Liverpool vs Brighton

13 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Hugo Ekitike 1’, 60’

Match summary

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Hugo Ekitike put Liverpool ahead in the first minute, set up by Joseph Gomez and Ekitike made it 2-0 with a header in the 60th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Brighton's 1.69 from 14.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
18 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 1
2 Corners 2
96 Attacks 106
40 Dangerous attacks 60
519 Passes 526
86% Pass accuracy 89%
22 Tackles 13
8 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Liverpool Brighton
Kick-off
Hugo EkitikéRight foot shot1-0 (Liverpool)
1’
14’
Diego GómezShot on target
Mohamed SalahJoe GomezInjury
26’
Ryan GravenberchShot on target
42’
45+3’
Diego GómezFoul
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
59’
Lewis DunkFoul
Hugo EkitikéHeader2-0 (Liverpool)
60’
Mohamed SalahShot on target
60’
64’
Yasin AyariCarlos Baleba
64’
Kaoru MitomaBrajan Gruda
Ibrahima KonatéFoul
64’
Alexander IsakHugo Ekitiké
78’
Andrew RobertsonFlorian Wirtz
78’
82’
Charalampos KostoulasGeorginio Rutter
82’
Danny WelbeckJack Hinshelwood
Federico ChiesaDominik Szoboszlai
83’
87’
James MilnerDiego Gómez
Full-time2-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.41 1.69 1’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), 1-0 1’ 60’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), 2-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.41 1.69 1’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), 1-0 Ekitike 1’ 60’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), 2-0 Ekitike 60’
Liverpool 2.41 xGBrighton 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Liverpool attacking 
90+2’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 60’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 14’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 51’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 68’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 60’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 76’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 7’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+10’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 60’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 14’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 51’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 68’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 76’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+10’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Liverpool 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Alisson
Gomez 26’
Konaté
Dijk
Kerkez
Gravenberch
Jones
Szoboszlai 83’
Allister
Wirtz 78’
Ekitiké 2 78’
Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Hecke
Wieffer
Hinshelwood 82’
Baleba 64’
Gómez 87’
Gruda 64’
Minteh
Rutter 82’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Joseph Gomez DEF2510 0.000.422
Ibrahima Konaté DEF900 0.000.000
Virgil van Dijk DEF900 0.000.000
Milos Kerkez DEF900 0.000.041
Ryan Gravenberch MID902 0.130.132
Curtis Jones MID901 0.030.000
Dominik Szoboszlai MID862 0.070.172
Alexis Mac Allister MID902 0.180.000
Florian Wirtz MID811 0.040.263
Hugo Ekitike FWD8127 1.200.000
Mohamed Salah Sub6513 0.770.675
Alexander Isak Sub90 0.000.000
Andrew Robertson Sub90 0.000.000
Federico Chiesa Sub40 0.000.531

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 54% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.98
Brighton win 22% Avg odds 4.37

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

Form going into the game

Liverpool LLWDD
Brighton DWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 3-2 Liverpool, 19 May 25 Next meeting: Brighton 2-1 Liverpool, 21 Mar 26  All Liverpool vs Brighton meetings

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