Solly March scored twice in eight minutes as Brighton leapfrogged Liverpool in the Premier League table to leave the Reds needing a miracle to finish in the top four.
The Seagulls built on a dominant first-half performance to take the lead through the English wideman following a Joel Matip error just seconds after the interval. March grabbed his second in the 53rd minute with a brilliant strike which flew past Alisson into the far corner.
Brighton thoroughly deserved the three points which saw them overtake Liverpool into seventh in the table, having outclassed their visitors in all areas of the pitch. Danny Welbeck secured victory following yet more calamitous Reds defending in the 81st minute, leaving Roberto De Zerbi's side five points off the Champions League spots - and inflicting a sixth league defeat of the season on a Liverpool side verging on crisis.
