Liverpool 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool

2–0

25 Oct 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion

Europa League Sun 25 Oct, 14:00London Anfield, Liverpool

Timeline

6' Costinha for Ferdi Kadioglu
17' Pascal Gross own goal
21' Alexander Isak assist Bradley Barcola
45'+3' Olivier Boscagli Yellow Card
45' Jack Hinshelwood for Olivier Boscagli
54' Malick Yalcouyé for Chema Andrés
65' Trey Nyoni for Florian Wirtz
73' Costinha Yellow Card
75' Georginio Rutter for Yasin Ayari
77' Rio Ngumoha for Bradley Barcola
77' Lewis Koumas for Alexander Isak
88' Kostas Tsimikas for Milos Kerkez

Match stats

35.6% Possession 64.4%

13 Shots 17

4 On target 1

13 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 3

1 Saves 3

224 Accurate passes 486

Lineups

Liverpool 4-2-3-1

1 Becker

6 Kerkez 4 van Dijk 5 Jacquet 33 Araujo

10 Mac Allister 38 Gravenberch

18 Gakpo 7 Wirtz 29 Barcola

9 Isak

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Verbruggen

21 Boscagli 5 Dunk 44 Vuskovic 24 Kadioglu

14 Andrés 13 Gross

29 De Cuyper 26 Ayari 25 Gómez

19 Kostoulas

Liverpool 4-2-3-1

1 Alisson Becker G
4 Virgil van Dijk CD-L
5 Jérémy Jacquet CD-R
6 Milos Kerkez ▼ LB
33 Ronald Araujo RB
7 Florian Wirtz ▼ AM
10 Alexis Mac Allister LM
38 Ryan Gravenberch RM
9 Alexander Isak ▼ F
18 Cody Gakpo AM-L
29 Bradley Barcola ▼ AM-R

Came on

73 Rio Ngumoha ▲ SUB
42 Trey Nyoni ▲ SUB
21 Kostas Tsimikas ▲ SUB
67 Lewis Koumas ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

3 Wataru Endo SUB
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili SUB
2 Joe Gomez SUB
14 Federico Chiesa SUB
53 James McConnell SUB

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Bart Verbruggen G
5 Lewis Dunk CD-L
44 Luka Vuskovic CD-R
21 Olivier Boscagli ▼ LB
24 Ferdi Kadioglu ▼ RB
26 Yasin Ayari ▼ AM
14 Chema Andrés ▼ LM
13 Pascal Gross RM
19 Charalambos Kostoulas F
29 Maxim De Cuyper AM-L
25 Diego Gómez AM-R

Came on

20 Costinha ▲ SUB
8 Jack Hinshelwood ▲ SUB
35 Malick Yalcouyé ▲ SUB
10 Georginio Rutter ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

33 Matt O'Riley SUB
3 Jaouen Hadjam SUB
12 Promise David SUB
23 Jason Steele SUB
15 Ibrahim Osman SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
90'+5' Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
90'+4' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4' Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
90'+3' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+3' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
90'+1' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90' Foul by Lewis Koumas (Liverpool).
90' Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.

95 earlier entries

89' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé is caught offside.
88' Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Milos Kerkez.
87' Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
86' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86' Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
85' Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
83' Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
80' Offside, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
77' Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
77' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Bradley Barcola.
76' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bradley Barcola.
75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Yasin Ayari.
74' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
73' Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
73' Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73' Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
73' Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72' Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
67' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Costinha.
67' Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
66' Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
65' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
65' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé is caught offside.
62' Attempt blocked. Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
61' Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59' Delay in match because of an injury Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
58' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
57' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charalampos Kostoulas.
57' Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
56' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
55' Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
54' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Chema Andrés because of an injury.
52' Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).
52' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
49' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48' Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
47' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
45' Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Olivier Boscagli.
45'+4' First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+3' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3' Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+3' Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2' Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
45'+2' Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
45'+1' Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Diego Gómez.
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1' Attempt missed. Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45' Handball by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
44' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44' Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
43' Attempt saved. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
41' Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
39' Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
39' Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
37' Attempt missed. Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
36' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
34' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34' Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
33' Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
32' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
30' Handball by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
29' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
29' Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
29' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
28' Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Costinha.
27' Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
21' Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
20' Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
20' Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19' Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
19' Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
17' Own Goal by Pascal Groß, Brighton and Hove Albion. Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
17' Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
14' Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
11' Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
11' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8' Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
6' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Ferdi Kadioglu because of an injury.
5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4' Delay in match because of an injury Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
1' Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
1' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Liverpool W W W L W

W at AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Premier League
L Manchester City 3-0 Premier League
W at LASK 6-3 UEFA Champions League
W at Brentford 2-1 Premier League
W Villarreal 4-3 UEFA Champions League

Brighton & Hove Albion D W W W W

W Arsenal 3-0 Premier League
W at Sunderland 2-0 Premier League
W Kauno Zalgiris 4-0 UEFA Conference League
W Crystal Palace 5-0 Premier League
D at Jablonec 0-0 UEFA Conference League

Head to head

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