Liverpool vs Brighton

3 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Steven Alzate 56’

Match summary

Brighton won 1-0 away at Liverpool. It was goalless at half-time.

Steven Alzate put Brighton ahead in the 56th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard.

There was little between the sides on chances: Liverpool created 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Brighton 1.20 from 13.

Match stats

Liverpool Brighton
11 Shots 13
1 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.10 xG 1.19
1.10 Non-penalty xG 1.19
11 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Liverpool Brighton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
56’
Steven Alzate
Assist: Leandro Trossard0-1 (Brighton)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Liverpool
  • Georginio Wijnaldum

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 1.20 56’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), 0-1 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 1.20 56’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), 0-1 Alzate 56’
Liverpool 1.10 xGBrighton 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Liverpool attacking 
56’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 70’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 24’ Dan Burn (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 74’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Dan Burn (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Ben White (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 70’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 24’ Dan Burn (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 74’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Dan Burn (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Ben White (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF900 0.000.422
Jordan Henderson DEF900 0.000.291
Nathaniel Phillips DEF900 0.000.000
Andrew Robertson DEF900 0.000.000
Thiago Alcántara MID900 0.000.000
James Milner MID901 0.020.000
Georginio Wijnaldum MID650 0.000.000
Mohamed Salah FWD904 0.800.000
Roberto Firmino FWD803 0.210.000
Xherdan Shaqiri FWD650 0.000.122
Divock Origi Sub250 0.000.021
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Sub252 0.040.000
Curtis Jones Sub101 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.57
Brighton win 15% Avg odds 6.38

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

Form going into the game

Liverpool LDLWW
Brighton DLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Liverpool, 28 Nov 20 Next meeting: Liverpool 2-2 Brighton, 30 Oct 21  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.