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
"They're verging on becoming impossible to play at Anfield. There are no real rules in this team. They're so fluid, they're like red arrows."
Those are former striker Michael Owen's views on this Liverpool side, who had 67% possession in the first half. Can Brighton find their bows and fight back?
Second-half action is just a few minutes away.
46 min: We're back on again at Anfield! Will Liverpool secure the win? Or will we see a Brighton fightback?
48 min: What a chance for Anthony Knockaert!
Naby Keita gives the ball away and that sees Glenn Murray eventually enter the area. He seems to be crowded out but fathoms a ball to the former Leicester man, but he cannot wrap his foot around the shot and the Anfield faithful breathe easy again
50 min: Slight let-off for the visitors.
Bissouma balloons his clearance up in the air, and that sees a number of players flood the box, but a foul is given against Firmino for his challenge on Ryan.
56 min: Liverpool have not been at their best since the restart and have gifted the visitors possession on more than one occasion.
Meanwhile, Roberto Firmino has received some treatment after the challenge with Ryan, but the Brazilian is back on.
59 min : Another penalty appeal, and referee Kavanagh gets this one right. Defender Shane Duffy had very little time to take his hand out of the way of Salah's shot, despite the Kop's bellows.
60 min: First yellow card of the game and it comes on the hour for a crunching challenge from Leon Balogun on James Milner.
61 min: And the resulting free-kick sees Liverpool's next chance, but Joe Gomez's header flew straight to Ryan.
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