Liverpool vs Brighton

31 March 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Luis Díaz 27’
  • Mohamed Salah 65’
  • Danny Welbeck 2’

Match summary

Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Brighton. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in the 2nd minute, Luis Díaz equalised from a corner in the 27th minute, and Mohamed Salah won it in the 65th minute, set up by Alexis Mac Allister.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 3.21 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Brighton's 0.44 from 9.

Match stats

Liverpool Brighton
30 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.21 xG 0.44
3.21 Non-penalty xG 0.44
24 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Liverpool Brighton
Kick-off
2’
Danny Welbeck0-1 (Brighton)
Luis Díaz1-1 (Liverpool)
27’
Half-time1-1
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Alexis Mac Allister2-1 (Liverpool)
65’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Liverpool
  • Virgil van Dijk
  • Joseph Gomez
  • Alexis Mac Allister
  • Wataru Endo
  • Cody Gakpo
Brighton
  • Jan Paul van Hecke
  • Pascal Groß
  • Danny Welbeck

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 3.21 0.44 2’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 0-1 2’ 27’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 1-1 27’ 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2-1 65’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.21 0.44 2’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 0-1 Welbeck 2’ 27’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 1-1 Díaz 27’ 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 2-1 Salah 65’
Liverpool 3.21 xGBrighton 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Liverpool attacking 
27’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 55’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 88’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 33’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 2’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 42’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Conor Bradley (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Conor Bradley (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 55’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 88’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 33’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+6’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 2’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 42’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Conor Bradley (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Conor Bradley (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.041
Conor Bradley DEF902 0.110.284
Virgil van Dijk DEF900 0.000.021
Jarell Quansah DEF900 0.000.031
Joseph Gomez DEF900 0.000.061
Alexis Mac Allister MID9015 0.210.635
Dominik Szoboszlai MID903 0.180.133
Wataru Endo MID900 0.000.000
Mohamed Salah FWD90112 1.800.061
Darwin Núñez FWD872 0.150.051
Luis Díaz FWD9014 0.730.782
Harvey Elliott Sub32 0.040.000
Cody Gakpo Sub10 0.000.000
Ryan Gravenberch Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 74% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.29
Brighton win 11% Avg odds 8.95

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

Form going into the game

Liverpool WWWWD
Brighton LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 2-2 Liverpool, 08 Oct 23 Next meeting: Liverpool 2-1 Brighton, 02 Nov 24  All Liverpool vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.