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‘These are all finals’ – Klopp on Liverpool’s title run-in
Liverpool are hosting Brighton in the Premier League this afternoon as the Reds seek to steal a march in the title race.

Only one point separates the top three and, with Arsenal and Manchester City facing off later, Liverpool have the chance to go top and gain some ground over one or both of their rivals. Liverpool still have a long list of players out injured and Jurgen Klopp was unsure if midfielder Curtis Jones would be available, while left-back Andy Robertson will take it “day by day”. However, Darwin Nunez is available after overcoming a hamstring issue.

Brighton are chasing a European place as Roberto De Zerbi continues to impress on the south coast with his slick brand of football – so much so that the Italian has been linked with the Liverpool job when Klopp departs this summer.

Follow all the action from Liverpool v Brighton below and get the latest betting tips, odds and free bets here.

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Liverpool host Brighton at Anfield, live on Sky Sports
The Reds will go top of the Premier League with victory
Brighton are hoping to move up to the European places
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez; Mac Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Lamptey, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, Gross, Adingra, Moder; Welbeck.
2’ GOAL! – Welbeck rattles Brighton into the lead (LIV 0-1 BHA)
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Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
15 mins: Mac Allister dinks the ball over the top and plays in Salah. He looks to bring the ball back onto his left-foot but is tackled and wins a corner.

Liverpool play the set piece short but Brighton defend it well and break on the counter attack.

Mac Allister is left to deal with Adingra and nudges the forward onto the deck. The referee awards the foul and also pulls out a yellow card for the Liverpool midfielder.

Mike Jones31 March 2024 14:15
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Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
12 mins: Brighton earn themselves a free kick deep in Liverpool’s half. Estupinan swings in the set piece but Alexis Mac Allister is up highest to nod the ball away.

The visitors recycle it and win a corner but Pascal Gross’ delivery is whipped straight out of play.

Mike Jones31 March 2024 14:12
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Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
9 mins: Close!

Conor Bradley goes forward on the overlap and brings the ball under control. He slips it into the box for Mo Salah who opens up his body and looks to curl a shot into the far top corner.

He stirkes it well but sends the effort just wide of the post.

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Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
8 mins: Liverpool have had the better of possession since the goal. They’re pushing further and further forward meaning Brighton are playing mainly on the counter.

Simon Adingra sends a cross in from the left but can’t find a teammates. Liverpool transition quickly and look to increase the pressure on Brighton once more.

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Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
5 mins: Brighton have been a nuisance team for Liverpool in recent times and they’re proving to be so again. That early goal may inspire Liverpool into a comeback.

Penalty shout!

Darwin Nunez feels a tug on the arm from Pervis Estupinan as he darts into the penalty area. He goes to ground wanting a penalty but the referee says no and so does VAR.

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GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Brighton (Welbeck, 2’)
2 mins: Rapid start!

Brighton take the lead through a wonderful strike from Danny Welbeck.

The hosts lose possession and Brighton burst forward down the left side. The ball bobbles into the penalty area and drops for Welbeck who whips a first time shot past Caoimhin Kelleher to open the scoring.

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Kick off! Liverpool 0-0 Brighton
Brighton get the ball rolling at Anfield. It’s worked over to the right side of the pitch where Joe Gomez nicks it away from Jakub Moder and allows Liverpool to sweep forward.

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Here come the teams.

The players walk out onto the pitch at Anfield. Liverpool know they need to win to keep up the pressure on their title rivals while Brighton are hoping to collect three points and move up to seventh in the league.

How will this match play out? Kick off is up next…

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Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is injured and will play no part in today’s match, spoke to Sky Sports during the build-up saying:

“You get a feeling when you come out on to the pitch that there’s a little bit of magic in the air and hopefully it can go our way. You know how intense these games are so you need to make sure you’re ready for it and going into the game full confidence.”

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Evan Ferguson is now without a goal in 22 appearances for club and country and starts on the bench for Brighton today. His replacement, Danny Welbeck, will be making his 100th Premier League appearance for the Seagulls.

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Liverpool have been told of three reasons why new No 1 target Ruben Amorim is superior to Xabi Alonso

Why Liverpool have dodged a bullet by missing out on Xabi Alonso has been revealed, with a BBC reporter outlining three reasons why new number one target, Ruben Amorim, is the superior choice anyway.

