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Liverpool dropped crucial Premier League points again in the race for European places as Danny Welbeck’s double condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Saturday. The Reds suffered an early blow when Hugo Ekitike came off worse in a collision with James Milner, a suspected dead leg requiring the Frenchman to be withdrawn and Curtis Jones introduced as the disruption caused by that reshuffle gave the Seagulls momentum and Welbeck soon nodded in the opener.
The visitors drew level on the half-hour mark when Milos Kerkez’s smart run in behind allowed him to pounce on a weak defensive header by Lewis Dunk and prod the ball past a stranded Bart Verbruggen, but Arne Slot’s men fell behind again early in the second half as Welbeck narrowly escaped the offside trap to score his 12th Premier League goal of the campaign - the most by any Englishman in the division this term.
A disappointing loss means Liverpool move no higher than fifth in the table, where they began the weekend, while Brighton jump up from 12th to eighth as things stand, their fourth win in five league games opening up the possibility of European football next term for themselves. Relive all the action from the Amex Stadium below in our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.
Brighton vs Liverpool latest news
- MATCH REPORT: Welbeck brace in 2-1 Brighton win leaves Liverpool trailing in Premier League's race for Europe
- GOAL! Welbeck at the double | 56'
- GOAL! Kerkez levels after Dunk mistake | 30'
- GOAL! Welbeck opener with Ekitike off injured early | 14'
REPORT: Welbeck brace leaves Reds empty-handed in Premier League's race for Europe
14:53 , Alex DakersBrighton forward Danny Welbeck struck twice as Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League qualification were dealt a further blow by a 2-1 Premier League defeat at the Amex Stadium.
Arne Slot’s Reds arrived in Sussex without injured pair Alisson Becker and Mohamed Salah and bidding to bounce back from drawing at home to relegation-threatened Tottenham and losing at bottom club Wolves.
Welbeck headed the Seagulls into an early lead before benefitting from the tightest of offside calls to claim his 12th top-flight goal of the season after Milos Kerkez had capitalised on a mistake from Lewis Dunk to equalise.
A fourth victory in five games lifts Albion back into the top half of the table, while another disappointing outing for the reigning champions was compounded by top scorer Hugo Ekitike suffering an early injury.
FT: Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:44 , Alex DakersAnd it’s all over!
Liverpool can find no answer as they drop more points in the Premier League’s top-four race, but what a win for Brighton who move up from 12th to eighth in the table as things stand.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:42 , Alex Dakers90+6mins: We might get a smidge more added time than the allotted six minutes due to Brighton’s last sub of Veltman in for Gomez, but Liverpool are just about out of time here.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:41 , Alex Dakers90+5mins: The ball is whipped in by Szoboszlai... straight into Verbruggen’s gloves.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:41 , Alex Dakers90+4mins: Mats Wieffer is booked for wiping out Rio Ngumoha, a cynical challenge but a necessary one in Brighton’s eyes to stop Liverpool on the break.
Free-kick to the visitors on the left of the box, Szoboszlai standing over it.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:37 , Alex Dakers90+1mins: Six minutes added here at the Amex Stadium.
On comes Joel Veltman for Diego Gomez as Brighton bolster their defence to protect the lead.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:37 , Alex Dakers90mins: Yellow card for Chiesa as we enter stoppage time, and Brighton test Liverpool’s backline again with Mamardashvili rushing out to make himself large in the face of Mitoma.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:36 , Alex Dakers90mins: ... but the delivery is caught by Verbruggen.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:36 , Alex Dakers89mins: Ngumoha wins his side a corner now.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:34 , Alex Dakers87mins: Brighton are nearly 3-1 up as Curtis Jones blocks the ball more or less on the goal-line after a corner.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:32 , Alex Dakers86mins: Cody Gakpo cuts onto his right foot and forces a strong save from Bart Verbruggen.
To this point in the match, Brighton have outrun Liverpool by about five kilometres.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:32 , Alex Dakers85mins: Into the final five minutes before stoppages now, as Lewis Dunk is booked for delaying the restart.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:30 , Alex Dakers83mins: More changes incoming, and there will be no Premier League hat-trick for Danny Welbeck - but he has certainly put England boss Thomas Tuchel on notice!
