Liverpool vs Brighton – as it happened: Mohamed Salah goal clinches all three points for the hosts
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Your support makes all the difference.Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side will be looking to uphold their unbeaten start with a third clean sheet of the season against Chris Hughton’s Brighton & Hove Albion.
Kloop will be looking towards his new backline in order to maintain what has been a perfect start to the campaign. This game shows promise of a goal-fest as the aggregate score between these two sides last season was 9-1 in Liverpool's favour.
The last meeting between these two sides saw Liverpool completely dominate, keeping 72 per cent possession and making 728 passes compared to Brighton’s 249.
Two wins in as many games has put Liverpool into second place in the Premier League, but the side now have the chance to go top after City were held to a 1-1 draw at Wolves.
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What time does it start?
Liverpool vs Brighton Hove Albion kicks off at 5:30PM (BST) on Saturday 25 August.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 5pm. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Stat…
2: Lewis Dunk has managed two own goals in favour of Liverpool in two of the last three matches between these two sides.
Past three-meetings…
Liverpool 4 Brighton 0, Premier League, May 2018
Brighton 1 Liverpool 5, Premier League, December 2017
Liverpool 6 Brighton 1, FA Cup, February 2012
Form Guide…
Liverpool: WW
Brighton & Hove Albion: LW
Odds…
Liverpool to win: 1/7
Brighton & Hove Albion to win: 16/1
Draw: 7/1
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Brighton (Salah 23)
Who else, eh? Brighton make a mess of their own free-kick, and it leads Milner to rob Yves Bissouma of the ball, beofre Mane feeds Salah and the Egytpian strokes it in first time.
Twenty goals without reply for Liverpool at Anfield now.
29 min: Liverpool have begun to purr after that Salah opener, but James Milner has used up all of his referee warnings after late challenges on Bissouma and Montoya.
31 min: Trent Alexander-Arnold demonstrates he hasn't just got free-kick abilities.
His reverse pass finds Wijnaldum, who stings the palms of Ryan in the Brighton goal.
34 min: Mane is the next man to be denied by the Australian keeper!
Salah sweeps the ball beautifully out to Robertson, who fizzes a ball across the box, which the former Southampton man heads onto his knee, and goes straight to Ryan.
36 min: Brighton's first attacking action of note sees Bissouma's effort deflect behind for a corner off Alexander-Arnold.
38 min: Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has had an interesting half to say the least.
He has shown his confidence with a first-time pass out with the outside of his boot, but then completely missed the ball when faced with March's presence.
His latest involvement sees him fouled by Glenn Murray with the forward lurking.
44 min: The hosts have looked so threatening through Robertson down the left, and he cuts the ball back to Firmino this time, who tries to curl for the top corner but only succeeds in firing over the bar.
HALF TIME: Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
A classic Liverpool home performance so far from Jurgen Klopp's men. The only surprise is that they haven't added to Mo Salah's 29th goal from 29 games at Anfield.
Mane, Firmino and Wijnaldum have all been denied by the excellent Matt Ryan, but the Australian's teammates were unable to retain the ball for large parts of that half and that has resulted in them struggling in an attacking sense.
You can't write off a side at 1-0 though, can you?
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