Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion, 03 February 2021

Score1-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield

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

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Goals:

Steven Alzate 56 G

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

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:

Divock Origi for Xherdan Shaqiri 64
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Georginio Wijnaldum 64
Curtis Jones for Roberto Firmino 79

Substitutions:

Adam Lallana for Solly March 67
Aaron Connolly for Neal Maupay 83
Andi Zeqiri for Leandro Trossard 87

Cards:

Georginio Wijnaldum 45 Y

Cards:

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

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

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.

Comments:

League position: 15th After a run of nine games without a win in the division, Brighton and Hove Albion had now won three of their last four games in the Premier League. Albion had now kept clean sheets in four consecutive games in the top division for the first time. In his 28th appearance in the division, Steven Alzate scored his first goal in the Premier League.

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 G

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

Comments:

League position: 15th After a run of nine games without a win in the division, Brighton and Hove Albion had now won three of their last four games in the Premier League. Albion had now kept clean sheets in four consecutive games in the top division for the first time. In his 28th appearance in the division, Steven Alzate scored his first goal in the Premier League.