The Reds earmarked Bayer Leverkusen’s wildly impressive Xabi Alonso as their preferred option to replace Jurgen Klopp. Klopp will leave Liverpool at season’s end and will take a sabbatical before weighing up his next move.

Alonso has worked wonders at Leverkusen and with a hefty 10-point advantage over Bayern Munich, is on course to guide his side to their first ever Bundesliga title.

The idea of leaving Leverkusen as a conquering hero and joining Liverpool or Bayern Munich had been floated. Both clubs are seeking a new manager, with Thomas Tuchel set to leave Bayern when the current campaign concludes.

However, news broke last night of Alonso being inclined to remain with Leverkusen for at least one more season.

Now, according to Fabrizio Romano, Alonso’s final decision to stay loyal to Leverkusen will be made public very shortly.

Alonso remains loyal to Leverkusen
Taking to X, Romano stated “Xabi Alonso, set to stay at Bayer Leverkusen with announcement to follow in public.

“Decision made and confirmed for Xabi who’s staying for one more season.”

Alonso’s current contract with Leverkusen contains a release clause, though it does not become active until 2025.

Unfortunately for Liverpool and Bayern Munich, that timeline does not match their need for a new manager in the here and now.

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Various trusted sources including the Times’ Paul Joyce as well as Romano all suggested Liverpool will now move for Sporting CP boss, Ruben Amorim.

Aged just 39, Amorim is actually three years younger than Alonso, though has already been in senior management for nearly five full seasons. Prior to joining Sporting in 2020 Amorim managed Braga for 18 months. Alonso is in just his second season of senior management.

According to BBC reporter, Chris Bertram, that extra experience is one of three reasons why Amorim may actually be the wiser choice for Liverpool owners FSG anyway.

Aside from that factor, Bertram also pointed to the fact Amorim has already shown he can overcome adversity in the top job.

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Amorim guided Sporting to their first league title in 19 years during the 2020/21 season. His side finished second the year after before surprisingly dropping to fourth last season.

However, Amorim has shown his capability to overcome adversity and currently has his side top of the table once more. Sporting currently lead Benfica in the Primeira Liga by a point and also have a game in hand.

Furthermore, Amorim has shown he can put his side in genuine title contention despite losing some of his best players.

Matheus Nunes and Joao Palhinha – now of Manchester City and Fulham – were both sold during Amorim’s stint in charge.

That ability to withstand high profile exits and still compete for top honours could be particularly pertinent for Liverpool given Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are all out of contract in 2025.

Portuguese paper leads with Amorim to Liverpool
Elsewhere, Portuguese newspaper Record dropped a big hint on Friday morning with Amorim the lead story on their front page.

Their headline read: “Liverpool aperta Amorim”, which translates to ‘Liverpool squeeze Amorim.’

The Portuguese media have touted Liverpool as Amorim’s next destination for over a month and the inference is the Alonso news has only served to heighten the chances Amorim ends up at Anfield.

Furthermore, their sub-heading read: “Reds want to meet with coach at the end of the season, Italian [Roberto De] Zerbi also on the list.”

Amorim’s current deal in Lisbon contains a release clause Liverpool can activate this summer. Sources have differed as to how much it’s worth, though most agree the magic number is €20m.

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Liverpool Target Alonso Will ‘Confirm’ Bayer Leverkusen Stay
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Liverpool were hoping to bring Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso to Anfield this summer, but Fabrizio Romano has confirmed he won’t be leaving.

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Liverpool’s hopes of bringing in Xabi Alonso to replace Jurgen Klopp have been dashed.
Alonso is staying at Bayer Leverkusen after an impressive season.
The Spanish manager’s decision to stay has been confirmed by journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Liverpool were hoping to bring Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso to Anfield to replace the outgoing Jurgen Klopp this summer, but Fabrizio Romano has now confirmed that he will be staying with the Bundesliga club.

The Reds outlined Alonso as one of their key targets in their hunt for a new manager after an impressive season with Leverkusen. The German side are flying high at the top of the Bundesliga with a 10-point lead over Bayern Munich. The Merseyside club will now be forced to go back to the drawing board, with the Spanish manager going nowhere ahead of the 2024/2025 campaign.

