The Premier League game at Anfield on Sunday will see hosts Liverpool go into battle with opponents Brighton.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Liverpool
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Liverpool will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 4-3 FA Cup losing effort in their last game against Manchester United.
In that match, Liverpool managed 58% possession and 25 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. For Liverpool, the scorers were Alexis Mac Allister (44'), Mohamed Salah (45') and Harvey Elliott (105'). Manchester United had 28 shots on goal with 11 on target. Scott McTominay (10'), Antony (87'), Marcus Rashford (112') and Amad Diallo (121') scored for Manchester United. The match was won by Manchester United in extra time.
Liverpool have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They have totted up the amount of 19 during that time and have conceded a total of 7.
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Brighton head into the meeting following a 1-0 Europa League win in the defeat of Roma in their last game.
In that match, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 65% possession and 21 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion was Danny Welbeck (37'). Roma got 8 shots at goal with 1 on target.
A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Brighton & Hove Albion has become evident recently. A glance at their last six games reveals that it has happened 5 times. In those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal total of 9 and Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 3. That pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, of course.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head meetings going back to 30/10/2021 tells us that Liverpool have won 1 of them & Brighton 2, with the tally of draws being 3.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per match.
The last league fixture featuring the two was Premier League match day 8 on 08/10/2023 when it finished Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Liverpool.
That time, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 46% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The goals were scored by Simon Adingra (20') and Lewis Dunk (78').
At the other end, Liverpool got 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Mohamed Salah (40', 45') scored.
The referee was Anthony Taylor.
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Team News: Liverpool
Thiago (Muscle injury), Stefan Bajcetic (Calf injury), Rhys Williams (unknown injury), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Torn lateral knee ligament), Diogo Jota (Knee collateral ligament tear), Alisson (Hamstring injury), Ben Doak (Meniscus tear) and Joel Matip (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.
In all likelihood, The Reds look set to make use of the 4-3-3 system this time, handing starts to Caoimhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister, Harvey Elliot, Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz.
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Team News: Brighton
Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi has some current player fitness concerns. Kaoru Mitoma (Back injury) and Solly March (Knee injury) won’t be making appearances.
We reckon that The Seagulls might make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, giving starts to Bart Verbruggen, Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupiñán, Pascal Groß, Billy Gilmour, Julio Enciso, Adam Lallana, Simon Adingra and Danny Welbeck.
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Prediction
In this game, Liverpool should dominate possession and create several successful chances.
However, Brighton & Hove Albion could well struggle to get a goal of their own but do we see them hitting back at some stage here, too.
We reckon that it will be a 3-1 margin for Liverpool at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
20:05 28/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Liverpool
Formed: 1892
Stadium: Anfield (53,394)
Captain: Virgil van Dijk
Chairman: Tom Werner
Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Competitions: Premier League position 2, EFL Cup (Final), Europa League (Quarter-Finals)
⭐ Star Player: Mohamed Salah
Generally taking to the field in the Right Wing position, Mohamed Salah was born in Basyoun, Egypt. After making a first senior appearance for FC Basel 1893 in the 2012 - 2013 season, the talented Forward has scored a sum of 15 league goals in the Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 22 appearances.