On comes Georginio Rutter.
Yasin Ayari also comes on, for the man who set up Welbeck and had a chance to score a third for Brighton moments ago: Jack Hinshelwood.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:28 , Alex Dakers81mins: Inside the final 10 minutes of regulation time here at the Amex Stadium, and Brighton are still looking the likelier of these two teams to score next despite Liverpool being the ones in need of an equaliser.
Fan reaction
14:27 , Alex DakersMitoma been on couple of minutes, already running them all ragged.
— Viku (@V1KT0R1OUS) March 21, 2026
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:26 , Alex Dakers79mins: A real treat for Brighton to have two wingers as good as Minteh and Mitoma.
The latter darts past Szoboszlai, who is booked for bringing him down.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:25 , Alex Dakers78mins: End to end stuff at the Amex as Mitoma nearly makes an instant impact, cutting back for Hinshelwood who can’t get a clean connection.
Liverpool break but Van Hecke does enough to send it out for a throw-in.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:23 , Alex Dakers77mins: Subs for Liverpool too, with Konate and Kerkez subbed in favour of Federico Chiesa and Andy Robertson.
It’ll be fun guessing the Reds’ formation now!
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:22 , Alex Dakers76mins: The excellent Yankuba Minteh is withdrawn after a tireless shift, and the similarly dangerous Kaoru Mitoma comes on.
Veteran midfield man James Milner also goes off, with Carlos Baleba introduced.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:22 , Alex Dakers75mins: Liverpool are struggling to find an answer at present.
A place in the Premier League’s top four was on offer with a win today, but they’re heading for a disappointing defeat.
Brighton, meanwhile, move from 12th to eighth as things stand!
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:20 , Alex Dakers73mins: Brighton fans bay for a penalty, but Konate and Welbeck both go down together.
Checked and cleared by VAR, as Ngumoha is fouled.
Fan reaction: Liverpool under the kosh
14:19 , Alex DakersLiverpool have completely lost their composure in this second half a stark contrast to the first half. Whatever was said at the break by Arne Slot hasn’t had the desired effect, they look disjointed and structure has gone and the intensity has dropped completely #BHALIV
— Nazira Yusuf (@Nazira_Yusuf22) March 21, 2026
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:18 , Alex Dakers72mins: Brighton change(s) incoming, with the Seagulls gaining momentum and pushing for a third.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:18 , Alex Dakers71mins: A litany of half chances follow that corner, but Liverpool eventually scramble the ball clear.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:16 , Alex Dakers70mins: Brighton corner, won by Minteh.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:15 , Alex Dakers68mins: The ever-threatening Yankuba Minteh forces a save from Mamardashvili, and moments later Alexis Mac Allister is cautioned for fouling Jan Paul van Hecke.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:12 , Alex Dakers65mins: Liverpool pressure as Verbruggen pushes a low Jones shot behind for a corner, which comes to nothing on this occasion as Mac Allister misses to the right of the goal.
Fan reaction
14:11 , Alex DakersRio Ngumoha is coming to save Liverpool 🔥.
— JustFootyHub💙 (@JustFootyHub) March 21, 2026
Time to show them what you've got.
Let's go🔥🔥🔥
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:10 , Alex Dakers63mins: Frimpong needn’t worry about being on a booking for long, as he’s subbed off.
Here comes young Rio Ngumoha!
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:09 , Alex Dakers62mins: It’s a great free-kick from Diego Gomez, curling past the Liverpool wall, but Mamardashvili gets a strong hand to the ball.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:07 , Alex Dakers61mins: Frimpong earns himself a booking for bringing down Minteh, meaning both men are on a yellow as they continue to do battle on that flank.
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:07 , Alex Dakers60mins: We’ll hear what Arne Slot has to say at full-time about that VAR decision - it looked like a very close call.
On the pitch, Minteh causes problems down the left again for Brighton but Liverpool deal with it this time.
GOAL! Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
14:03 , Alex Dakers56mins: Brighton are back in front through Danny Welbeck!
Yankuba Minteh’s cross from the left is knocked back across the six-yard box by Jack Hinshelwood, but they’re checking if Welbeck was in front of it when it was played...
