Liverpool vs Brighton LIVE: What time is it, what channel is it on, where can I watch it, odds and more

A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Anfield

Premier League season in numbers

Chelsea could only manage a draw with Huddersfield, and thus Liverpool know any kind of positive result against Brighton should assure them a place in next season’s Champions League. They may yet, of course, win this year’s competition, but Jurgen Klopp should be keen to finish the Premier League season strongly and secure a top-four spot.

Brighton have little to play for but pride and the financial incentives that come with finishing higher in the league. Written off by many before the season began, Chris Hughton’s team are sitting comfortably in 14^th heading in to the final day, and a victory at Anfield would be an excellent capper on an excellent debut Premier League season.

Liverpool may take their eyes off the ball a little, with the Champions League final just a week away. Klopp will not want any of his key men picking up injuries but knows a loss opens the door for Chelsea, and thus it should be a relatively strong Liverpool team.

Follow all the latest in the live blog below.

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Preview

What time does it start?

Liverpool vs Brighton kicks off at 3pm.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event from 2.45pm

It’s a big game for…

Mo Salah still has an outside chance of breaking Ian Rush’s Liverpool record for goals in a season. The Egyptian has 43 goals from 50 games, and needs just four more to tie Rush with the Champions League final still to come after this game.

Weird Stat

4 – Lewis Dunk has scored four own goals this season, tying the Premier League record for most in a season. No other player has scored more than one. Dunk has put the ball in his own net on both his previous appearances against Liverpool.

Remember when…

Brighton shocked a star-studded Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield in the fifth round of the 1983 FA Cup. It was an amazing cup run that year for the Seagulls, taking Manchester United to a replay in the final.

Player to watch…

After notching his first goal since returning to the club against Manchester City, Leonardo Ulloa will look to put in another good showing. It may prove to be the Leicester loanee’s last game in a Brighton shirt.

Past-three meetings…

Brighton 1 (Murray) Liverpool 5 (Can, Firmino 2, Coutinho, Dunk og), Premier League, December 2017

Liverpool 6 (Skrtel, Bridcutt og, Carroll, Gerrard, Dunk og, Suarez) Brighton 1 (Lua Lua), FA Cup, February 2012

Brighton 1 (Barnes) Liverpool 2 (Bellamy, Kuyt), League Cup, September 2011

Form Guide

Liverpool: WDWDLL

Brighton: DLDDWL

Odds

Liverpool Win: 2/11

Brighton Win: 14/1

Draw: 13/2

Odds provided by 888 Sport

Key Points

• Liverpool have won the last four meetings, including a 5-1 triumph in December
• If Liverpool avoid defeat, it will be a record seventh time they've remained unbeaten at home across an entire top-flight season
• Brighton have only won one of their last nine games in all competitions

[12 May 2018 14:23 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final day of the 2017/18 Premier League season.

Harry Latham-Coyle will be with you a couple of hours before kick-off, but in the meantime why not read Miguel Delaney's review of a strange but ultimately fascinating campaign:

[13 May 2018 13:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Good afternoon all, and welcome to the final day of the 2017-18 Premier League Season. The Independent's live blog will have updates from every game as the season reaches its conclusion. My name is Harry Latham-Coyle and I will be with you throughout the afternoon.

[13 May 2018 13:07 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

We are a little under an hour away from team news being confirmed for this afternoon's ten games. Let's run down what is still to play for today...

[13 May 2018 13:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

The battle for fourth place is still on, but Liverpool are certainly in the driving seat. Chelsea could only manage a draw with Huddersfield in the week, leaving them two points behind Liverpool and with an insurmountable difference in goal difference. Chelsea must beat Newcastle at St James' Park and hope Brighton can shock Liverpool at Anfield.

[13 May 2018 13:16 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

It will take something truly astonishing for Swansea to survive. They lost at home to Southampton on Tuesday night, taking their opponents three points clear and with a far-superior goal difference. A ten-goal swing is needed, and Swansea haven't scored in their last four games. However...

[13 May 2018 13:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Swansea play relegated Stoke, who have nothing to play for. And former manager Mark Hughes is now in charge of Southampton. Could Stoke roll over?

[13 May 2018 13:20 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Southampton host Manchester City, about the only team in the country one could envisage scoring more than five, particularly as they chase the victory that would take them to 100 points for the season. It would be a truly extraordinary escape for Swansea, but anything can happen in football. 4-0 at the Liberty Stadium, 0-6 at St Mary's would send Southampton down. Surely not...

[13 May 2018 13:25 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

There is still the battle for the Golden Boot to sort out, too. Mohamed Salah has 31 goals and Harry Kane 28 heading into this afternoon. Kane loves a late-season hat-trick, and although Salah is expected to start for Liverpool, he may not play the full game with the Champions League Final just a couple of weeks away. It is again unlikely, but we've seen odd things occur on the final day before.

[13 May 2018 13:29 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

The top four assist-makers in this season's Premier League all ply their trade at the Etihad, and one of Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane will be the assist king this season. Sane drew level with his teammate against Brighton on Wednesday with a hat-trick of assists, taking him to 15 on the season. De Bruyne did not play in that game. Either, or both, could notch at least a couple more today.

[13 May 2018 13:36 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Arsenal, and perhaps the Premier League, will bid farewell to Arsene Wenger today. His side are at the John Smith's Stadium to meet Huddersfield, who celebrated wildly on Wednesday after the draw at Stamford Bridge that secured survival. An entertaining Arsenal win would be a fitting conclusion to a remarkable career at the club for one of the Premier League's greatest managers.