Liverpool vs Brighton fourth round of the FA Cup at Anfield
It was so nearly much worse for Brighton in their FA Cup fourth round tie at Liverpool.
The Seagulls made a decent start to the match but Liverpool's pressure began to tell towards the end of the first half.
On 35 minutes Liverpool appeared to have scored from a set-piece as Dominik Szoboszlai delivered an inch-perfect free-kick and Cody Gakpo headed home.
Liverpool celebrated and may not have expected the goal to be chalked as there's no VAR in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
But after a brief delay, the assistant referee raised his flag and correctly ruled-out Gakpo's effort for offside. It was a well worked routine by Liverpool but Gakpo strayed offside.
Delayed reaction but the right decision
"That was a delayed reaction from the assistant referee. I think he has got the right decision," said former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson on BBC Five Live."
Liverpool though soon took the lead and it stemmed from Milos Kerkez as the Hungarian delivered a nice ball across the box and applied the finish.
Brighton will be fuming not to be on level terms as Jack Hinshelwood missed a free header from close range and then Diego Gomez missed the best chance of all as he placed his shot straight at Alisson when he was clean through.
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