Match report
Goals: March 46′, March 53′, Wellback 81′
Brighton and Hove Albion: Sanchez; Estupinan, Colwill, Dunk (Webster 90+1′), Grob; Mac Allister (Sarmiento 83′), Caicedo, Mitoma (Lamptey 90′), Lallana (Veltman 66′), March; Ferguson (Welbeck 66′)
Unused Substitution: Undav, Steele, Gilmour, van Hecke
Coach: Roberto De Zerbi
Liverpool: Alisson; Robertson, Konate, Matip (Gomez 69′), Alexander-Arnold; Alcantara, Fabinho (Keita 68′), Henderson (Elliott 69′); Oxlade-Chamberlain (Doak 69′), Gakpo, Salah
Unused Substitution: Milner, Jones, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Kelleher
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Yellow cards: Dunk 17′ – Matip 18′, Henderson 30′, Alexander-Arnold 65′
Stadium: Falmer (Brighton, England)
Match Highlights
46′. 1:0. Matip’s pass to Henderson is intercepted by Mac Allister. The ball then falls to Lallana, who turns find Mitoma in the box. The winger nudges the ball across the box to March to tap-in the ball home past Alisson.
53′. 2:0. It’s a fantastic goal to be fair to March. Ferguson releases the forward with a brilliant throughball to cut open the Liverpool defence. After receiving near the edge of the box he opens up room for a left-footed direct the ball across goal and into the right corner of the net.
81′. 3:0. Welbeck gets on the end of a March flick-on and guides the ball over the head of Alexander-Arnold before firing past Alisson who could do nothing about it.
Match stats
| Brighton | Team | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 62% | Possession | 38% |
| 635 | Passes | 391 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corners | 1 |
Premier League Table, Matchday 20
| # | Club | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 26 | W | W | W | W | D |
| 2 | Manchester City | 39 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 28 | L | W | D | W | L |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | W | W | W | W | W |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 35 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | W | W | W | D | D |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | W | W | W | L | L |
