Premier League · Sat, 13 Dec 2025 ·
Liverpool vs Brighton — 2 - 0
Match report
Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 as H. Ekitike scores twice
Brighton were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 16. H. Ekitike (1', 60') scored for Liverpool. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Liverpool had 49% of the ball and 18 shots (4 on target) against Brighton’s 14 (1 on target). Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Liverpool 6th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 1'goalH. EkitikeAssist: J. Gomez
- 26'substitutionJ. GomezOff: M. Salah
- 45+3'yellow cardDiego GómezYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardLewis DunkYellow Card
- 60'goalH. EkitikeAssist: M. Salah
- 64'yellow cardIbrahima KonatéYellow Card
- 64'substitutionB. GrudaOff: K. Mitoma
- 64'substitutionC. BalebaOff: Y. Ayari
- 78'substitutionF. WirtzOff: A. Robertson
- 78'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: A. Isak
- 82'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: D. Welbeck
- 82'substitutionG. RutterOff: C. Kostoulas
- 83'substitutionD. SzoboszlaiOff: F. Chiesa
- 87'substitutionD. GomezOff: J. Milner
Lineups
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 2J. GomezD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 17C. JonesM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 22H. EkitikeF
Substitutes
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 11M. SalahF
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 9A. IsakF
- 47C. RamsayD
- 73R. NgumohaF
- 92M. Flores
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 17C. BalebaM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 8B. GrudaM
- 25D. GomezM
- 10G. RutterF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 29M. De CuyperD
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 1.89Expected goals (xG)1.90
- 18Total shots14
- 4Shots on target1
- 8Shots off target7
- 6Blocked shots6
- 10Shots inside the box11
- 8Shots outside the box3
- 2Corners2
- 2Offsides0
- 8Fouls15
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 519Passes526
- 448Accurate passes470
- 86%Pass accuracy89%
- -0.78Goals prevented-0.78
Player statistics
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Joe GomezD | 26 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 4Virgil van DijkD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 7Florian WirtzM | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM | 83 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 22Hugo EkitikéFTop rated | 78 | 9.0 | 2 | |
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 47Calvin RamsayD | – | – | ||
| 92Wellity LuckyD | – | – | ||
| 9Alexander IsakF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Mohamed SalahF | 64 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 14Federico ChiesaF | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | – | – |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Brajan GrudaM | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 82 | 6.0 | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 87 | 5.6 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | – | – | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | – | – | ||
| 20James MilnerM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 8 | 6.3 |