Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Brighton & Hove Albion 8th with 53, Liverpool 5th with 60. Liverpool ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Brighton & Hove Albion 1.37 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Liverpool 1.66 and 1.39, with the league averaging 1.38.
The head-to-head ledger counts 22 games: 4 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 14 for Liverpool, 4 draws, at 3.41 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 73% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
The American Express Community Stadium, capacity 31,876, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Brighton & Hove Albion: Danny Welbeck (14'), Danny Welbeck (56') · Liverpool: Milos Kerkez (30')
Key stats
Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion 47% · Liverpool 53% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 4-8