Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Premier League action from Anfield as Roberto De Zerbi takes charge of Brighton for the first time

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Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League today.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson started his first match for the club in over a month as manager Jurgen Klopp made allowances for the international break in his team selection at home to Brighton.

Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota were all left on the bench as Fabio Carvalho and Roberto Firmino started up front alongside Mohamed Salah. Kostas Tsimikas came in at left-back for the injured Andy Robertson.

New Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi made only one change for his first match and the Seagulls' first in a month with Pervis Estupinan replacing the ill Enock Mwepu.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Liverpool vs Brighton updates

• Liverpool taking on Brighton in the Premier League
• Roberto De Zerbi takes charge of Brighton for the first time

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool progress forward with Thiago and Salah but Brighton force them into playing a long ball which results in the ball ending up with Sanchez.

1 October 2022 15:28

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 26 Premier League games at Anfield (W20 D6), keeping 15 clean sheets in this run. In the 11 games in which they’ve conceded, they’ve conceded the first goal eight times, including each of the last six.

1 October 2022 15:26

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton are not making it easy for Liverpool to progress through the middle of the pitch. They are forcing the hosts wide and reducing the space available.

1 October 2022 15:24

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Van Dijk makes a big tackle to stop Gross from scoring a third for Brighton. Trossard drills a low cross into the box but the defender slides the ball behind and out of danger.

1 October 2022 15:22

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton are continuing to draw Liverpool into their own half before flooding forward on the counter-attack.

1 October 2022 15:20

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

1 October 2022 15:18

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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1 October 2022 15:18

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

1 October 2022 15:17

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

1 October 2022 15:17

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton are looking very dangerous on the counter-attack as Liverpool continue to push players forward in search of an equaliser. They are targeting the areas that Tsimikas and Alexander-Arnold should occupy.

1 October 2022 15:16