He wasn’t! The goal stands!
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
14:02 , Alex Dakers55mins: Cody Gakpo is flagged for offside on a solo breakaway, but the ball had escaped him anyway.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
14:00 , Alex Dakers53mins: Things are livening up now!
Ferdi Kadioglu finds himself in space, drives to the edge of the box and forces a save from Mamardashvili.
The resulting corner is taken quickly and floated towards a dangerous area but it ends up going behind for a Liverpool goal-kick as Mats Wieffer heads wide.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:58 , Alex Dakers52mins: Liverpool come forward again and want a corner as the ball dribbles behind, but it’s a goal-kick.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:58 , Alex Dakers51mins: Some better play from Liverpool in and around Brighton’s box, but the ball gets away from Gakpo inside the area and the Seagulls clear.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:57 , Alex Dakers50mins: Wirtz is all alone on a Liverpool counter attack, Cody Gakpo gets up there with him but the German playmaker’s pass can’t find its way through Brighton’s defenders in the end.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:56 , Alex Dakers50mins: A fairly lowkey start to the second half so far.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:54 , Alex Dakers48mins: Danny Welbeck is cautioned for getting in the way of Dominik Szoboszlai’s quickly-taken free-kick.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:54 , Alex Dakers47mins: Minteh and Frimpong have been battling all afternoon.
It’s making for a great footballing spectacle, but the Brighton must be careful given the yellow card he’s been carrying from early in the first half.
Back underway
13:52 , Alex Dakers46mins: We go again!
Fan reaction: Ekitike loss felt
13:50 , Alex DakersLiverpool do look like they’re strugging without a real attacking focal point.
Half time. Very poor considering how we played in midweek, but we go in level which is something. Think he’s approached it wrong after Ekitike’s injury, Wirtz needed to go higher yet he seems to be deeper than the first 10 mins. Gakpo so poor, we need a striker here.#BHALIV
— Anfield Road (@AnfieldRoadL04) March 21, 2026
The trouble is, with Hugo Ekitike subbed off and Alexander Isak still injured, Arne Slot doesn’t really have another recognised out-and-out striker on his bench.
Could it soon be time for youthful energy and excitement in the form someone like Rio Ngumoha?
HT: Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:36 , Alex DakersLevel at the break!
Liverpool lost Hugo Ekitike to a suspected dead leg early on following a collision with James Milner, forcing a reshuffle with Curtis Jones introduced.
Brighton soon took advantage of the visitors’ disruption, with Danny Welbeck nodding in his 11th Premier League goal of the campaign - the most by an Englishman this term.
But the Reds drew level on the half-hour mark as Milos Kerkez’s smart run helped the left-back pounce on a weak defensive header from Lewis Dunk.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:35 , Alex Dakers45+5mins: Frimpong’s ankle is trodden on accidentally by Minteh as the Brighton winger chases a loose ball.
The Liverpool full-back is okay, but now Alex Mac Allister is down having been caught late by Diego Gomez, who is booked.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:34 , Alex Dakers45+4mins: A tame effort from Florian Wirtz is collected by Bart Verbruggen.
We were given five minutes of added time, which are just about up.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:33 , Alex Dakers45+2mins: Liverpool clear the corner, Milner whacks it back into the fray from outside the area and Szoboszlai clears again.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:32 , Alex Dakers45+1mins: A troublesome Brighton cross, again from the left hand side, is tipped just out of danger, away from the onrushing runners, by Mamardashvili.
The hosts have the ball again, and work it onto the left again, where Yankuba Minteh’s cross is blocked behind for a corner.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:30 , Alex Dakers45mins: Yellow card to Ibrahima Konate for bringing down Danny Welbeck in the centre circle, stopping what could have been a dangerous breakaway for Brighton.
Fan reaction: Dunk under pressure
13:30 , Alex DakersDunk is playing quite poorly. He looks a bit shaken after conceding the goal. #BHAFC #BHALIV
— Random (@randomplayyr) March 21, 2026
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:29 , Alex Dakers44mins: Szoboszlai’s delivery falls and bobbles about a bit before James Milner can hoof it out for a throw-in.
