Alisson will miss Liverpool’s trip to Brighton due to injury, with the goalkeeper also being pulled from the Brazil squad.
Alisson won’t play against Brighton
Alisson has joined Mo Salah on Liverpool’s injury list and won’t be able to play against Brighton in the Premier League.
The Liverpool Echo‘s Paul Gorst added that Liverpool are “not prepared to the take the risk with their No. 1 goalkeeper.”
This suggests he has picked up another problem since the Reds’ win over Galatasaray.
The Brazilian has had to pull out of his country’s squad for their upcoming internationals, having been initially announced as part of the setup to face France and Croatia in friendlies.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, February 28, 2026: Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson Becker during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and West Ham United FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement that Corinthians’ Hugo Souza has been called up to replace Liverpool’s No. 1 “who is sidelined due to injury.”
In Alisson‘s place for Liverpool will be Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Georgian, who is proving himself a capable deputy, will make his 13th appearance of the season.
Alisson has already missed nine matches through injury this season for Liverpool, with a recurring hamstring injury noticeably hampering his kicking on occasion.
The shotstopper recently signed a one-year extension on his contract that will keep up at Anfield until the summer of 2027.
LFC News: Salah injury update, Cheisa’s Italy call & FSG plans “shelved”
• Arne Slot has ruled Salah out until after the international break due to a muscle injury – but the coach was optimistic about how quickly he will recover
• Federico Chiesa will join up with the Italy squad for their World Cup play-off semi-final against Northern Ireland – he last played for his nation at Euro 2024!
• FSG‘s plans to buy a second club have been “shelved,” reported the Athletic‘s James Pearce, so where does this leave Michael Edwards and Co? – read more here
• Liverpool have issued a strongly-worded statement condemning the racist abuse Ibrahima Konate has received online following the Reds’ win over Galatasaray
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Football News: PSG forced to face Lens and no Trent in England squad
Trent Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid (Peter Byrne/PA)
• In a minor boost for Liverpool, PSG will not be able to move their match against Ligue 1’s second-place side, Lens, which falls between the two Champions League quarter-final clashes (RMC)
• Trent Alexander-Arnold has been left out of England’s 35-man squad for the upcoming international break – the grass isn’t always greener!
• Tottenham‘s first-choice goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, requires hernia surgery so Antonin Kinsky should return to their team after being dragged off just 17 minutes into their 5-2 loss at Atletico Madrid
Liverpool FC: On this day
Borussia Dortmund's Siggi Held (right) gets in a cross despite the attention of Liverpool's Chris Lawler, 1966 final ( Witters/Witters/Press Association Images)
Bill Shankly‘s trusted right-back, Chris Lawler, made his debut on March 20, 1963, starting against West Brom in a 2-2 draw at Anfield as a 19-year-old.
He would go on to play 549 times for Liverpool, scoring 61 times as a full-back, making him the Reds’ highest-goalscoring defender to this day!
While he didn’t score on his debut, a press report noted: “Lawler is a magnificent director of headers; he scarcely put a ball wrong. His kicked passes were good too.”