Brighton vs Liverpool

21 March 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Danny Welbeck 14’, 56’
  • Milos Kerkez 30’

Match summary

Brighton won 2-1 at home to Liverpool. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead with a header in the 14th minute, set up by Diego Gómez, Milos Kerkez equalised in the 30th minute, and Welbeck won it in the 56th minute, set up by Jack Hinshelwood.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 3.44 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Liverpool's 0.96 from 12.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
16 Shots 12
7 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 8
100 Attacks 88
58 Dangerous attacks 50
380 Passes 431
78% Pass accuracy 80%
11 Tackles 12
11 Fouls 11
5 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Brighton Liverpool
Kick-off
8’
Curtis JonesHugo EkitikéInjury
Danny WelbeckHeader1-0 (Brighton)
14’
22’
Alexis Mac AllisterShot on target
Yankuba MintehFoul
25’
30’
Milos KerkezLeft foot shot1-1 (Liverpool)
45’
Ibrahima KonatéFoul
Diego GómezFoul
45+5’
Half-time1-1
Danny Welbeck
48’
49’
Florian WirtzShot on target
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
52’
Second half underway
Danny WelbeckLeft foot shot2-1 (Brighton)
56’
61’
Jeremie FrimpongFoul
Diego GómezShot on target
62’
63’
Rio NgumohaJeremie Frimpong
64’
Curtis JonesShot on target
68’
Alexis Mac AllisterFoul
Yankuba MintehShot on target
68’
Carlos BalebaJames Milner
76’
Kaoru MitomaYankuba Minteh
76’
76’
Andrew RobertsonMilos Kerkez
77’
Federico ChiesaIbrahima Konaté
79’
Dominik SzoboszlaiFoul
Yasin AyariJack Hinshelwood
83’
Georginio RutterDanny Welbeck
83’
Lewis DunkTime wasting
85’
86’
Cody GakpoShot on target
90’
Federico ChiesaFoul
Kaoru MitomaShot on target
90’
Joël VeltmanDiego Gómez
90+1’
Mats WiefferFoul
90+4’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 0.96 14’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 14’ 30’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), 1-1 30’ 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 56’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 0.96 14’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 Welbeck 14’ 30’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), 1-1 Kerkez 30’ 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 Welbeck 56’
Brighton 3.44 xGLiverpool 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Brighton attacking 
56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 14’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 68’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 21’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 30’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 90’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 53’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 16’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ James Milner (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ James Milner (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 14’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 68’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 21’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 30’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 90’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 53’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 16’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ James Milner (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ James Milner (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer
Hecke
Dunk
Kadıoğlu
Milner 76’
Groß
Gómez 90’
Hinshelwood 83’
Minteh 76’
Welbeck 2 83’
Liverpool 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Mamardashvili
Kerkez 76’
Dijk
Konaté 77’
Frimpong 63’
Wirtz
Gravenberch
Szoboszlai
Allister
Gakpo
Ekitiké 8’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF902 0.160.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF901 0.040.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF901 0.030.000
Pascal Groß MID900 0.000.172
James Milner MID812 0.060.111
Diego Gómez MID9013 0.580.601
Jack Hinshelwood MID8811 0.030.861
Yankuba Minteh MID811 0.550.502
Danny Welbeck FWD8823 1.580.582
Carlos Baleba Sub90 0.000.000
Kaoru Mitoma Sub91 0.300.000
Georginio Rutter Sub20 0.000.000
Yasin Ayari Sub21 0.130.301
Joël Veltman Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 31% Avg odds 3.05
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Liverpool win 43% Avg odds 2.19

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton LWWLW
Liverpool WWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 2-0 Brighton, 13 Dec 25 Next meeting: Liverpool vs Brighton, 25 Oct 26 (upcoming)  All Brighton vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.