English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 21, 2026
Liverpool LWLDW 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion LWWLW 2
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LIV101
BHA112
American Express Stadium · 31,680 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Danny Welbeck scores twice as Brighton beat Liverpool

Two goals from Danny Welbeck condemned Liverpool to a 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
5
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
53
Possession
47
12
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
297
431
Passes
380
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
49
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
7
30
Effective Clearances
25
30
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:47 Why Arne Slot is 'walking on eggshells' at Liverpool Watch on ESPN 01:08 Slot: Liverpool's loss to Brighton hurts a lot Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

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. 13Jack HinshelwoodAM
  7. 30Pascal GrossLM
  8. 20James MilnerRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 11Yankuba MintehAM-L
  11. 25Diego GómezAM-R

LIV · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 38Ryan GravenberchDM
  5. 6Milos KerkezLB
  6. 30Jeremie FrimpongRB
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  8. 7Florian WirtzLM
  9. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  10. 22Hugo EkitikeCF-L
  11. 18Cody GakpoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Hugo Ekitiké because of an injury.
  2. 14' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.
  3. 25' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 1. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 45' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+5' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 48' Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 56' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
  9. 61' Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  11. 68' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yankuba Minteh.
  13. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces James Milner.
  14. 76' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
  15. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  16. 79' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Danny Welbeck.
  18. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  19. 85' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90' Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+1' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.
  22. 90'+4' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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