Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool, 21 March 2026

Score2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,680

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes to 12.45pm due to traffic congestion. . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 4 Drawn: 4 Liverpool won: 10 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 22 Liverpool scored: 35 . Liverpool had now won on one of their last six visits to Brighton and Hove Albion in all competitions (lost four).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 14 G
Danny Welbeck 56 G

Goals:

Miloš Kerkez 30 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Giorgi Mamardashvili Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Jeremie Frimpong Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Kaoru Mitoma for Yankuba Minteh 76
Carlos Baleba for James Milner 76
Yasin Ayari for Jack Hinshelwood 83
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 83
Joël Veltman for Diego Gómez 90+1

Substitutions:

Curtis Jones for Hugo Ekitike 8
Rio Ngumoha for Jeremie Frimpong 63
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 76
Federico Chiesa for Ibrahima Konaté 77

Cards:

Yankuba Minteh 25 Y
Diego Gómez 45+5 Y
Danny Welbeck 48 Y
Lewis Dunk 85 Y
Mats Wieffer 90+4 Y

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 45 Y
Jeremie Frimpong 61 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 68 Y
Dominik Szoboszlai 79 Y
Federico Chiesa 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Kieran Morrison
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won four of their last five games in the Premier League (lost one). . Albion had now conceded ten goals in their 12 games in the Premier League so far in 2026 (scored 13). . Danny Welbeck had now become the first player aged 35 or older to score more than ten goals in a season in the Premier League for the first time his career since Zlatan Ibrahimović of Manchester United in 2016-17.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now lost ten or more games in a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2015-16 (ten). . The Reds had now drawn five and lost four of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 15 of their last 23 away games in the Premier League.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 14 G
Danny Welbeck 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Kaoru Mitoma for Yankuba Minteh 76
Carlos Baleba for James Milner 76
Yasin Ayari for Jack Hinshelwood 83
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 83
Joël Veltman for Diego Gómez 90+1

Cards:

Yankuba Minteh 25 Y
Diego Gómez 45+5 Y
Danny Welbeck 48 Y
Lewis Dunk 85 Y
Mats Wieffer 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won four of their last five games in the Premier League (lost one). . Albion had now conceded ten goals in their 12 games in the Premier League so far in 2026 (scored 13). . Danny Welbeck had now become the first player aged 35 or older to score more than ten goals in a season in the Premier League for the first time his career since Zlatan Ibrahimović of Manchester United in 2016-17.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Miloš Kerkez 30 G

Starting lineup:

Giorgi Mamardashvili Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Jeremie Frimpong Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Curtis Jones for Hugo Ekitike 8
Rio Ngumoha for Jeremie Frimpong 63
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 76
Federico Chiesa for Ibrahima Konaté 77

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 45 Y
Jeremie Frimpong 61 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 68 Y
Dominik Szoboszlai 79 Y
Federico Chiesa 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Kieran Morrison
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now lost ten or more games in a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2015-16 (ten). . The Reds had now drawn five and lost four of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 15 of their last 23 away games in the Premier League.