That’s taken quickly, but Liverpool’s attack ends with the ball dropping into Bart Verbruggen’s gloves.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:28 , Alex Dakers43mins: Liverpool corner as Dunk tries to chest a cross back to his goalkeeper but puts it behind instead.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:26 , Alex Dakers41mins: Konate looked like he was all over Minteh just outside the Liverpool box, but the referee deems no free-kick will be awarded.
Goal-kick to the visitors instead.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:23 , Alex Dakers38mins: That spell in possession for the Seagulls ends as Mats Wieffers slices wide.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:22 , Alex Dakers37mins: Liverpool have struggled to keep possession since drawing level.
Brighton are currently searching for a way through to restore their advantage.
Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:18 , Alex Dakers32mins: Brighton goal-scorer Danny Welbeck tees up fellow Englishman Jack Hinshelwood, but the midfielder sends his long-range effort over.
GOAL! Brighton 1-1 Liverpool
13:15 , Alex Dakers30mins: The corner comes to nothing at first, but then Milos Kerkez capitalises on a lapse in Brighton defending to equalise!
After the ball was worked back to Mamardashvili, the Liverpool ‘keeper boots long and the Seagulls make a mess of clearing their lines.
Lewis Dunk tries to head back to Verbruggen but his weak connection allows Kerkez to pounce first and slot home the leveller - a smart run in behind by the left-back, there.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:14 , Alex Dakers29mins: Liverpool corner again as Ferdi Kadioglu nods behind an Alexis Mac Allister chipped through ball under pressure from Curtis Jones.
Fan reaction: Welbeck for England?
13:14 , Alex DakersTuchel are you watching?? Call up @DannyWelbeck #BHALIV #England
— Daniel Kenig (@d_kenig) March 21, 2026
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:13 , Alex Dakers27mins: Yankuba Minteh, who has only just been booked, runs across Jeremie Frimpong as the Liverpool defender leaps to collect a high ball.
The Brighton winger looks a bit sheepish as the referee stops play to check on Frimpong, but he escapes a second yellow - the right decision, on reflection.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:12 , Alex Dakers27mins: Van Dijk connects first with the corner delivery, but Brighton clear.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:11 , Alex Dakers26mins: Another free-kick to Liverpool now, slightly farther from goal, after Yankuba Minteh is booked for felling Cody Gakpo.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:11 , Alex Dakers26mins: This one earns the visitors a corner, as Szoboszlai’s delivery finds Virgil van Dijk on the right and Brighton knock the Dutchman’s header behind.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:10 , Alex Dakers25mins: But there’s no moment of magic from the Hungarian on this occasion.
He curls the ball over the wall, but it doesn’t dip quick enough and flies over the crossbar.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:09 , Alex Dakers24mins: Free-kick now to Liverpool in a dangerous area not far from the edge of the area.
Szoboszlai to take.
He’s scored four direct free-kick goals already this term...
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:08 , Alex Dakers23mins: The resulting corner comes to nothing, though, and the visitors remain a goal down.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:08 , Alex Dakers22mins: A game of headers, this!
Szoboszlai dinks a cross in from just outside the box on the right and Bart Verbruggen gets down low to his left to stop Alexis Mac Allister’s header.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:06 , Alex Dakers21mins: Brighton are getting comfortable now.
They clip another cross into the box from the left, but this one is a little too high and Diego Gomez can’t quite direct the ball goalward.
Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
13:04 , Alex Dakers19mins: Danny Welbeck, the Premier League’s highest-scoring Englishman this term with 11 goals now.
He’s not in Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad, but should he be going to the World Cup?
Fan reaction: Liverpool behind
13:03 , Alex Dakers1-0 down inside 15 minutes and no recognised striker on the pitch… it’s going to be a long afternoon #LFC #BHALIV pic.twitter.com/NMP45nGht4
— Ben McCluskey (@ben_mccluskey) March 21, 2026
GOAL! Brighton 1-0 Liverpool
12:59 , Alex Dakers14mins: Brighton lead, and Danny Welbeck is the scorer!
Simple but effective play from the Seagulls.
