Liverpool host Brighton this afternoon. Find all the team news here…
There is almost as much interest in the team sheets as there is in the action on the pitch when Liverpool host Brighton this afternoon.
The build-up was dominated by the fallout between the Merseyside club and star striker Mohamed Salah following the Egypt international’s remarkable outburst after last Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Leeds.
Salah was left out of the traveling party for the midweek game against Inter Milan – a match Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s controversial penalty – but returns to the squad for the clash against the Seagulls.
Liverpool, who start the weekend in 10th place, have won just one of their last five Premier League games and need three points this afternoon to get their domestic campaign back on track.
Brighton also entered the competition under a cloud after failing to win either of their last two games – home matches with Aston Villa and West Ham.
Fabian Hurzeler’s side squandered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 to Villa and needed a late equalizer from Georginio Rutter to salvage a point against the struggling Hammers.
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LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS
Salah starts on the bench with Slot making two changes from the team that won at San Siro. Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz replace Andy Robertson and Alexander Isak.
Liverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Van Dijk, Konaté, Kerkez; MacAllister, Gravenberch, Jones; Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Ekitike
BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS
Solly March is back in training for Brighton after a long injury absence, but does not feature.
Centre-back Adam Webster is the only other Brighton absentee suffering from a knee ligament injury which will keep him out for the rest of the season.
Brighton: to be continued
How to watch Liverpool vs Brighton: TV channel, live streams online
Liverpool v Brighton kicks off on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. GMT (10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT) and will not be shown live in the UK.
Liverpool vs Brighton Stats
- Liverpool have lost just one of their eight Premier League home matches against Brighton (W5 D2).
- Brighton beat Liverpool 3-2 when they last met in May, but have never beaten the Reds in consecutive league matches.
- Liverpool have just 23 points (W7 D2 L6) and have conceded 24 goals in the Premier League this season, the worst start by a reigning champion in either category after 15 matches since Leicester City in 2016-17 (16 points, conceded 26).
- Brighton have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two Premier League away matches – the Seagulls have not kept three in a row since between March and July 2020.
- Liverpool have conceded 48 goals in 35 Premier League matches in 2025 – only twice previously have they allowed more than 50 goals in a year in the competition, in 2012 (51) and 2014 (52).
- Brighton are winless in their last eight Premier League matches in December (D5 L3) – manager Fabian Hürzeler has won a match in each of the other nine months he has taken charge of the Seagulls.
