Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion, 31 March 2024

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance60,061

View Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Liverpool won: 8 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Liverpool scored: 28 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 16 . This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first defeat in their last four visits to Anfield in the Premier League (won one).

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Luis Díaz 27 G
Mohamed Salah 65 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Elliott for Darwin Núñez 82
Cody Gakpo for Luis Díaz 89
Ryan Gravenberch for Dominik Szoboszlai 90+4

Substitutions:

Facundo Buonanotte for Tariq Lamptey 70
Evan Ferguson for Simon Adingra 83
Adam Lallana for Jakub Moder 83
Valentín Barco for Pervis Estupiñán 90+2

Cards:

Alexis Mac Allister 14 Y
Virgil van Dijk 50 Y
Joe Gomez 58 Y
Wataru Endo 88 Y
Cody Gakpo 90+4 Y

Cards:

Pascal Gross 20 Y
Danny Welbeck 48 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Jayden Danns
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Forward Bobby Clark

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder Samy Chouchane
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana

Comments:

League position: 1st . Liverpool had now avoided defeat in 16 of their last 18 games in the Premier League when they had fallen behind (won eight). . The Reds had now recovered 26 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division at this stage of 2023-24. . The attendance of 60,061 became their highest-ever for a home league game. The Anfield attendance record in all competitions is 61,905 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup on 2 February 1952.

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost four consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since November 2019. . Albion had now conceded 601 goals in the top division (played 425, scored 495). . Danny Welbeck scored on his 100th appearance for the Seagulls in the Premier League.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Luis Díaz 27 G
Mohamed Salah 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Harvey Elliott for Darwin Núñez 82
Cody Gakpo for Luis Díaz 89
Ryan Gravenberch for Dominik Szoboszlai 90+4

Cards:

Alexis Mac Allister 14 Y
Virgil van Dijk 50 Y
Joe Gomez 58 Y
Wataru Endo 88 Y
Cody Gakpo 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Jayden Danns
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Forward Bobby Clark

Comments:

League position: 1st . Liverpool had now avoided defeat in 16 of their last 18 games in the Premier League when they had fallen behind (won eight). . The Reds had now recovered 26 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division at this stage of 2023-24. . The attendance of 60,061 became their highest-ever for a home league game. The Anfield attendance record in all competitions is 61,905 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup on 2 February 1952.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 2 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Facundo Buonanotte for Tariq Lamptey 70
Evan Ferguson for Simon Adingra 83
Adam Lallana for Jakub Moder 83
Valentín Barco for Pervis Estupiñán 90+2

Cards:

Pascal Gross 20 Y
Danny Welbeck 48 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Midfielder Samy Chouchane
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost four consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since November 2019. . Albion had now conceded 601 goals in the top division (played 425, scored 495). . Danny Welbeck scored on his 100th appearance for the Seagulls in the Premier League.