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FA CupRound of 32THE MATCH CENTRE

Liverpool vs Brighton match centre

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LWWLW
Momentum→ Steady63/100OlderLatest
Full time
3:0
UK time · Europe/London
Brighton badgeBrightonAway
DLDLL
Momentum↘ Falling11/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
C. Jones42′
D. Szoboszlai56′
M. Salah68′ (pen)
Venue to be confirmedSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
LiverpoolBrighton
5Corner Kicks5
15Fouls19
0Yellow Cards4
Red Cards
3Goalkeeper Saves2
390Total passes450
333Passes accurate383

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Liverpool 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Brighton 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Liverpool

7/10Wins
2.9Goals / game
1.1Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At home, 4 wins from 6 available matches.

Inspect Liverpool’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Brighton

0/6Wins
0.8Goals / game
1.7Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 3 available matches.

Inspect Brighton’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Liverpool at home with Brighton away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:55 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

FA Cup · 2025/26 · all league matches

LiverpoolBrighton
1Matches played1
3Points earned3
1Wins1
4.0Goals scored / match2.0
1.0Goals conceded / match1.0
0Clean sheets0
0Failed to score0

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Liverpool at home with Brighton away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Liverpool

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Arne Slot
  1. 1AlissonG
  2. 17C. JonesD
  3. 5I. KonateD
  4. 4V. van DijkD
  5. 6M. KerkezD
  6. 8D. SzoboszlaiM
  7. 10A. Mac AllisterM
  8. 11M. SalahM
  9. 7F. WirtzM
  10. 18C. GakpoM
  11. 14F. ChiesaF
Substitutes (9)

25 · G. Mamardashvili

2 · J. Gomez

22 · H. Ekitike

26 · A. Robertson

38 · R. Gravenberch

42 · T. Nyoni

47 · C. Ramsay

68 · K. Morrison

73 · R. Ngumoha

Brighton

Confirmed formation4-3-3Fabian Hurzeler
  1. 23J. SteeleG
  2. 34J. VeltmanD
  3. 6J. P. van HeckeD
  4. 5L. DunkD
  5. 24F. KadiogluD
  6. 30P. GrossM
  7. 17C. BalebaM
  8. 13J. HinshelwoodM
  9. 53H. HowellF
  10. 19C. KostoulasF
  11. 25D. GomezF
Substitutes (9)

1 · B. Verbruggen

10 · G. Rutter

11 · Y. Minteh

18 · D. Welbeck

20 · J. Milner

21 · O. Boscagli

22 · K. Mitoma

27 · M. Wieffer

29 · M. De Cuyper

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Liverpool

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Alisson907.6—0—40—
Curtis Jones898.2102471
Ibrahima Konaté907.9—0—35—
Virgil van Dijk907.6—0—58—
Miloš Kerkez907.3—11193
Dominik Szoboszlai908.510148—
Alexis Mac Allister907.3—0—448
Mohamed Salah778.711332—
Florian Wirtz717.2—0—251
Cody Gakpo897.3—0—15—
Federico Chiesa776.2—0—9—
Joe Gomez196.6—0—11
Hugo Ekitiké136.2—0—4—
Rio Ngumoha136.3—0—6—
Calvin Ramsay1——0—1—
Trey Nyoni1——0—7—
Giorgi Mamardashvili———————
Andrew Robertson———————
Ryan Gravenberch———————
Kieran Morrison———————

Brighton

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Jason Steele906.2—0—36—
Joël Veltman906.2—01362
Jan Paul van Hecke726.7—0—43—
Lewis Dunk905.9—01581
Ferdi Kadıoğlu906.0—01411
Pascal Groß906.9—0—522
Carlos Baleba626.6—0—21—
Jack Hinshelwood816.2—01344
Harry Howell627.3—0—194
Charalampos Kostoulas906.2—0—262
Diego Gómez626.2—01201
Kaoru Mitoma286.6—01201
Georginio Rutter286.9—0172
Yankuba Minteh287.2—01112
Olivier Boscagli186.9—0—17—
Mats Wieffer96.3—018—
Bart Verbruggen———————
Maxim De Cuyper———————
James Milner———————
Danny Welbeck———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

FA Cup table

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Current standings. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

Standings are not available for this competition and season.

THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

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