Alonso Won’t be Joining Liverpool
The Spanish manager will stay at Leverkusen
Italian journalist Romano has now confirmed that Alonso is set to stay at Bayer Leverkusen this summer with an official announcement to come. The 42-year-old will be staying for another season at least, with a release clause becoming active in 2025. Liverpool and Bayern Munich, who were both pushing to secure his signature, have been informed of his decision to stay put.

The former Liverpool midfielder clearly wants to continue the project he’s building with Leverkusen, and it’s no surprise, with the German club still competing in three competitions, with the Bundesliga title theirs to lose this season. Romano later added that Alonso is involved with planning new signings for Leverkusen for the summer transfer window, and alongside Liverpool and Bayern, Real Madrid will also keep monitoring their former midfielder for the future.

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GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Xabi Alonso remains the only unbeaten manager in Europe’s top-five leagues this season.

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Journalist Ben Jacobs has recently told GIVEMESPORT that Hughes, who will join the club as sporting director later this year, is a ‘big fan’ of De Zerbi, and he’s likely to have a major say on who the next manager is going to be.

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It looks like Real Madrid already won the Xabi Alonso race
March 28, 2024
Xabi Alonso has become the most coveted name in the managerial market by leading Bayer Leverkusen to an undefeated start to the 2023/24 season.

Die Werkself are in the driver’s seat to win the Bundesliga and break up Bayern Munich’s hegemony of the title, having brought Die Roten to their knees in a recent 3-0 drubbing.

Every top club with a possible manager vacancy is after Alonso, including former club Bayern. Two other former clubs of his, Liverpool and Real Madrid, have also been linked, even though Los Blancos don’t currently have a managerial vacancy.

Yet as it stands, it looks like Real Madrid have won the battle to sign Xabi Alonso before the summer transfer window even begins, in spite of the fact that they already have a settled coaching situation with the legendary Carlo Ancelotti at the helm.

That’s because Alonso has reportedly decided to stay with the Bayer Leverkusen project for at least one more season, as the club have all but guaranteed a Champions League berth for the 2024/25 season.

Not only does Alonso remain committed to the Leverkusen project in the short term, but this also increases the chances of him leaving Leverkusen at a later date when Real Madrid are ready to replace Ancelotti with a more long-term manager.

Real Madrid initially hired Carletto to replace Zinedine Zidane after the French icon’s resignation, intending to hire the Italian coach as a short-term solution before hiring someone else to manage the team over the long haul.

At the time, Alonso was mentioned alongside Raúl and even Julian Nagelsmann as a possible “coach for the future” at the Santiago Bernabéu.

For Alonso, the future is now. He is already as good as any manager in the world, based on what he is accomplishing in Germany at his first major coaching gig.

Alonso could have the keys to the kingdom in Madrid, working with the likes of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo Goes, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Endrick, Vinícius Júnior, and, very likely, Kylian Mbappé on a team loaded with young talent.

The Spanish manager is already working wonders in Leverkusen with young up-and-coming stars, but imagine what he would be capable of with the full powers of the Real Madrid machine and their young phenoms.

A new era could be dawning on the Spanish capital, with Carlo giving way to a player he once managed to greatness en route to La Décmia. And Alonso will aim to win many more Champions Leagues in Madrid.

Liverpool have a very appealing sporting project to offer to Alonso, but there’s something about Madrid that is too good to pass up on. It appears Alonso is willing to wait for Madrid while enjoying the fruits of his labors in Leverkusen at the Champions League level next season.

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Luis Diaz stars in routine Liverpool victory over Brighton to keep pressure on Manchester City
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As wins go, this could not have been more routine for Liverpool. Acting as the perfect hosts, Brighton tested their visitors with just the one shot on target all game. This was Graham Potter’s side’s fifth successive league defeat. More to the point, in that sequence they have scored just once.

“It’s not easy to have perspective on the back of the run we’re on,” said Potter. “At the moment we’re suffering. But it’s not like we’re sat at the bottom of the league five points adrift.”

While they may be comfortably safe from relegation, his team’s role increasingly seems to be to offer top four managers the opportunity to make patronising remarks even as they bank three points. As Jurgen Klopp duly demonstrated.

“I like Graham a lot, I hope the people here know what they have,” the Liverpool manager said. “Real football people recognise what he has done. I like watching his team, I don’t like playing them.”

