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Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Brighton vs Liverpool – Lineups & Match Details

Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1. Goals: D. Welbeck (14'), M. Kerkez (30'), D. Welbeck (56'). Brighton had 47% possession against Liverpool's 53%. Shots on target: 7-5.

Premier League · Regular Season - 31

Saturday, 21 March 2026

BrightonBrighton

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

LiverpoolLiverpool

Referee: Darren England, England

Lineups

BrightonBrighton4-2-3-1
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
M. Wieffer27M. WiefferD
J. P. van Hecke6J. P. van HeckeD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluD
J. Milner20J. MilnerM
P. Gross30P. GrossM
D. Gomez25D. GomezM
J. Hinshelwood13J. HinshelwoodM
Y. Minteh11Y. MintehM
D. Welbeck18D. WelbeckF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
34J. VeltmanD
21O. BoscagliD
22K. MitomaM
26Y. AyariM
17C. BalebaM
19C. KostoulasF
10G. RutterF
29M. De CuyperD
LiverpoolLiverpool4-3-1-2
G. Mamardashvili25G. MamardashviliG
J. Frimpong30J. FrimpongD
I. Konate5I. KonateD
V. van Dijk4V. van DijkD
M. Kerkez6M. KerkezD
D. Szoboszlai8D. SzoboszlaiM
R. Gravenberch38R. GravenberchM
F. Wirtz7F. WirtzM
A. Mac Allister10A. Mac AllisterM
H. Ekitike22H. EkitikeF
C. Gakpo18C. GakpoF

Substitutes

28F. WoodmanG
14F. ChiesaF
17C. JonesM
68K. MorrisonM
26A. RobertsonD
2J. GomezD
47C. RamsayD
42T. NyoniM
73R. NgumohaF

Match Events

8'S

H. Ekitike

Substitution 1

14'G

D. Welbeck

Assist: D. Gómez

25'Y

Y. Minteh

30'G

M. Kerkez

45'+5Y

D. Gómez

45'Y

I. Konaté

48'Y

D. Welbeck

56'G

D. Welbeck

Assist: J. Hinshelwood

61'Y

J. Frimpong

63'S

J. Frimpong

Substitution 2

68'Y

A. Mac Allister

76'S

Y. Minteh

Substitution 1

76'S

J. Milner

Substitution 2

76'S

M. Kerkez

Substitution 3

77'S

I. Konaté

Substitution 4

79'Y

D. Szoboszlai

83'S

J. Hinshelwood

Substitution 3

83'S

D. Welbeck

Substitution 4

85'Y

L. Dunk

90'+4Y

M. Wieffer

90'Y

F. Chiesa

90'+1S

D. Gómez

Substitution 5

Statistics

Brighton
47%53%
Liverpool
2.17Expected Goals (xG)1.03
16Total Shots12
7Shots on Target5
4Corners8
11Fouls11
2Offsides1
78Pass Accuracy (%)80
5Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Brighton host Liverpool on Saturday, 21 March 2026 at American Express Stadium. The kick-off time is 12:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Brighton go into the match 7th in the table; Liverpool sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Brighton have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Liverpool have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Dec 2025: Brighton 0-2 Liverpool; 19 May 2025: Brighton 3-2 Liverpool; 2 Nov 2024: Brighton 1-2 Liverpool. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1. Brighton scored through D. Welbeck 14', D. Welbeck 56'. Liverpool replied with M. Kerkez 30'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 56 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Brighton held 47% of the ball against 53% for Liverpool. Shots on target finished 7-5. Expected goals read 2.17 for Brighton, 1.03 for Liverpool.

Verdict

The win nudges Brighton forward and leaves Liverpool with work to do. Brighton sat 7th and Liverpool 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.