Brighton have won two of their last three home league games against Liverpool (D1), beating them 3-2 in this exact fixture last season. They’d only won one of their first 13 against the Reds (D6 L6).
Following their 2-0 win at Anfield in December, Liverpool are looking to complete the league double over Brighton for the first time since 2019-20.
Liverpool have won 2-0 (Premier League) and 3-0 (FA Cup) against Brighton this season. They last won three games without conceding in a season against an opponent in 2021-22 (vs Arsenal), while Brighton last lost three without scoring in 2006-07 (vs Bristol City).
After a run of just one win in 13 Premier League games from the start of December (D6 L6), Brighton have now won three of their last four (L1).
Liverpool have conceded eight goals in the 90th minute (including stoppage time) in the Premier League this season, with only Leeds shipping more (9). All eight of these goals against the Reds have resulted in them drawing (3) or losing (5) the match.
Brighton are one of just three sides to have conceded more goals in the first half of games (19) than they have in the second half (17) in the Premier League this season along with Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur. Indeed, only league leaders Arsenal (14) have conceded fewer goals after half-time than the Seagulls.
Liverpool have lost nine of their 30 Premier League games this season (30%), their highest loss rate in a single campaign since 2014-15 (32% - 12/38). They last lost 10 games in a season in 2015-16 (10).
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is both the top scorer (10) and top assister (7) against Brighton in the Premier League. He is one of only three players to be outright top for both goals and assists against a particular opponent in the competition, along with Alan Shearer (Nottingham Forest – 10 goals, 7 assists) and Les Ferdinand (Wimbledon – 9 goals, 6 assists).
Only Jérémy Doku (63) has had more successful dribbles in the Premier League this season than Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh (54).
No player has scored more goals from outside the box than Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai this season (4). All four of his strikes have been from direct free-kicks, with only David Beckham (2000-01) and Laurent Robert (2001-02) netting more in a single campaign (both 5).