Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLuis Diaz, Mohamed Salah goals help Liverpool stroll past Brighton to close gap at top
Liverpool strolled to a comfortable 2-0 win at Brighton on Saturday to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 1': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister tries a through ball, but Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 3': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 5': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 8': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 8': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 11': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 11': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 17': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Matip with a through ball.
- 21': VAR Decision: No card change Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 22': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 22': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 25': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 25': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 28': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 32': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 33': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 34': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 36': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 42': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Naby Keïta.
- 43': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 45'+2': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Steven Alzate.
- 46': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 48': Offside, Liverpool. Joel Matip tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 53': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Adam Lallana because of an injury.
- 54': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 54': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 58': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 59': Penalty conceded by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 61': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 62': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 62': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Naby Keïta.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Mohamed Salah because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 65': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 67': Hand ball by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 72': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 74': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 74': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 79': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 79': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 81': Alisson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 81': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 83': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 83': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 84': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 88': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joel Matip.
- 89': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Solly March with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alisson.
- 89': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago.
- 90'+1': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Alisson.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
 LIV |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 48.2 | Possession | 51.8 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 313 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 401 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 11 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,474
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,474
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister  |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 17 | Steven Alzate |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 20 | Solly March |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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