Liverpool 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion, visitors' eight-match unbeaten run ends
Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 in Premier League matchweek 8. Both goals came in the first 21 minutes, and the visitors lost after eight matches without defeat.
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Two goals in the first 21 minutes
Liverpool took the lead in the 17th minute. Florian Wirtz's shot deflected off Pascal Groß and into the Brighton goal, so it went down as an own goal. In the 21st minute Alexander Isak extended the lead, with Bradley Barcola providing the assist. Brighton had 64% possession and took 16 shots to Liverpool's 13. But Brighton managed only one shot on target, while Liverpool had four.
Brighton's run ends
Brighton lost for the first time in eight matches and conceded for the first time in five. Head coach Fabian Hürzeler called the defeat a wasted chance. He blamed two simple errors that handed the opposition their goals, and noted that his team had their chances.
Liverpool's first home win under Iraola
Liverpool are now four matches unbeaten and have scored in four games in a row. It was the team's first home league win under Andoni Iraola.
Isak with his sixth league goal
Isak scored in a third consecutive Premier League match and has six league goals this season. With the win, Liverpool moved up from fifth to fourth and have 15 points. Brighton are third on 16 points.
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Minute 232–0
Isak scores, Liverpool 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Alexander Isak doubled Liverpool's lead in the 21st minute of the Matchweek 8 Premier League game. Bradley Barcola provided the assist. Earlier, in the 17th minute, Florian Wirtz got on the scoresheet after a pass from Ronald Araujo.
Number of the match: 6 — That is how many league goals Alexander Isak now has this season.
Minute 191–0
Wirtz scores, Liverpool 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Florian Wirtz scored in the 17th minute of the Premier League matchday 8 game. Ronald Araujo provided the assist. It is the first goal of the match, and Liverpool went ahead with it.
Number of the match: 17th minute — In this minute Wirtz scored the opening goal of the match.
Before the match
Brighton head to Anfield after 475 minutes without conceding in the Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion play Liverpool in Matchweek 8 of the Premier League. They have not conceded for 475 minutes, the longest current run in the league. The hosts have not won a league game at home since 25 April.
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Number of the match475That is how many minutes Brighton have gone without conceding in the Premier League, and no other team currently has a longer run.
Brighton's defence and injuries in the squad
Brighton have kept a clean sheet in five matches in a row. They have not conceded in the Premier League for 475 minutes. The visitors are missing two players: Femi Azeez and Zadok Yohanna. Both are injured.
Liverpool without a home league win
Liverpool last won at home in the league on 25 April, beating Crystal Palace 3–1. Defeat in the upcoming match would mean no win in their first four home league games. In the club's history that would happen for the fourth time. Hugo Ekitiké, Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong are injured. This Premier League season Liverpool have conceded 8 goals, one of them after the 75th minute.
The teams' recent meetings
In the last six meetings between these sides, after 90 minutes, Liverpool won four times, Brighton twice, and there were no draws. In December 2025 Liverpool beat Brighton 2–0 in the Premier League. Two months later they won 3–0 at Anfield in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The most recent league match was played in March 2026 at the Amex Stadium. Brighton won it 2–1, and Danny Welbeck scored twice.
Isak and Groß the top scorers for their sides
Liverpool's top league scorer is Alexander Isak, who has scored 5 goals in 6 matches. For Brighton, Pascal Groß leads the way with 3 goals and 4 assists in 7 matches. The visitors have scored 23 goals in this Premier League season, 4 of them in the first 15 minutes.
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Dramaweight 50%Settled by 57′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for.2.7Drama: 2.7 out of 10
Heroesweight 20%Nobody stood out.0.2Heroes: 0.2 out of 10
Stakesweight 15%A lot was at stake before kick-off.8.1Stakes: 8.1 out of 10
Quality of playweight 15%An average number of chances.3.8Quality of play: 3.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
Worth watching: Skip it
GolVolt rating 1.9more watchable than 19% of Premier League matches
17'Pascal Groß1:0twist21'Alexander Isak2:0twist
0'half-time90+3'
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
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Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 in Premier League matchweek 8. Both goals came in the first 21 minutes, and the visitors lost after eight matches without defeat.
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