Brighton 2-1 Liverpool — Premier League, 21 Mar 2026
Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on 21 March 2026 at Amex Stadium, Brighton. Daniel Welbeck scored for Brighton; Miloš Kerkez for Liverpool. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 1 and Liverpool 4.
Match timeline
- 8'
- 1-014'assist: Diego Gómez
- 25'Foul
- 1-130'
- 45'Foul
- 45+5'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 48'
- 2-156'assist: J. Hinshelwood
- 61'Foul
- 63'
- 68'
- 76'
- 76'
- 76'
- 77'
- 79'
- 83'
- 83'
- 85'Time wasting
- 90'Foul
- 90+1'
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.0Daniel WelbeckF
- 7.5Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.3Yankuba MintehM
- 7.3Jan van HeckeD
- 7.2Diego GómezM
- 7.0Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.9James MilnerM
- 6.9Pascal GroßM
- 6.9Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.7Carlos BalebaM
- 6.6Yasin AyariM
- 6.5Lewis DunkD
- 6.3Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 6.3Georginio RutterF
- 6.3Mats WiefferD
Liverpool
- 7.3Ryan GravenberchM
- 7.3Dominik SzoboszlaiM
- 7.2Florian WirtzM
- 7.0Rio NgumohaF
- 6.9Andrew RobertsonD
- 6.9Curtis JonesM
- 6.7Miloš KerkezD
- 6.7Hugo EkitikeF
- 6.6Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 6.5Virgil van DijkD
- 6.5Giorgi MamardashviliG
- 6.5Cody GakpoF
- 6.3Ibrahima KonatéD
- 6.3Jeremie FrimpongD
- 6.2Federico ChiesaF
Line-ups
GlobalScoreX
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 34Joël Veltman90+1'D
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 10G. Rutter83'F6.3
- 22Kaoru Mitoma76'M7.0
- 29Maxim De CuyperD
- 26Yasin Ayari83'M6.6
- 17Carlos Baleba76'M6.7
- 19Charalampos KostoulasF
LiverpoolArne Slot
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 26Andrew Robertson76'D6.9
- 17Curtis Jones8'M6.9
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 14F. Chiesa77'F6.2
- 47Calvin RamsayD
- 68Kieran MorrisonM
- 42Treymaurice NyoniM
- 73Rio Ngumoha63'F7.0
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Welbeck | 83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Diego Gómez | 89 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| James Milner | 76 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 83 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Carlos Baleba | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Yasin Ayari | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Georginio Rutter | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Mats Wieffer | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
Liverpool
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gravenberch | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Florian Wirtz | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Rio Ngumoha | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Robertson | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Curtis Jones | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Miloš Kerkez | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Hugo Ekitike | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Cody Gakpo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | 63 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Federico Chiesa | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Sunderland 0-1 Brighton, 14 Mar 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Burnley 0-2 Brighton, 11 Apr 2026 · Premier League
Liverpool
- Previous: Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray, 18 Mar 2026 · Champions League
- Next: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool, 4 Apr 2026 · FA Cup
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