Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion, 25 August 2018

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance53,294

View Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Liverpool were now unbeaten in the last eight meetings in all competitions, winning the last six. Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Liverpool won: 3 Drawn: 0 Brighton won: 0 Liverpool scored: 10 Brighton scored: 1

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 23 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Leon Balogun Defender
Gaëtan Bong Defender
Shane Duffy Defender
Martín Montoya Defender
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Dale Stephens Midfielder
Anthony Knockaert Midfielder/Forward
Glenn Murray Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Henderson for Naby Keïta 67
Daniel Sturridge for Sadio Mané 80
Joël Matip for Trent Alexander-Arnold 89

Substitutions:

Jürgen Locadia for Solly March 75
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Anthony Knockaert 76
Pascal Gross for Yves Bissouma 80

Cards:

Trent Alexander-Arnold 77 Y

Cards:

Leon Balogun 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Daniel Sturridge

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Markus Suttner
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Forward Jürgen Locadia

Comments:

League position: 1st Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since November 2016. The Reds had now kept seven consecutive clean sheets at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since February 2007. Mohamed Salah had now scored 29 goals in 29 appearances for Liverpool at Anfield in all competitions. Liverpool had now won their opening three games of a Premier League season for a fourth time (also 1993-94, 1994-95 and 2013-14).

Comments:

League position: 12th Since the start of the 2017-18 season and of the 17 teams to remain in the division, Brighton and Hove Albion had now taken fewer points than any other team in their away games (11). The Seagulls had now failed to win any of their last 15 away games in the Premier League (lost 11) and failed to score in 11 of them. Albion manager Chris Hughton had now lost all six of his Premier League games against Liverpool.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 23 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Jordan Henderson for Naby Keïta 67
Daniel Sturridge for Sadio Mané 80
Joël Matip for Trent Alexander-Arnold 89

Cards:

Trent Alexander-Arnold 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 1st Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since November 2016. The Reds had now kept seven consecutive clean sheets at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since February 2007. Mohamed Salah had now scored 29 goals in 29 appearances for Liverpool at Anfield in all competitions. Liverpool had now won their opening three games of a Premier League season for a fourth time (also 1993-94, 1994-95 and 2013-14).

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Leon Balogun Defender
Gaëtan Bong Defender
Shane Duffy Defender
Martín Montoya Defender
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Dale Stephens Midfielder
Anthony Knockaert Midfielder/Forward
Glenn Murray Forward

Substitutions:

Jürgen Locadia for Solly March 75
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Anthony Knockaert 76
Pascal Gross for Yves Bissouma 80

Cards:

Leon Balogun 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Markus Suttner
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Forward Jürgen Locadia

Comments:

League position: 12th Since the start of the 2017-18 season and of the 17 teams to remain in the division, Brighton and Hove Albion had now taken fewer points than any other team in their away games (11). The Seagulls had now failed to win any of their last 15 away games in the Premier League (lost 11) and failed to score in 11 of them. Albion manager Chris Hughton had now lost all six of his Premier League games against Liverpool.