Not that it looked as if he were in any discomfort: Liverpool were in charge for all but ten minutes of this game. And while Brighton struggled to find the net, goals are a very different matter for Klopp’s players. As they scored in each half to record their eighth win on the trot, they notched up a couple of notable statistical landmarks.

Their second strike, for instance, was the club’s 2,000th Premier League goal. And, in scoring it, Mohamed Salah, recorded his twentieth league goal for the fourth successive season. How Brighton’s fans must have watched on in envy wondering how their side might fare with a striker of his calibre. Well, any striker actually.

It was not that Brighton began badly. Playing in their yellow and blue change strip as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine they started as brightly as their shirts. In the opening moments, the busy Tariq Lamptey found Neal Maupay, who misdirected his header over. Maupay then shot just wide, before playing in Leandro Trossard who seemed to have space to shoot, but Alisson slid in to smother.

The difference between the sides is that from anywhere and everywhere, danger always lurks with Liverpool. As when, after 19 minutes, Joel Matip took possession in his own half and strode forward without any Brighton players sensing his threat. As his long ball arced precisely into the area, Luis Diaz dashed in and bravely headed it goalwards.

Despite the looming proximity of the Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez, his touch was both subtle and accurate. Even as the ball arrowed into the net, Sanchez’s follow-through flattened him. Mike Dean, however, could see nothing wrong with the challenge. And, much to Klopp’s confusion, Var did not feel there was a clear and obvious error in the referee’s assessment.

Luis Diaz manages to get his head to the ball and score the opening goal before clashing with Robert Sanchez CREDIT: Charlotte Wilson/Offside
“Most of the people think it was a red card,” he said. “For what reason could it not be a red card? The phrase ‘clear and obvious’ is the problem. Surely it is either wrong or right.”

Whatever the niceties of the video referee, of this there can be no doubt: what a player Diaz is proving to be. Quick, skillful, dynamic, his all round quality was in evidence when he got up from his knock to track down and dispossess Lamptey, who is not exactly slow.

“He’s a very good player,” said Klopp of his January signing. “It is not so easy to bring in a player in winter, but the way Luis plays is exactly the way we wanted him to play, so he did not have to adapt. I don’t think we’ve seen already the full range of his skills. There is a lot of space for improvement.”

Which is an alarming prospect for the rest of the League. And while Diaz may have been the exemplar, everywhere Liverpool assumed ascendancy. Virgil van Dijk won every header, Jordan Henderson every tackle. And the two full backs enjoyed themselves hugely. Indeed, with a magnificent crossfield pass, Trent Alexander-Arnold found Andrew Robertson alone on the edge of the area. But he fired over.

As they forlornly chased the game, the experience of Adam Lallana seemed to sum up Brighton’s fortune. The former Liverpool man came on at half time and lasted all of five minutes, substituted himself after suffering a hamstring problem.

Liverpool, meanwhile, cruised on. Salah danced through and hit the bar. Then shot wide after Dias had galloped half the length of the pitch to set him up. If the striker feared that this might not be the game he reached his personal milestone, he did not have to worry long. Moments later, Naby Keita’s shot hit Yves Bissouma on his raised arm. Dean immediately signaled for a penalty and Salah does not miss from the spot.

Mohamed Salah scores Liverpool’s second from the penalty spot CREDIT: PA
The difference between the two teams’ resources was summed up when Salah later went down injured and Klopp could send on Diogo Jota. No such luxury for Potter. And for Brighton’s increasingly unhappy fans all there was left was the might-have-been. They screamed in fury when the referee refused to accept that Alisson had carried the ball outside his area, then had to watch the Liverpool keeper pull off a brilliant save to deny the substitute Danny Welbeck. So Liverpool continue to close in on Manchester City. While at Brighton the sole consolation seems to be that every other manager thinks their boss is doing a great job.

Brighton vs Liverpool, as it happened:
3:12PM
That’s all from the lunchtime kick-off
Thanks for joining us this afternoon. There’s only one 3pm kick-off today: Brentford vs Burnley. Currently 0-0 there.

We’ll have coverage later from the battle for fourth place as Manchester United host Tottenham. That kicks off at 5:30pm.

