Liverpool vs Brighton Preview
A few days after their thrilling five goal thriller in the Carabao Cup at the AMEX, which was edged by Arne Slot’s side, Liverpool play host to Brighton in the Premier League looking to continue their fine form.
The Reds have played the lower teams on the log before the last international break, but since return have picked up four points in two games, a win at home to Chelsea and a draw away against Arsenal.
Sure enough Arne Slot is proving himself a strong contender for the title so far.
Brighton will not be easy, as they found out in mid-week. Fabian Hurzeler side has won points against Arsenal, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur, which is a warning to the Reds if they not want to fall to another shocking home loss.
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Liverpool vs Brighton Form guide and Head to Head
Liverpool has lost one of 14 games across all competitions this season — it came in Anfield.
Brighton has lost one Premier League game so far, a 4-2 loss at Chelsea late in September.
Liverpool has scored in all but one of their games across all competitions so far, Brighton has also scored in all but one.
Liverpool vs Brighton H2H
Liverpool has won 11 and lost three of their last 18 meetings with Brighton across all competitions.
Brighton has won one, lost one and drawn two in their last four trip to Anfield.
Both teams have scored in five of the last six of this fixture — Brighton has scored in all six.
Liverpool vs Brighton Team news and injury updates
Liverpool will make a lot of changes to their team with regular first team players like Mohamed Salah, Ryan Gravenberch, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold expected back in the XI.
Brighton will also welcome the likes of Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck, Carlos Baleba and a few others into the starting XI.
Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa will miss the game on Saturday due to injuries, while Brighton will also be without Joao Pedro, Yankuba Minteh, Adam Webster and others will also miss the trip, while Lewis Dunk remains a doubt.
Liverpool vs Brighton Prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Brighton