Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2026-27 English Premier League

Liverpool's front four get firing as Andoni Iraola's men outplay Brighton

Liverpool's expensively-assembled front four finally clicked into gear as they beat Brighton 2-0 to record their first home Premier League win of the season.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari is caught offside.
• 1': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
• 4': Delay in match because of an injury Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 6': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Ferdi Kadioglu because of an injury.
• 8': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
• 11': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 11': Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 14': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
• 17': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
• 17': Own Goal by Pascal Groß, Brighton and Hove Albion. Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 19': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 19': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
• 20': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 20': Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 21': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
• 27': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Costinha.
• 28': Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 28': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
• 29': Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
• 29': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 30': Handball by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
• 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 33': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
• 34': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
• 34': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 36': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
• 37': Attempt missed. Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 38': Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
• 39': Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 41': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
• 43': Attempt saved. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 44': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
• 44': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45': Handball by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Diego Gómez.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
• 45'+3': Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+3': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45'+3': Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Olivier Boscagli.
• 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 47': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
• 48': Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
• 49': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 52': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 54': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Chema Andrés because of an injury.
• 55': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 55': Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
• 57': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
• 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Charalampos Kostoulas.
• 58': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
• 58': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
• 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 61': Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
• 62': Attempt blocked. Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
• 65': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé is caught offside.
• 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
• 66': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
• 67': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
• 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Costinha.
• 72': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
• 72': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 73': Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 73': Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 73': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
• 74': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
• 74': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Yasin Ayari.
• 76': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bradley Barcola.
• 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Bradley Barcola.
• 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
• 80': Offside, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
• 83': Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 85': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
• 86': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
• 86': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 87': Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
• 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Milos Kerkez.
• 89': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé is caught offside.
• 90': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
• 90': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Liverpool).
• 90': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
• 90'+3': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+4': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
• 90'+4': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.