Liverpool will do battle with visiting rivals Brighton at Anfield in the Premier League meeting on Sunday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
Liverpool
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Liverpool will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 4-3 FA Cup losing effort in their last game against Manchester United.
In that match, Liverpool had 58% possession and 25 shots on goal with 11 on target. For Liverpool, the scorers were Alexis Mac Allister (44'), Mohamed Salah (45') and Harvey Elliott (105'). At the other end, Manchester United got 28 shots on goal with 11 on target. Scott McTominay (10'), Antony (87'), Marcus Rashford (112') and Amad Diallo (121') scored for Manchester United. Manchester United ran out winners 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 will come into the game following on from a 1-0 Europa League win against Roma in their last game.
In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion had 65% possession and 21 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion was Danny Welbeck (37'). Roma had 8 attempts 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 most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 30/10/2021 shows that Liverpool have won 1 of them & Brighton 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 22 overall which averages out at 3.67 goals per meeting.
The previous league meeting between these clubs was Premier League match day 8 on 08/10/2023 when it ended Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Liverpool.
That day, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 46% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 on target. The goalscorers were Simon Adingra (20') and Lewis Dunk (78').
Liverpool got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Mohamed Salah (40', 45') was the scorer.
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) won’t be available for Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp.
In our view, The Reds may well opt for a 4-3-3 formation featuring 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 manager Roberto De Zerbi has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Kaoru Mitoma (Back injury) and Solly March (Knee injury) won’t be making appearances.
It’s our belief that The Seagulls seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out 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,
22:05 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.