Post Match report for the Liverpool game - Saturday, 13th December 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Liverpool V Brighton - 13/12/25 P16
* * * * * NEVER WALK HOME ALONE * * * * *
RESULT: 2-0 . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: Anfield, Liverpool - eighth away match of 16 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: travelling support was at the home of last terms champions and hoping for an exciting display against Reds with perhaps a better outcome than previously.
WEATHER: cold . GATE: tba . KIT: lilac . ATMOSPHERE: down in the mouth from kickoff
FABIAN HURZELER had been trying to coach a consistent level of performance during each 90 minutes, plus extending these per game over the full fixture sequence.
FH decided to alter the regular starting eleven and added returnees from injury to support the bench.
SQUAD: 14 Watson 38 McGill (gk) 42 Coppola
INJURED: 0 . REHAB: 4 Webster 7 March 9 Tzimas
OOL: 3 Julio 16 Cashin 28 Ferguson 32 Sarmiento 33 ORiley 39 Rushworth (gk) 40 Buonanotte
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 24 Kadioglu
. 11 Minteh 17 Baleba 13 Hinshelwood 25 Gomez
. . . . . 8 Gruda . . . . . 10 Rutter
SUBS: 22 Mitoma (64), 26 Ayari (64), 18 Welbeck (82), 19 Kostoulas (82), 20 Milner (87)
BENCH: 23 Steele 21 Boscagli 29 de Cuyper 34 Veltman
GOALS:
1-0 - 1 . hosts intercept an early intended pass by visitors, set up a strike and then beat Verbruggen to boot.
2-0 - 60 . Reds double their lead with an unmarked header at the back post.
YELLOWS: 45 Gomez, 59 Dunk
CHANGES: 64 Mitoma & Ayari for Gruda & Baleba
82 Welbeck & Kostoulas for Hinshelwood & Rutter . 87 Milner for Gomez
FIRST HALF: disaster for travellers who concede in the very first minute.
Visitors chased the game fruitlessly for rest of the period.
SECOND HALF: on the hour mark locals score a second goal against momentum.
Hurzeler inserts subs in attack.
The away outfit huff & puff to no avail until final whistle.
IN THE END: a perceived routine home victory as Seagulls fail to score from another inept display up front.
NUMBERS: poss 50%-50%, on target 4-1, off target 14-13, corners 2-2,
fouls 8-15, yellows 1-2, subs 4-5, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd3 pt23 po9
FS
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