English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 31, 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion LLLWW 1
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Liverpool WWDWL 2
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BHA101
LIV112
Anfield · 60,061 att.

Match Report

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Misfiring Salah seals Liverpool win, keeps title bid on track

Striker Mohamed Salah scored the winner for Liverpool as they came back from a goal down to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and go top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City's showdown with Arsenal on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
20
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
2
45.7
Possession
54.3
9
SHOTS
30
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
521
484
Passes
585
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
39
19
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
10
14
Effective Tackles
10
28
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
12
23
Effective Clearances
14
23
Clearances
14

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 78Jarell QuansahCD-R
  4. 2Joe GomezLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiLM
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 15Jakub ModerAM
  7. 20Carlos BalebaLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 2Tariq LampteyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 14' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 20' Pascal Gross (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 27' Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  5. 48' Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 50' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
  9. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Tariq Lamptey.
  10. 71' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Darwin Núñez.
  12. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Simon Adingra.
  13. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Jakub Moder.
  14. 88' Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
  17. 90'+4' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  18. 90'+5' Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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