Match Report
Before the match
Liverpool: four wins and one defeat over five games; 13 goals scored, ten conceded. Villarreal were their latest opponents, at home on 20 October: a 4-3 win; their biggest win in that spell was 6-3 away to LASK on 14 October.
Playing at home against Villarreal (Champions League), Liverpool finished 4-3 on 20 October. Their score comprised four goals, against three from the opposition. 17 October: Liverpool won 2-1 against Brentford away from home in Premier League, scoring two goals and allowing one. Against LASK in Champions League, Liverpool scored six and conceded three on 14 October; the away from home result was 6-3. Liverpool's at home game on 11 October (Premier League) ended 0-3 against Man City, with zero goals for and three against. On 20 September, Bournemouth faced Liverpool in Premier League: Liverpool won 1-0 away from home, having scored one and conceded zero.
12 points in seven matches put Liverpool 5th in the pre-match results-based Premier League standings.
Brighton Hove were unbeaten in their last five games, with four wins and one draw, scoring 16 goals and conceding one, keeping four clean sheets. On 18 October, Brighton Hove recorded a 5-0 win hosting Crystal Palace.
Premier League, 18 October brought a home meeting with Crystal Palace; Brighton Hove won 5-0, a return of five goals scored and zero conceded. Brighton Hove visited Sunderland on 10 October (Premier League) and won 2-0; their goals totalled two, compared with zero conceded. Arsenal travelled to face Brighton Hove (Premier League) on 19 September. For Brighton Hove, the score was 3-0: three goals scored, zero allowed. 5-0 was Brighton Hove's result against Coventry City on 13 September (Premier League), playing away from home; Brighton Hove won, with five scored to zero conceded. The 5 September fixture (Premier League) paired Brighton Hove with Leeds United. Brighton Hove drew 1-1 at home, netting one goal while conceding one.
Brighton Hove stood 3rd in the results-based Premier League table before kickoff, with 16 points from seven matches.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-1 home win for Brighton Hove on 21 March and a 3-0 home win for Liverpool on 14 February.
After the match
Liverpool beat Brighton Hove 2-0 on 25 October 2026. Pascal Groß (an own goal) opened the scoring in the 17th minute for Liverpool to make it 1-0. Alexander Isak added to the tally in the 21st minute for Liverpool, set up by Bradley Barcola, to make it 2-0. Olivier Boscagli (45') and Costinha (73') were booked. Liverpool's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive wins in the 2026/27 Premier League and the 2026/27 Champions League. four changes were recorded for Liverpool. two yellow cards went to Brighton Hove. The substitution total for Brighton Hove was four. After coming on for Brighton Hove in minute 6, Costinha was booked. A clean sheet for Liverpool.