Victory for the away team.

Opening the double-edged swordplay series, Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool will clash in the fourth round of the English League Cup (Carabao Cup) at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday evening, just days before their return to the Premier League.

The Reds began their title defense campaign impressively with a 5-1 victory over West Ham United in the third round, while Fabian Hurzeler's side secured a dramatic 3-2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Brighton vs Liverpool team news

Liverpool's injury situation remains largely unchanged, with Harvey Elliott (leg), Alisson Becker (hamstring) and Diogo Jota (abdomen) expected to remain unavailable, while Federico Chiesa (fitness) and Conor Bradley (doubtful) are both doubtful.

These two players are certainly candidates to start this match, although Slot could still deploy Joe Gomez at right-back instead of Trent Alexander-Arnold if he feels the Real Madrid target needs a rest.

Wataru Endo and Jarell Quansah can also expect a rare start in the visitors' starting lineup, while the fitness of Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo in attack could be very useful; previously, Szoboszlai lost out to Curtis Jones in the competition for the top attacking midfield spot against Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Brighton fans certainly couldn't believe their luck when Welbeck was fit to play against Wolves, just a week after he was on oxygen and stretchered off the pitch with a back injury in the win against Newcastle United.

Welbeck's presence could be crucial in Wednesday night's match, as Leeds United loan player Georginio Rutter is unavailable for the cup and Joao Pedro remains sidelined with an ankle injury, along with Solly March (knee), Yankuba Minteh (muscle), Matt O'Riley (ankle), Adam Webster (thigh) and former Liverpool player James Milner (thigh) in the medical room.

The home side are also concerned about the fitness of longtime captain Lewis Dunk, who suffered a calf problem during Saturday's warm-up, and Jack Hinshelwood, who has been absent from the squad due to a minor issue.

Latest predicted lineups for Brighton vs Liverpool

Brighton & Hove Albion:

Steele; Lamptey, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Adingra, Baleba, Wieffer, Mitoma; Enciso, Ferguson

Liverpool:

Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Nunez

Latest football match prediction: Brighton vs Liverpool

On their way to winning the final trophy of the Jurgen Klopp era, Liverpool taught West Ham a lesson with a resounding 5-1 victory in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, and Arne Slot's side replicated that feat more than nine months later.

This shows that historical indicators are all on the side of a team that has not lost a single match in the Carabao Cup since December 2022. That resounding victory was the third in a streak of eight consecutive wins for the defending champions across all competitions, as Slot broke historical records.

However, Liverpool's perfect away record under the Dutch manager came to an end on Sunday night, although the dramatic 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League – where they were twice trailing and equalizing – still felt like a point gained rather than a two-point loss.

Failing to beat Arsenal meant Liverpool lost their top spot in the Premier League to Manchester City, albeit just one point. However, domestic league action will take a backseat as Liverpool focus on breaking a strange run in the Carabao Cup.

Indeed, the visitors have followed an unusual pattern of being eliminated in the fourth round before winning the Carabao Cup in the last four seasons – failing at this stage in the 2020-21 and 2022-23 seasons alternating with winning the cup in the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons. Meanwhile, the home side Brighton had a disappointing 4-goal draw last weekend.

Liverpool fans must have left the Emirates Stadium in a more cheerful mood, while Brighton supporters were stunned and Wolves fans rejoiced as Hurzeler's side conceded a goal in injury time in their Premier League matchday 9 game.

Goals from Danny Welbeck and Evan Ferguson seemed to be enough for the Seagulls to win against bottom-of-the-table side, but Rayan Ait-Nouri narrowed the gap and Matheus Cunha scored in the final minute to secure a valuable point for Wolves.

That dramatic draw helped Wolves get some revenge for their narrow defeat to Brighton in the third round of the Carabao Cup, with Hurzeler leading the team to a 3-2 victory on September 18th to advance to the last 16 for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

However, Brighton need to overcome their Carabao Cup jinx this week, having lost five consecutive fourth-round matches, including three consecutive seasons from 2020-21 to 2022-23, and haven't progressed beyond that stage since the quarter-finals in 1978-79.

Liverpool's strong record at the Amex Stadium against Liverpool could be an advantage for the home side, as they are unbeaten in their last three matches there against The Reds – including a 2-1 FA Cup victory in January 2023. However, Liverpool won 2-1 at Anfield in March 2024 in their most recent encounter.

Manager Slot stressed that Arsenal had an extra day to recover from their Champions League run before Sunday's draw, and the same would apply on Wednesday against Brighton, a team that has little trouble scoring at home.

Nevertheless, Liverpool have become specialists in away games under Slot and are likely to go on to win their second consecutive Carabao Cup, even if Wednesday's victory may not have been as convincing as the away fans had hoped.

Brighton vs Liverpool score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have come up with the following predictions for the Brighton vs Liverpool match:

• Sportsmole: Brighton 0-2 Liverpool

• WhoScore: Brighton 1-2 Liverpool
• Our prediction: Brighton 1-2 Liverpool

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