A cross from the left to the far post, where Diego Gomez nods it back across the six-yard box to the waiting head of Welbeck, who notches his 11th Premier League goal of the season from close range.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:58 , Alex Dakers13mins: Szoboszlai floats the delivery in, but Brighton clear.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:58 , Alex Dakers12mins: Liverpool corner now - they’ve scored 14 set-piece goals since the turn of the year, with the joint-most in Europe’s top five leagues alongside Arsenal.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:57 , Alex Dakers12mins: Yankuba Minteh tries to beat Frimpong but the Liverpool man has the pace to stay with his winger and block the cross.
Mamardashvili restarts play with a goalkick.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:55 , Alex Dakers9mins: Frimpong is in the Brighton back but can’t get a shot away, he works it back to Szoboszlai but the Hungarian skews his first-time shot far too high.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:53 , Alex Dakers7mins: Ekitike pulls up again with tears in his eyes, and he won’t be able to continue here.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:53 , Alex Dakers8mins: Ekitike off, Curtis Jones on - so it looks like Cody Gakpo will lead the line at the tip of an attacking diamond for Liverpool.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:51 , Alex Dakers6mins: The visitors are temporarily down to ten men with Ekitike waiting to come back on, a grimace still plastered across his face.
The ball goes out of play and he re-enters the field of play gingerly.
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:50 , Alex Dakers5mins: Curtis Jones has been sent to warm up in case Ekitike can’t continue.
The Frenchman is limping off post-treatment - will he come back on?
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:49 , Alex Dakers4mins: Ekitike is receiving some treatment on the pitch now - he looks to be in some real discomfort.
There’s a reason James Milner is still going on his “old” age. He’s made of titanium and this proves it 😂 #bhaliv https://t.co/VNgp4qXTwl
— Ro ⚡️ Ro (@Roro84) March 21, 2026
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:49 , Alex Dakers3mins: Liverpool pushed back to Mamardashvili, who clears and starts a counter.
Hugo Ekitike goes down just inside Brighton’s half after coming together with James Milner, the visiting striker definitely seeming to come off worse in that collision than the veteran former Reds midfielder.
A dead leg, perhaps?
Fan reaction
12:47 , Alex DakersWe just did it again 😅😂
— PB kappa (@ChibuzorCEM) March 21, 2026
The PSG kickoff tactics #BHALIV
Brighton 0-0 Liverpool
12:47 , Alex Dakers1mins: The Reds hoof it long from kick-off, out of play for a Brighton throw well inside the hosts’ half.
No early chances come, though, as Liverpool win possession but are pushed back inside their own half.
KICK-OFF!
12:45 , Alex Dakers1mins: After that 15-minute delay, Liverpool get us underway at the Amex Stadium for the Premier League's Saturday lunchtime action.
Team news reminder
12:43 , Alex DakersA quick reminder of our team news today...
Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Milner, Groß; Gomez, Hinshelwood, Minteh; Welbeck
Subs: Steele, Georginio, Baleba, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike
Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Morrison, Ngumoha
Players coming out of the tunnel
12:42 , Alex DakersBoth teams are emerging onto the pitch at the Amex Stadium now.
The stadium is still far from full due to that road traffic accident causing heavy traffic nearby, but we’re going ahead with our delayed 12.45pm kick-off time.
Five minutes to go
12:40 , Alex DakersKick-off is now just five minutes away, folks!
Brighton 'confident,' says Minteh
12:35 , Alex DakersBrighton, who have won three of their last four games, are “confident” of a top performance today says Yankuba Minteh, the winning goal-scorer from last weekend’s trip to Sunderland.
The 21-year-old Gambian winger has been a key man for the Seagulls this term, particularly with fellow wide man Kaoru Mitoma - who missed out through injury last weekend before recovering to make the bench today - unavailable at times.
"We're confident. We know it's not going to be easy but we will give everything to win." 💬🇬🇲 pic.twitter.com/MAFVpy4l1z
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 21, 2026
15 minutes to go
12:30 , Alex DakersNot long left now until our rescheduled kick-off time of 12.45pm GMT, with warm-ups beginning to wrap up here at the Amex Stadium
Warm-ups complete ✅@AXA | #Ad pic.twitter.com/mhw2XTaCFQ
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 21, 2026
Brighton on the up against Liverpool
12:25 , Alex DakersBrighton won this fixture last season, beating champions Liverpool 3-2, and they’ve emerged victorious from two of their last three home Premier League meetings with this opponent, drawing the other.