2:55PM
It’s the fourth season that Salah has reached the 20 goal mark

158 – In @LFC’s Premier League history, only Steven Gerrard (212 – 120 goals, 92 assists) has had a direct hand in more goals for the club than Mohamed Salah (158 – 115 goals, 43 assists), moving level with Robbie Fowler. Icons. pic.twitter.com/S0Rei46XjR

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 12, 2022
2:27PM
Full-time: Brighton 0-2 Liverpool
A great all-round performance by January signing Luis Diaz this afternoon. He showed bravery with his headed effort for his first goal and looked threatening in possession throughout.

Liverpool looked very comfortable. Routine stuff as they keep the pressure on Manchester City, going three points behind them with the same number of games played.

Brighton are struggling after a solid first three months of the season. They’re now on a five match losing streak and have won just two league games in 2022.

2:22PM
90+3 mins
Another good run by Diaz up the left – he’s looked very comfortable in possession this afternoon. He gets his shot away, but it’s saved by Sanchez and earns a corner.

2:21PM
90 mins
Five minutes of added time to come.

2:20PM
90+2 mins
Alisson quickly off his line, decisive to dive down ahead of Trossard with the ball rolled in from the right.

2:19PM
90 mins
Luis Diaz one-on-one with Sanchez as Liverpool counter, but he’s denied.

He probably could’ve squared it across to Jota there, but fancied it himself.

2:18PM
89 mins
March takes on Matip down the left; he earns a corner. Trossard to Cucurella, again down the left…

The cross comes in from the left and Danny Welbeck gets his shot away. It looks like van Dijk gets a touch to deflect it, but it needed a strong save from Alisson – and he delivered.

2:14PM
85 mins – Liverpool sub
Henderson off; Milner on.

2:14PM
83 mins
Robertson tries to pull the ball back, left side of the box. He’s looking for Mane, but it’s behind him. Brighton pounce.

Brighton counter, but Fabinho shuts it down and gets himself a yellow for his foul.

2:11PM
82 mins
Van Dijk concedes a free kick, on the half-way line.

It looks like James Milner is going to come on in a moment.

2:10PM
80 mins
Very stop-start this second half.

Maupay the latest to stop play. He gets a yellow for diving in late into Alisson as the Liverpool keeper clears.

2:08PM
79 mins
A couple of Brighton corners in fairly quick succession, both on their left hand side.

Brighton haven’t got a huge amount of height in their team and both come to nothing.

2:04PM
75 mins
Mac Allister hacks down Jota, just into the Brighton half, to go into Mike Dean’s book.

2:03PM
74 mins
Excellent dummy by Mane to allow AA to surge down the right.

It’s smashed out and Liverpool earn the throw.

1:59PM
70 mins
AA corner, on the right. An out-swinger.

In towards Jota and Matip, middle of the box, but Brighton clear.

1:58PM
68 mins
Brighton have a brief foray forward. Lamptey tries to feed a cross into the four Brighton players in the box, but he’s pulled it behind all of them and it rolls all the way out for a Liverpool throw on the right.

1:55PM
66 mins – final Brighton sub

66′: Final sub for Albion: Danny Welbeck’s on for Yves Bissouma. 🔁

[0-2] 📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv ✘ #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/qUNdBmkZVm

— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 12, 2022
1:54PM
Salah’s penalty

He was never going to miss, was he!? 🎯

Mo Salah smashes the ball home from the penalty spot to double Liverpool’s advantage ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/1y1MWCtV32

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 12, 2022
1:52PM
64 mins – double sub for Liverpool
Thiago on; Keita off.

Jota on; Salah off.

1:52PM
61 mins
Alisson has come out the box as he collects. But Mike Dean says he didn’t carry out, even though the Liverpool keeper’s body is definitely outside the box. Probably the right decision there.

1:49PM
60 mins GOAL Brighton 0-2 Liverpool
Mo Salah! He fires the penalty straight down the middle; Sanchez dives to his left.

That’s Liverpool’s 2000th Premier League goal.

1:48PM
59 mins
Liverpool penalty.

A handball by Bissouma.

1:47PM
57 mins
Salah misses another chance!

Diaz with a wonderful run, with the ball, away from Mac Allister, half the pitch.

He plays a great squared ball to the Egyptian, but he drags it wide, without hitting it with any real conviction.

1:45PM
56 mins
Salah with a looping shot, inside the Brighton box, after the Seagulls fail to clear. It’s a deflected shot which spins over Sanchez and hits the crossbar, before falling to Mane, who lashes the ball over the bar.

