Brighton vs Liverpool

ResultPremier League2-1

Premier League
Full Time
Brighton
Brighton
2
Liverpool
Liverpool
1
HT: 1 - 1
📍 Amex Stadium

Brighton 2-1 Liverpool — Match Report

Brighton secured a home victory with a 2-1 scoreline against Liverpool in the Premier League. The match was played at Amex Stadium on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Goals were scored by D. Welbeck (14', assisted by D. Gomez), M. Kerkez (30') and D. Welbeck (56', assisted by J. Hinshelwood).

Brighton controlled 46% of possession compared to Liverpool's 54%. The hosts had 15 shots (5 on target) while the visitors managed 12 shots (5 on target). Corner kicks were 4-7 in favour of Liverpool.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Liverpool win with probabilities of 28% home, 26% draw, 46% away and a most likely score of 1-2. The prediction was incorrect ✗ — the actual result was 2-1.

Match Events

8'
🔄 SubstitutionH. EkitikeAssist: C. JonesOut: C. Jones
14'
⚽ GoalD. WelbeckAssist: D. Gomez
25'
🟨 Yellow CardY. Minteh
30'
⚽ GoalM. Kerkez
45'
🟨 Yellow CardI. Konate
45'+5
🟨 Yellow CardD. Gomez
48'
🟨 Yellow CardD. Welbeck
56'
⚽ GoalD. WelbeckAssist: J. Hinshelwood
61'
🟨 Yellow CardJ. Frimpong
63'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. FrimpongAssist: R. NgumohaOut: R. Ngumoha
68'
🟨 Yellow CardA. Mac Allister
68'
🟨 Yellow CardF. Hurzeler
76'
🔄 SubstitutionY. MintehAssist: K. MitomaOut: K. Mitoma
76'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. MilnerAssist: C. BalebaOut: C. Baleba
76'
🔄 SubstitutionM. KerkezAssist: A. RobertsonOut: A. Robertson
77'
🔄 SubstitutionI. KonateAssist: F. ChiesaOut: F. Chiesa
79'
🟨 Yellow CardD. Szoboszlai
83'
🔄 SubstitutionD. WelbeckAssist: G. RutterOut: G. Rutter
83'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. HinshelwoodAssist: Y. AyariOut: Y. Ayari
85'
🟨 Yellow CardL. Dunk
90'
🟨 Yellow CardF. Chiesa
90'+1
🔄 SubstitutionD. GomezAssist: J. VeltmanOut: J. Veltman
90'+4
🟨 Yellow CardM. Wieffer

Lineups

Brighton4-2-3-1

1Bart VerbruggenG
27Mats WiefferD
6Jan Paul van HeckeD
5Lewis DunkD
24Ferdi KadıoğluD
20James MilnerM
30Pascal GroßM
25Diego GómezM
13Jack HinshelwoodM
11Yankuba MintehM
18Danny WelbeckF

Liverpool4-3-1-2

25Giorgi MamardashviliG
30Jeremie FrimpongD
5Ibrahima KonatéD
4Virgil van DijkD
6Miloš KerkezD
8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
38Ryan GravenberchM
7Florian WirtzM
10Alexis Mac AllisterM
22Hugo EkitikéF
18Cody GakpoF

Match Statistics

Brighton
Liverpool
Possession
46%54%
🎯Total Shots
1512
🥅Shots on Goal
55
📦Shots Inside Box
1010
🚩Corners
47
⚠️Fouls
910
🟨Yellow Cards
44
🏳️Offsides
01
🧤GK Saves
43
📊Pass Accuracy
80%81%
🛡️Blocked Shots
23

Top Performers

Brighton

Danny Welbeck
⚽ 2 🔑 2 key passes
8.0
Bart Verbruggen
7.7
Jan Paul van Hecke
7.2
Diego Gómez
🅰️ 1 🔑 1 key passes
7.2
Yankuba Minteh
🔑 3 key passes
7.2

Liverpool

Dominik Szoboszlai
🔑 2 key passes
7.3
Ryan Gravenberch
7.0
Florian Wirtz
🔑 2 key passes
7.0
Hugo Ekitiké
6.7
Curtis Jones
6.7