That’s a marked improvement from the Seagulls’ first 13 home league games against the Reds, which had brought a record of W1, D6, L6.
Countdown to kick-off
12:20 , Alex DakersWe should be underway in about 25 minutes from now, after that kick-off delay caused by heavy traffic near the Amex Stadium.
Stick with us for all the latest updates!
Fan reaction: Some love for Gakpo
12:18 , Alex DakersA more positive reaction to Cody Gakpo’s inclusion in the Liverpool lineup today!
Cody Gakpo has a lot of energy up front, so I hope he will connect with the players and score goals today. If the boys play with the same fervor and energy that we witnessed in the Galatassary game, we will undoubtedly win.#BHALIV https://t.co/nBEpkkK2mT
— Samson Olusegun ☁️ (@Sammyayoolu) March 21, 2026
What happened in the reverse fixture?
12:15 , Alex DakersLiverpool beat Brighton 3-0 in the fifth-round of the FA Cup a month ago, but what happened during the reverse fixture in the Premier League this term?
Back in December, the Reds also shut the Seagulls out with a 2-0 win at Anfield, as Hugo Ekitike bagged a brace - his first goal in the opening minute, and his second on the hour mark.
Will there be another quick start today?
We’ll soon find out!
Fan reaction: Delayed kick-off
12:12 , Alex DakersNo conspiracies here, Andrew!
Liverpool being given an extra 15 minutes rest because they played midweek is shocking, this needs investigating #BHALIV
— Andrew Newman (@AndrewNewy) March 21, 2026
Players warming up
12:10 , Alex DakersDespite the delayed kick-off (see post at 11:55am GMT), Liverpool have been out warming up for the last 10 minutes or so.
Shaking out the legs after that big Champions League night just a few days ago!
We’re out for pre-match preparations 💪@AXA | #Ad pic.twitter.com/BHhFny2Rxu
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 21, 2026
Brighton joined them out there a few minutes ago, meanwhile.
Hurzeler echoes Slot's prediction of 'intense' match
12:05 , Alex DakersNow, let’s hear from Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler...
"We will stick to our principles and not get distracted by the lows we have had. I am a big believer in this team and the quality of these players,” said the young Seagulls boss, whose side are currently 12th in the Premier League.
"These players stepped up against Sunderland [in last weekend’s 1-0 away win]. Every player on the pitch knows their role.
He continued: "We need to play intense. You have to be intense against the top teams. It is a long journey from Liverpool to Brighton and we have to use that advantage.
"I always see a football game as an event and supporters pay a lot of money. I want them to enjoy it."
Long-range striker Szobo
12:00 , Alex DakersDominik Szoboszlai scored against both Galatasaray and Tottenham in the last week, so wherever he plays Brighton will be keeping a close eye on the Hungarian.
Even if he’s far from the net, that’s proven to be no issue for Szoboszlai whose four goals from outside the box is the most in the Premier League this season.
Those efforts have come from direct free-kicks, and he’s now just one free-kick goal away from equalling the single-season record held by David Beckham and Laurent Robert.
Kick-off delayed
11:55 , Alex DakersIt’ll be a little longer than expected until we get this first match of the day underway, with kick-off delayed by 15 minutes due to heavy traffic near the Amex Stadium, reportedly caused by an accident on the A27.
Still, only 50 minutes left!
#BHALIV
— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) March 21, 2026
Kick-off for today’s Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool has been delayed by 15 minutes to 12:45pm, due to heavy traffic in the local area delaying the arrival of supporters.
Slot expecting 'very intense game'
11:50 , Alex DakersSome pre-match comments from Arne Slot...
"We only have 60 hours of rest after putting in an enormous physical performance [against Galatasaray]," said the Liverpool boss.
"Brighton has always been a team who want to play, bring the ball out from the back, and make it a very intense game."
Countdown to kick-off
11:45 , Alex DakersJust 45 minutes to go until we get underway at the Amex Stadium!
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