English Premier League

FT Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Liverpool LDWLW 3
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Brighton & Hove Albion DWDLW 1
1st2ndT
LIV213
BHA101
American Express Stadium

Match Report

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Liverpool inch closer to Premier League points record with Brighton win

Liverpool won at Brighton 3-1 to inch closer to the Premier League record for points in a season on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
10
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
5
55.6
Possession
44.4
20
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
395
Accurate Passes
300
477
Passes
381
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
32
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
61
39
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
39
18
Clearances
39

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

BHA · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 15Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Tariq LampteyRB
  6. 11Leandro TrossardM
  7. 6Dale StephensCM
  8. 13Pascal GrossAM
  9. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  10. 24Davy PropperRM
  11. 7Neal MaupayCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 76Neco WilliamsLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Naby Keita.
  2. 8' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 2. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  3. 26' VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Liverpool.
  4. 41' Neco Williams (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 2. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Neco Williams.
  7. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  8. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Naby Keita.
  9. 62' Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Pascal Groß.
  11. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Mooy replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  12. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma replaces Davy Pröpper.
  13. 76' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  14. 78' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
  16. 85' Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Roberto Firmino.
  18. 89' Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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