English Premier League

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Liverpool
    FT
    0 - 1
    Brighton & Hove Albion
    • 56': Steven Alzate

    Liverpool suffer successive Anfield defeat with loss to Brighton

    Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion to make it back-to-back Anfield losses for Jurgen Klopp's side on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 12': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
    • 12': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March tries a through ball, but Pascal Groß is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 19': Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
    • 20': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 22': Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 32': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
    • 32': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
    • 33': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
    • 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
    • 37': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
    • 37': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Adam Webster.
    • 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
    • 42': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 42': Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
    • 45': Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
    • 45': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 47': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 47': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
    • 48': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
    • 54': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
    • 54': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Goal! Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 58': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
    • 58': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Georginio Wijnaldum.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Solly March with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 61': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 62': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
    • 65': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 65': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Solly March because of an injury.
    • 67': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
    • 67': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Divock Origi.
    • 74': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 74': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
    • 76': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Roberto Firmino.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Neal Maupay.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Alzate with a cross.
    • 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andi Zeqiri replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Adam Webster.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 3
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    13 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    302 Accurate Passes 599
    404 Passes 697
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    12 Crosses 27
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    64 Long Balls 47
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    3 Effective Tackles 9
    13 Tackles 12
    0.2 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 12
    29 Effective Clearances 15
    29 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    62 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    14 Jordan Henderson
    47 Nathaniel Phillips
    26 Andrew Robertson
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    5 Georginio Wijnaldum Yellow Card
    7 James Milner
    6 Thiago Alcantara
    9 Roberto Firmino
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Ben Davies, Jake Cain, Kostas Tsimikas, Adrián, Curtis Jones, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rhys Williams, Divock Origi, Neco Williams.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    26 Robert Sánchez (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk
    4 Adam Webster
    3 Ben White
    17 Steven Alzate
    13 Pascal Groß
    8 Yves Bissouma
    33 Dan Burn
    20 Solly March
    11 Leandro Trossard
    9 Neal Maupay
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Tom McGill, Aaron Connolly, Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder, Christian Walton, Michal Karbownik, Andi Zeqiri, Jensen Weir, Percy Tau.

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