English FA Cup

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Match Report

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Curtis Jones breaks duck as Liverpool cruise to FA Cup win against Brighton

Curtis Jones' first goal in over a year paved the way for Liverpool's progression into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory over Brighton at Anfield.

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Highlights

01:15 Was Brighton match a turning point for Mo Salah? Watch on ESPN 01:29 Szoboszlai reacts to Liverpool's 'important' FA Cup win vs. Brighton Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 17Curtis JonesRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 14Federico ChiesaF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 17Carlos BalebaCM
  7. 13Jack HinshelwoodLM
  8. 30Pascal GrossRM
  9. 19Charalambos KostoulasF
  10. 25Diego GómezLF
  11. 53Harry HowellRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
  5. 56' Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  6. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Harry Howell.
  7. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Carlos Baleba.
  8. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Diego Gómez.
  9. 67' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 68' Goal! Liverpool 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  11. 71' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Florian Wirtz.
  12. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Olivier Boscagli replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.
  13. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Mohamed Salah.
  14. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Federico Chiesa.
  15. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  16. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Calvin Ramsay replaces Cody Gakpo.
  17. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Curtis Jones.

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