Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion, 03 February 2021
| Score | 1-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Referee | Kevin Friend |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Anfield |
View Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head
Kick-off: 8.15pm
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 8
Liverpool won: 6
Drawn: 1
Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1
Liverpool scored: 17
Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 5
Brighton and Hove Albion's only previous league win at Anfield was in League Division One on 6 March 1982 when Andy Ritchie scored the only goal of the game.
0 Liverpool
Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender
Nat Phillips
Defender/Midfielder
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson
Midfielder
Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah
Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri
Substitutions:
| Divock Origi for Xherdan Shaqiri | 64 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Georginio Wijnaldum | 64 |
| Curtis Jones for Roberto Firmino | 79 |
Cards:
| Georginio Wijnaldum | 45 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Adrián
Defender
Ben Davies
Defender
Rhys Williams
Defender/Midfielder
Kostas Tsimikas
Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams
Midfielder
Jake Cain
Midfielder
Curtis Jones
Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward
Divock Origi
Comments:
League position: 4th After a run of 68 home games in the Premier League without defeat came to an end in their previous game at Anfield against Burnley, Liverpool had now lost consecutive home games in the division for the first time since September 2012. The Reds had now failed to score in three consecutive home league games for the first time since October 1984 in League Division One. They had now conceded one goal in each of 13 of their last 17 games in the Premier League and kept clean sheets in the other four.1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Graham Potter
Goals:
| Steven Alzate | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Robert Sánchez
Goalkeeper
Dan Burn
Defender
Adam Webster
Defender
Ben White
Defender
Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder
Solly March
Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder
Leandro Trossard
Midfielder
Neal Maupay
Forward
Substitutions:
| Adam Lallana for Solly March | 67 |
| Aaron Connolly for Neal Maupay | 83 |
| Andi Zeqiri for Leandro Trossard | 87 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tom McGill
Goalkeeper
Christian Walton
Defender/Midfielder
Michał Karbownik
Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder
Midfielder
Jensen Weir
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward
Percy Tau
Forward
Aaron Connolly
Forward
Andi Zeqiri