1:44PM
54 mins
Keita is caught in possession by Bissouma, wonderful closing down from behind. But Mike Dean says his foot is too high and awards Liverpool a free kick. Bissouma’s not happy. He’s booked – the first of the afternoon – for throwing the ball away.

1:40PM
52 mins – Brighton substitute
Lallana off; Gross on.

1:40PM
50 mins
Adam Lallana has gone down here. He’s barely been on five minutes. It looks like he’s coming off.

1:39PM
49 mins
A wasted throw-in by Brighton up the right side. It’s thrown behind the Liverpool goal line after a promising period of build-up from the hosts who’ve come out more lively in this second half.

1:37PM
46 mins
Trossard is in the open, but he blazes it over, inside the Liverpool box. He should have done far better there!

But it looks like Maupay nudged the ball on with his arm in the build-up anyway.

1:33PM
Second half begins!
One sub for Brighton: Lallana is on, Alzata is off.

1:31PM
Sanchez got none of the ball here… but no booking given
1:22PM
Brave man Luis Diaz – and a terrific pass from Matip

Luis Diaz opens the scoring after an incredible pass from Joël Matip! 🔥

Despite being taken out by Robert Sánchez the Liverpool forward is ok to carry on 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Vka83JoN2X

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 12, 2022
1:21PM
Half-time: Brighton 0-1 Liverpool
Brighton came out sharp and lively, with a handful of chances in the first 15 minutes. They lacked the final finish though, and it allowed the Liverpool machine to get started.

Since the Luis Diaz goal it’s been all Liverpool. Plenty of chances for the visitors and it could’ve been one or two more.

1:17PM
45+1 mins
Salah is played in down the right channel, in plenty of space.

He tries to pull back to Diaz and Mane, but it’s cleared out for a throw on the right.

1:16PM
45 mins
Two minutes of added time to come.

1:15PM
42 mins
Liverpool hit the Seagulls on the counter, Mo Salah running a good length of the pitch. He’s forced out left, but manages to cut inside. He has Diaz in the middle, Mane not far behind. but he just side foots it toward Sanchez, who gets a foot in to clear.

1:13PM
41 mins
Brighton, courtesy of Lamptey and March nibble down the right flank. A couple of throw-ins builds up to a corner as Keita clears.

MacAllister takes, but Henderson heads it away well.

1:10PM
37 mins
Liverpool a good period of possession, every player getting a touch and looking very comfortable.

It ends with a free kick on the left after a moment of frustration from Brighton.

Trent AA sends it in. Cucurella with a strong header away. It comes back to AA again and he goes for goal, trying it on the outside of his right foot. But it’s wide.

1:05PM
34 mins
Liverpool free kick on the left now, after Diaz is pulled down.

Robertson swings it in – plenty of Red shirts in the box – but Sanchez rises well and holds.

1:00PM
29 mins
Salah with a shot, outside of the box, following an AA corner.

It bounces up well for him after a scuffed Brighton clearance, onto his left foot, but he’s gone high and wide.

12:58PM
26 mins
Trent AA to Robertson, in the box. Veltman can’t reach it, allowing Robertson to shoot, albeit from a wide angle.

He’s got some power behind it, but it’s over Sanchez’s crossbar.

Some classic AA-Robertson interplay. We’ll see more of that this afternoon.

12:55PM
24 mins
Trent AA with a beautifully whipped ball in from a free kick on the right. March rises well to get rid of the danger.

12:54PM
20 mins
Mike Dean doesn’t think anything is in that and Sanchez doesn’t even get a booking.

It was a dangerous challenge from Sanchez, and he got none of the ball.

Fortunately it looks like Dias is fine.

12:51PM
19 mins GOAL: Brighton 0-1 Liverpool
Matip with a long ball over the top, a brave header from Diaz to put the ball into the back of the net.

He’s taken a big whack from Sanchez and VAR will check this for serious foul play.

12:49PM
18 mins
Fabinho with a terrific ball into Henderson on the right channel. He’s unmarked and gets a low cross in towards Salah and Mane in the box, but there are enough yellow and blue shirts in the box to get it away.

12:45PM
14 mins
Lamptey’s gone down and Mike Dean stops play. It looks like he got a bit of a whack in the face in a tussle with Diaz.

