterF156.3
19Charalampos KostoulasF––

Liverpool

Liverpool player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
25Giorgi MamardashviliG906.5
4Virgil van DijkD906.5
5Ibrahima KonatéD776.3
6Miloš KerkezD766.71
30Jeremie FrimpongD636.3
7Florian WirtzM907.2
8Dominik SzoboszlaiM907.3
10Alexis Mac AllisterM906.6
38Ryan GravenberchM907.3
18Cody GakpoF906.5
22Hugo EkitikéF86.7
28Freddie WoodmanG––
2Joe GomezD––
26Andrew RobertsonD146.9
47Calvin RamsayD––
17Curtis JonesM826.9
42Trey NyoniM––
68Kieran MorrisonM––
14Federico ChiesaF136.2
73Rio NgumohaF277.0