Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool, 12 January 2019

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance30,682
Kick-off: 3.00pm Liverpool had now won the last seven meetings in all competitions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Drawn: 0 Liverpool won: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 1 Liverpool scored: 11

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Mohamed Salah penalty 50 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Martín Montoya
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Jürgen Locadia
Forward Glenn Murray

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Florin Andone for Glenn Murray 66
Anthony Knockaert for Solly March 66
Beram Kayal for Pascal Gross 79

Substitutions:

James Milner for Xherdan Shaqiri 72
Naby Keïta for Sadio Mané 90
Divock Origi for Mohamed Salah 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Leon Balogun
Defender Bruno Saltor
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder Max Sanders
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Florin Andone

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Rafael Camacho
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost as many home games in all competitions so far in this season (four in 12 games) as they did in the entire 2017-18 season (four in 22 games). Albion failed to score for the first time in their last 14 home games in the Premier League. This was the first time that they had played the Premier League leaders at the AMEX Stadium.

Comments:

League position: 1st Liverpool avoided losing three consecutive defeats in all competitions for the first time since January 2017 and consecutive defeats in the Premier League for the first time since September 2015. The Reds had now kept 50 clean sheets in 128 games in the Premier League under manager Jürgen Klopp. They had now won their last nine games in the Premier League that had kicked-off at 3 o'clock on a Saturday. Sadio Mané made his 100th appearance for Liverpool in this game.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Martín Montoya
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Jürgen Locadia
Forward Glenn Murray

Substitutions:

Florin Andone for Glenn Murray 66
Anthony Knockaert for Solly March 66
Beram Kayal for Pascal Gross 79

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Leon Balogun
Defender Bruno Saltor
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder Max Sanders
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Florin Andone

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost as many home games in all competitions so far in this season (four in 12 games) as they did in the entire 2017-18 season (four in 22 games). Albion failed to score for the first time in their last 14 home games in the Premier League. This was the first time that they had played the Premier League leaders at the AMEX Stadium.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah penalty 50 P

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

James Milner for Xherdan Shaqiri 72
Naby Keïta for Sadio Mané 90
Divock Origi for Mohamed Salah 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Rafael Camacho
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 1st Liverpool avoided losing three consecutive defeats in all competitions for the first time since January 2017 and consecutive defeats in the Premier League for the first time since September 2015. The Reds had now kept 50 clean sheets in 128 games in the Premier League under manager Jürgen Klopp. They had now won their last nine games in the Premier League that had kicked-off at 3 o'clock on a Saturday. Sadio Mané made his 100th appearance for Liverpool in this game.