12:41PM
9 mins
Trent Alexander-Arnold tries to swing one into the box from the left, picking out Liverpool’s other full back, Robertson, who has ended up on the right, but it’s cleared away.

12:39PM
8 mins
Salah is played in down the right, he picks out Mane in the box and forces a hand from Sanchez. Liverpool corner. Their first attack of the game, but already looking threatening.

12:38PM
7 mins
Trossard gets a shot away, after cutting onto his right from the left side of the Liverpool box.

But it’s straight at Alisson. Comfortable in the end.

12:37PM
5 mins
Brighton with early momentum here at the Amex. They’ve been able to play passes in behind the Liverpool defence, catching Robertson off-guard on a couple of occasions now, but they’ve just lacked the final killer pass into the Liverpool box.

12:35PM
4 mins
Maupay with a good shot. He unleashes one, early, almost catching Alisson napping… inches wide.

12:34PM
3 mins
Brighton with an early free kick on the left, taken by March, but it’s headed away by Mane, right side of the box, and Brighton build again from the back.

12:33PM
2 mins
Mac Allister distributes a ball out to the left channel – I think everyone else expected him to shoot – and picks out Cucurella well… but he’s just offside.

12:30PM
Kick off!
Liverpool get us underway.

Mike Dean officiates today.

12:29PM
A reminder of the line ups
Brighton & Hove Albion:Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella, Lamptey, Alzate, Bissouma, Mac Allister, March, Maupay, Trossard.

Subs: Mwepu, Gross, Lallana, Moder, Welbeck, Steele, Duffy, McGill, Leonard.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Salah, Mane, Diaz.

Subs: Thiago, Milner, Firmino, Gomez, Jones, Jota, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Elliott.

12:28PM
The captains lead the two teams out of the tunnel
Brighton are wearing their alternative away kit – a yellow top and blue shorts – in support for the people of Ukraine.

12:25PM
Liverpool are firm favourites
But Graham Potter’s Brighton are unbeaten in three matches against the Reds (D2, W1).

The reverse fixture in October saw the Seagulls come back from 2-0 after 24 minutes to end with a 2-2 draw.

Leandro Trossard, who scored the equaliser that afternoon, starts today.

12:16PM
Warm ups: Maupay and Henderson back for Brighton and Liverpool
12:06PM
And it’s four changes for Brighton today
Graham Potter brings back Yves Bissouma, who has had a slight knee issue, along with Neal Maupay, Solly March, and Alexis Mac Allister.

12:02PM
Three changes for Liverpool after the midweek home defeat to Inter
Luis Diaz, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita return. It’s the Guinean midfielder’s 100th appearance for the club.

Thiago Alcantara, Curis Jones and Diogo Jota make way, but are on the bench.

11:53AM
And here’s the Liverpool starting XI

🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🔴

Your Reds line-up to face @OfficialBHAFC 👊 #BHALIV

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 12, 2022
11:52AM
The team sheets are in: here’s how the hosts will line up

TEAM NEWS. 🚨 Here’s our starting XI to face @LFC in the @PremierLeague today! 📝

📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv ✘ #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/6oiSDitNoH

— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 12, 2022
11:48AM
Good morning!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League clash between Brighton and Liverpool at the Amex, which kicks off at 12:30pm.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his players take defeat worse than he does and so he expects a reaction after experiencing only their third loss of the season.

The 1-0 Champions League defeat to Inter Milan on Tuesday was offset by the fact a 2-0 first-leg lead meant the team progressed to their fourth quarter-final in five years.

However, it was Liverpool’s first defeat at Anfield in a year and there were muted celebrations at the final whistle.

When it was pointed out to him his side had not lost many matches in the last year, Klopp said: “Enough. More than enough. We are not good losers.

“I have usually after a game a little speech in the dressing room, most of the time it is quite nice to tell the boys how good they were, but in this game it was slightly different.

“My first thought was ‘We are through against tough opponents’ and their first thought was ‘We lost’. Both is fine somehow.”

Liverpool’s first-half performance, in particular, against Inter was what disappointed Klopp the most, although they still could have won the match – Mohamed Salah hit the post twice in the second half and they missed a number of other chances.

He hopes the rare feeling of losing will give his players a wake-up call.

“I didn’t like part of the performance, especially defensively, and that’s a good point to make as if we don’t defend well against Brighton we have a problem,” he added.

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