Liverpool FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 3 Feb 2021 · 20:15 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'

Georginio Wijnaldum 45' Y

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Liverpool FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Liverpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Simon Beck
Referee Adrian Holmes

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-03 Liverpool FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-11-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Liverpool FC 2020-07-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2019-11-30 Liverpool FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-01-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–1	L
31 Jan	West Ham United FC	A	3–1	W
28 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	3–1	W
24 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
21 Jan	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
17 Jan	Manchester United FC	H	0–0	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	1–0	W
31 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W
27 Jan	Fulham FC	H	0–0	D
23 Jan	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W
16 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#12	Position	#15
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Liverpool FC is hosting Brighton & Hove Albion FC for another epic battle.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The 32-year-old Andrew Robertson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Aaron Connolly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Caoimhin Kelleher has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 409 appearances.
30' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Georginio Wijnaldum catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' Neal Maupay, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' GOAL! Steven Alzate fires home to make it 0-1!
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Webster, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
64' The supporters are chanting for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He replaces Georginio Wijnaldum on 64 minute.
67' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Solomon March by Adam Lallana on 67 minute.
72' Thiago Alcantara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Roberto Firmino has done his job and it is now time for Curtis Jones to step up.
83' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Neal Maupay has done his job and it is now time for Aaron Connolly to step up.
87' Andi Zeqiri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leandro Trossard at the 87 minute mark.
Another three points for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Roberto Firmino ↓ Curtis Jones 79'
14
Jordan Henderson C
11
Mohamed Salah
7
James Milner
66
Trent Alexander-Arnold
26
Andrew Robertson
5
Georginio Wijnaldum ↓ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 64'
23
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Divock Origi 64'
6
Thiago Alcantara
62
Caoimhin Kelleher
47
Nathaniel Phillips

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mohamed Salah	10
Leandro Trossard	6
Solomon March	3
Luis Diaz	3
Lewis Dunk	3
Jordan Henderson	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Harvey Elliott	2

Head to Head

Liverpool FC Form

2021-02-03 Liverpool FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-01-31 West Ham United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2021-01-28 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2021-01-24 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC L 2021-01-21 Liverpool FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2021-01-17 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-02-03 Liverpool FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-01-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2021-01-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2021-01-16 Leeds United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-13 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.32 Liverpool FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.41 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Liverpool FC23% Draw50% Brighton & Hove Albion FC27%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes12% 0% No88%

Avg goals/match: 0.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	48%	52%
± 1.5	18%	82%
± 2.5	5%	95%
± 3.5	1%	99%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

77%

Liverpool FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Liverpool FC8% Draw81% Brighton & Hove Albion FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

51.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

8.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 0

1.9%

1 – 2

1.7%

2 – 1

1.2%

0 – 3

0.4%

2 – 2

0.4%

1 – 3

0.2%

3 – 0

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap	Liverpool FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	14%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	19%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

67% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

73% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.