English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 13, 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion DWWLD 0
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Liverpool LWDDW 2
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BHA000
LIV112
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Match Report

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Hugo Ektike doubles helps Liverpool win on Mohamed Salah's return

Hugo Ekitike scored both goals -- including the fastest of the Premier League season -- as Mohamed Salah made an earlier-than-expected return in Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Brighton at Anfield.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
51.2
Possession
48.8
14
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
470
Accurate Passes
448
526
Passes
519
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
5
0.2
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
57
28
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
6
Effective Clearances
31
6
Clearances
31

Highlights

02:07 Hislop: Salah played well in Liverpool's win vs. Brighton Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 2Joe GomezRB
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 7Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 8Brajan GrudaAM
  7. 13Jack HinshelwoodLM
  8. 17Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 10Georginio RutterF
  10. 25Diego GómezAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a headed pass.
  2. 26' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Joe Gomez because of an injury.
  3. 45'+3' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
  6. 64' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Brajan Gruda.
  8. 64' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.
  9. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Florian Wirtz.
  10. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  11. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  12. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Georginio Rutter.
  13. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  14. 87' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Diego Gómez.

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