Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Match preview
Liverpool-:-
Brighton & Hove AlbionAnfieldRound 8
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
2%
94%
LiverpoolDraw 4%Brighton & Hove Albion
Bookmaker implied
45%
30%
LiverpoolDraw 25%Brighton & Hove Albion
0.6 – 4.3
Expected score
86%
Over 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion
- 5
- League position
- 3
- WLWDW
- Last 5
- WWWWD
- 2.00
- Points per game (L5)
- 2.60
- 5
- Goals scored (L5)
- 16
- 4
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 1
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 3
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 4
Head to Head
14
Liverpool wins
4
Draws
5
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
Last 23 meetings
3.4
Goals per game
65%
Both teams scored
74%
Over 2.5 goals
21 Mar 2026
Last meeting
Liverpool in the last 5 meetings
LWWLW
Injuries & Suspensions
Liverpool
- Conor BradleyKnee Surgery
- Dominik SzoboszlaiThigh Problems
- Giovanni LeoniCruciate Ligament Tear
- Hugo EkitikéAchilles tendon rupture
- Jeremie FrimpongMuscle Injury
- Vitezslav JarosKnee Surgery
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Evan FergusonAnkle Injury
- Kaoru MitomaHamstring Injury
- Stefanos TzimasCruciate Ligament Tear
- Z. YohannaFitness
Confirmed Line-ups
Liverpool
- 1AlissonGoalkeeper
- 33Ronald AraujoDefender
- 5Jérémy JacquetDefender
- 4Virgil van DijkDefender
- 6Milos KerkezDefender
- 38Ryan GravenberchMidfielder
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterMidfielder
- 23Víctor MuñozMidfielder
- 7Florian WirtzMidfielder
- 29Bradley BarcolaAttacker
- 9Alexander IsakAttacker
Brighton & Hove Albion
- 1Bart VerbruggenGoalkeeper
- 24Ferdi KadıoğluDefender
- 44Luka VuskovicDefender
- 5Lewis DunkDefender
- 21Olivier BoscagliDefender
- 13Pascal GroßMidfielder
- 14Chema AndrésMidfielder
- 25Diego GómezMidfielder
- 26Yasin AyariMidfielder
- 29Maxim De CuyperDefender
- 19Charalampos KostoulasAttacker
Key Players
Premier League, this seasonLiverpool
Top scorer
Alexander Isak
5 goals
Most assists
Cody Gakpo
3 assists
Best rated
Dominik Szoboszlai
7.30
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van DijkDefender | 7 (7) | 630 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.09 | ×2 |
| AlissonGoalkeeper | 7 (7) | 630 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.80 | |
| Jérémy JacquetDefender | 7 (7) | 595 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.20 | ×2 |
| Milos KerkezDefender | 7 (6) | 566 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.73 | ×2 |
| Florian WirtzMidfielder | 7 (7) | 560 | 0 | 2 | – | 7.04 | |
| Alexander IsakAttacker | 6 (6) | 494 | 5 | 0 | – | 7.11 | |
| Alexis Mac AllisterMidfielder | 7 (5) | 488 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.12 | ×2 |
| Dominik SzoboszlaiMidfielder | 6 (6) | 473 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.30 | |
| Víctor MuñozMidfielder | 7 (5) | 428 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.87 | |
| Ronald AraujoDefender | 7 (5) | 406 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.79 | ×2 |
| Cody GakpoMidfielder | 5 (4) | 371 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.21 | – |
| Bradley BarcolaMidfielder | 5 (4) | 348 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.64 | |
| Ryan GravenberchMidfielder | 6 (3) | 254 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.69 | |
| Jeremie FrimpongDefender | 5 (2) | 200 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.55 | |
| Rio NgumohaAttacker | 5 (1) | 153 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.54 | – |
Brighton & Hove Albion
Top scorer
Pascal Groß
3 goals
Most assists
Pascal Groß
4 assists
Best rated
Pascal Groß
7.64
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart VerbruggenGoalkeeper | 7 (7) | 630 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.95 | – |
| Luka VuskovicDefender | 7 (7) | 618 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.39 | – |
| Diego GómezMidfielder | 7 (7) | 613 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.07 | – |
| Pascal GroßMidfielder | 7 (7) | 611 | 3 | 4 | – | 7.64 | ×3 |
| Olivier BoscagliDefender | 7 (7) | 587 | 0 | 1 | – | 7.18 | ×2 |
| Maxim De CuyperMidfielder | 7 (7) | 583 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.25 | ×2 |
| Ferdi KadıoğluDefender | 6 (6) | 514 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.86 | |
| Yasin AyariMidfielder | 6 (6) | 503 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.01 | |
| Charalampos KostoulasAttacker | 7 (6) | 487 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.05 | |
| Lewis DunkDefender | 6 (5) | 480 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.12 | |
| Chema AndrésMidfielder | 4 (3) | 291 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.92 | |
| Malick YalcouyéMidfielder | 7 (3) | 268 | 2 | 0 | – | 7.06 | – |
| Mats WiefferDefender | 2 (2) | 158 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.18 | – |
| Pascal StruijkDefender | 4 (2) | 156 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.57 | |
| Georginio RutterAttacker | 4 (1) | 125 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.87 | – |
Referee
Samuel Barrott
Referee · England
- Cards per game
- 4.11
- Yellow cards per game
- 4.04
- Red cards per game
- 0.06
- Fouls per game
- 20.8
- Penalties per game
- 0.28
- Home wins
- 43%
Averages across 47 completed matches officiated by Samuel Barrott in our database.
Odds Comparison
Goals Over/Under
| Bookmaker | Under | Over |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 | 2.50 | 1.53 |
| Pinnacle | 2.53 | 1.56 |