**Post Match report for the Liverpool game - Sunday, 25th October 2026**
PREMIER LEAGUE 26/27: Liverpool V Brighton - 25/10/26 P8 \* \* \* \* \* SUNK YET AGAIN IN THE MERSEY \* \* \* \* \* RESULT: 2-0 . . (h-t 2-0) VENUE: Anfield, Liverpool - fourth away match of 8 fixtures to date . Sun 2pm BEFORE KICKOFF: going off to Reds iconic home had often been a sobering experience for travelling Brighton fans during the past ten years. Our one win to date actually came when crowds were excluded thru the pandemic five seasons ago - during BHA development from survival towards mid-table. Hosts were currently without a home win and perhaps had extra motivation to secure all points. WEATHER: windy . KIT: all blue . ATMOSPHERE: jet lagged after midweek excursions. FABIAN HURZELER was ongoing to meet several top coaches who had swapped clubs during the close season. Statistically he could be considered long-serving by current Prem detailed listings. FH offered a team-sheet with a settled appearance. SQUAD: 30 Svoboda 49 Oriola 50 Nti 59 Ibrahim INJURED: 4 Struijk 27 Wieffer 39 Azeez . . REHAB: 7 Mitoma 9 Tzimas 11 Minteh 28 Ferguson OOL: 16 Cashin 22 Duberry 40 Buonanotte STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1 TEAM: 1 Verbruggen 24 Kadioglu 44 Vuskovic 5 Dunk 21 Boscagli 25 Gomez 14 Andres 26 Ayari 29 de Cuyper 13 Gross 19 Kostoulas SUBS: 20 Costinha (6), 8 Hinshelwood (46), 35 Yalcouye (54), 10 Rutter (75) BENCH: 23 Steele 3 Hadjam 12 David 15 Osman 33 ORiley GOALS: 1-0 - 17 . hosts score via a deflection that gives Verbruggen little chance to block. 2-0 - 21 . locals quickly double their lead following a defensive mistake on left flank. YELLOWS: Boscagli 45 Costinha 73 CHANGES: 6 Costinha for Kadioglu . 46 Hinshelwood for Boscagli 54 Yalcouye for Andres . 75 Rutter for Ayari FIRST HALF: visitors make an enforced alteration after five minutes. Travellers go two behind by a quarter of the game completed. The away side have majority of possession but register merely one shot on target. SECOND HALF: Hurzeler inserts two subs prior to the hour mark. In the last half hour Seagulls huff & puff. IN THE END: caught out by a counter-attacking side who made most of few chances. The pre-match hype bubble was burst as a reality check confirmed that fail to score stat. NUMBERS: poss 36%-64% on target 4-1, off target 9-16, corners 4-2, fouls 13-9, yellows 0-2, subs 4-4, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd16 pt16 po3 FS BROWSING: via Stats page tabs all History & Travel, Squad, Archive - players, plus stats.