Liverpool vs Brighton – as it happened: Mohamed Salah goal clinches all three points for the hosts
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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side will be looking to uphold their unbeaten start with a third clean sheet of the season against Chris Hughton’s Brighton & Hove Albion.
Kloop will be looking towards his new backline in order to maintain what has been a perfect start to the campaign. This game shows promise of a goal-fest as the aggregate score between these two sides last season was 9-1 in Liverpool's favour.
The last meeting between these two sides saw Liverpool completely dominate, keeping 72 per cent possession and making 728 passes compared to Brighton’s 249.
Two wins in as many games has put Liverpool into second place in the Premier League, but the side now have the chance to go top after City were held to a 1-1 draw at Wolves.
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What time does it start?
Liverpool vs Brighton Hove Albion kicks off at 5:30PM (BST) on Saturday 25 August.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 5pm. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Stat…
2: Lewis Dunk has managed two own goals in favour of Liverpool in two of the last three matches between these two sides.
Past three-meetings…
Liverpool 4 Brighton 0, Premier League, May 2018
Brighton 1 Liverpool 5, Premier League, December 2017
Liverpool 6 Brighton 1, FA Cup, February 2012
Form Guide…
Liverpool: WW
Brighton & Hove Albion: LW
Odds…
Liverpool to win: 1/7
Brighton & Hove Albion to win: 16/1
Draw: 7/1
Welcome to live coverage of the final game of the day: Brighton's visit to Anfield. The Seagulls arrive with a spring in their step following that win over Manchester United at the Amex last weekend but they face a time who have made a perfect start to the season, having scored six and conceded none so far. Brighton have it all to do, having been roundly thumped here last season.
The teams
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Mignolet, Henderson, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Shaqiri, Matip.
Brighton: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Balogun, Bong; Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, March; Bissouma; Murray.
Subs: Button, Bernardo, Suttner, Jahanbakhsh, Kayal, Gross, Locadia.
1 min: Referee Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle to begin his 18th game in the Premier League and we're underway at Anfield.
Brighton will be right up against it today, in case you hadn't noitced.
5 min: First chance for Liverpool. The move starts with Mane's drive from midfield to feed Salah.
The Brighton defence back off and the Egyptian finds the Senegalese who places his shot just wide of the near post!
9 min: Relentless pressure from Liverpool and only a fantastic save from Matthew Ryan keeps the score at 0-0, parrying a header from Roberto Firmino which the Brazilian must have thought he had scored.
11 min: And now a penalty shout for the hosts, which the ref waves away!
Replays do seem to suggest Davy Propper's arm is in an unnatural position when Robertson's cross strikes it, though.
15 min: Now the bar prevents Liverpool from taking the lead!
Trent Alexander-Arnold hits the woodwork from a decent sweeping free-kick just outside the area.
20 min: Liverpool have not quite maintained their opening 15-minute burst, but the threat still remains as Ryan is forced into action again to deny Salah, who manages to latch onto Keita's clipped pass
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