Liverpool 3-0 Brighton — FA Cup, 14 Feb 2026
Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0 in the FA Cup Round of 32 on 14 February 2026 at Anfield, Liverpool. Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai and M. Salah scored for Liverpool. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Liverpool have won 3 and Brighton 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 15'Foul
- 33'Foul
- 41'Foul
- 1-042'assist: Miloš Kerkez
- Half-time1-0
- 2-056'assist: M. Salah
- 62'out: G. Rutter
- 62'
- 62'
- 67'Argument
- 3-068'Penalty
- 71'
- 72'
- 77'
- 77'out: Rio Ngumoha
- 81'
- 89'
- 89'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Liverpool
- 8.7Mohamed SalahM
- 8.5Dominik SzoboszlaiM
- 8.2Curtis JonesD
- 7.9Ibrahima KonatéD
- 7.6AlissonG
- 7.6Virgil van DijkD
- 7.3Cody GakpoM
- 7.3Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 7.3Miloš KerkezD
- 7.2Florian WirtzM
- 6.6Joe GomezD
- 6.3Rio NgumohaF
- 6.2Hugo EkitikeF
- 6.2Federico ChiesaF
Brighton
- 7.3Harry HowellF
- 7.2Yankuba MintehF
- 6.9Olivier BoscagliD
- 6.9Georginio RutterF
- 6.9Pascal GroßM
- 6.7Jan van HeckeD
- 6.6Carlos BalebaM
- 6.6Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.3Mats WiefferM
- 6.2Diego GómezF
- 6.2Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.2Charalampos KostoulasF
- 6.2Joël VeltmanD
- 6.2Jason SteeleG
- 6.0Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 5.9Lewis DunkD
Line-ups
Substitutes
LiverpoolArne Slot
Substitutes
- 2J. Gomez71'D6.6
- 26Andrew RobertsonD
- 38Ryan GravenberchM
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 47Calvin Ramsay89'D
- 22Hugo Ekitike77'F6.2
- 68Kieran MorrisonM
- 42Treymaurice Nyoni89'M
- 73Rio Ngumoha77'F6.3
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 20J. MilnerM
- 18Daniel WelbeckF
- 21O. Boscagli72'D6.9
- 10G. Rutter62'F6.9
- 27Mats Wieffer81'M6.3
- 22Kaoru Mitoma62'M6.6
- 1Bart VerbruggenG
- 29Maxim De CuyperD
- 11Yankuba Minteh62'F7.2
Team statistics
Liverpool
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 77 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | 8.7 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.5 |
| Curtis Jones | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Alisson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Cody Gakpo | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Miloš Kerkez | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Florian Wirtz | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Joe Gomez | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Rio Ngumoha | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Hugo Ekitike | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Federico Chiesa | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Howell | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Georginio Rutter | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jan van Hecke | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Carlos Baleba | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mats Wieffer | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Diego Gómez | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Joël Veltman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
LiverpoolWLWWL
- W11 Feb 26ASunderland1-0
- L08 Feb 26HManchester City1-2
- W31 Jan 26HNewcastle4-1
- W28 Jan 26HQarabag6-0
- L24 Jan 26ABournemouth2-3
BrightonLLDLD
- L11 Feb 26AAston Villa0-1
- L08 Feb 26HCrystal Palace0-1
- D31 Jan 26HEverton1-1
- L24 Jan 26AFulham1-2
- D19 Jan 26HBournemouth1-1
Head-to-head
Before and after
Liverpool
- Previous: Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool, 11 Feb 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool, 22 Feb 2026 · Premier League
Brighton
- Previous: Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton, 11 Feb 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Brentford 0-2 Brighton, 21 Feb 2026 · Premier League
Data updated