Liverpool
Brighton
Match summary
Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time.
Groß's own goal put Liverpool ahead in the 17th minute and Alexander Isak made it 2-0 in the 21st minute, set up by Bradley Barcola.
There was little between the sides on chances: Liverpool created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Brighton 1.31 from 17.
Liverpool secured a 2-0 victory against Brighton in the Premier League on Matchday 8, despite registering only 36 percent possession and 13 shots compared to Brighton's 17 shots and 64 percent possession. Brighton also led in attacks with 111 to Liverpool's 98, dangerous attacks at 64 to 43, and completed passes at 576 to 324 with an 84 percent accuracy. However, Liverpool proved more clinical, recording 4 shots on target against Brighton's 1. Liverpool earned 4 corners to Brighton's 2, while committing 13 fouls to Brighton's 9, and received 0 yellow cards while Brighton picked up 2.
The match saw several key events, beginning with an early Brighton substitution in the 6th minute when Ferdi Kadıoğlu was replaced by Costinha due to injury. Liverpool broke the deadlock in the 17th minute through an own goal by Pascal Groß, putting the ball in his own net to make the score 1-0. Alexander Isak extended the lead to 2-0 in the 21st minute with a left-footed shot. Brighton received a yellow card in the 45+3rd minute when Olivier Boscagli committed a foul before being substituted at half-time for Jack Hinshelwood. Further substitutions followed in the second half due to injuries and tactical changes.
