Meeting again just three days after their dramatic five-goal Carabao Cup clash, Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion will battle for valuable points at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Liverpool beat Fabian Hurzeler's side 3-2 in their last 16 knockout match on Wednesday, but a 2-2 draw with Arsenal last weekend left the Arne Slot side trailing Manchester City in the Premier League table.
Latest Liverpool vs Brighton team news
One player left Liverpool's treatment room before their Carabao Cup win against Brighton, Conor Bradley, who played the full 90 minutes midweek. However, Harvey Elliott (leg injury), Diogo Jota (stomach ache), Federico Chiesa (fitness) and Alisson Becker (hamstring) remain absent.
Coach Arne Slot doesn't expect any of the four injured players to return before the international break – he answered "no" when asked about Jota's potential return within the next two weeks – but he's not short of options.
The Dutch manager rotated the squad midweek and will now recall Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Nunez and Alexis Mac Allister to the starting lineup, and it will be interesting to see if Kostas Tsimikas gets the choice to start at left-back in place of Andy Robertson, who featured in both matches against Arsenal and Brighton.
Meanwhile, Brighton's defensive efforts against Liverpool on Wednesday were not improved by the absence of Lewis Dunk, who suffered a calf injury in the warm-up before the draw with Wolves, and whose participation in Saturday's match remains uncertain.
Yankuba Minteh (groin) and Joao Pedro (ankle) are also in a similar condition, while all players Solly March (knee), James Milner (thigh), Matt O'Riley (ankle) and Adam Webster (thigh) are in the visiting team's treatment room.
The good news is that Georginio Rutter is ready to return after missing midweek and could reunite with Danny Welbeck in attack, while Jack Hinshelwood has recovered from a minor injury and could return to midfield.
Latest predicted lineups for Liverpool vs Brighton
Liverpool:
Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Nunez
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Adingra, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Mitoma; Rutter, Welbeck
Latest football match prediction: Liverpool vs Brighton
As is typical for Big Six teams, the general consensus among fans is that an early exit from the Carabao Cup wouldn't be a disaster for Liverpool, the defending champions, but The Reds are still on track to conquer their record 11th title thanks to recent successes on the South Coast.
Continuing his impressive Carabao Cup form, Dutch striker Cody Gakpo scored his third and fourth goals of the 2024-25 tournament with two powerful shots in the second half, before Luis Diaz ensured that goals from Simon Adingra and Tariq Lamptey were merely consolation goals.
Before heading into the quarter-final against Southampton, the Slot players face a tough November fixture schedule; the international break will offer some relaxation, but Liverpool will also have to contend with Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid in two massive Champions League matches in the coming weeks.
The Merseyside giants lost their Premier League top spot after a four-goal draw with Arsenal last weekend, where they were repeatedly trailing but managed to salvage a point. However, they will reclaim the lead if they get a better result than Manchester City against Bournemouth.
Slot's only defeat so far may have come from a home loss to Nottingham Forest in September, but Liverpool have enjoyed a run of four consecutive wins at Anfield since that shock 1-0 defeat, scoring in each of those victories against Chelsea, Bologna, West Ham United and Bournemouth.
Brighton & Hove Albion took two goals back thanks to a couple of mistakes from Jarell Quansah in Wednesday's Carabao Cup match, but defensive collapses in the second half ultimately cost them dearly, much like their Premier League ninth-round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Danny Welbeck and Evan Ferguson nearly gave the Seagulls an easy victory against Gary O'Neil's side, but Wolves counter-attacked strongly, with Rayan Ait-Nouri pulling one back before Matheus Cunha's rebound in the final minute sent the away crowd into a frenzy.
Mats Wieffer – who will be reunited with his former manager Slot this weekend – was the one who made a mistake in injury time, missing a four-on-one opportunity, before Cunha denied Brighton a third consecutive Premier League win, which would have propelled them into the top four.
Brighton's sixth-place finish under the youngest manager in Premier League history is still commendable, as is their commitment to attractive attacking football; Brighton's last seven matches have seen a total of 30 goals, an average of over four goals per game.
This run of seven matches has seen Brighton score at least two goals and concede at least two in six games, and Wednesday's defeat was only their third loss in their last 10 games against Liverpool, although one of the other two defeats was a 2-1 loss in this match in the 2023-24 season.
Predicting the score for Liverpool vs Brighton
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have come up with the following predictions for the Liverpool vs Brighton match:
- Sportsmole: Liverpool 3-1 Brighton
- WhoScore: Liverpool 2-0 Brighton
- Our prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Brighton
When and where can I watch Liverpool vs Brighton live?
To watch the Liverpool vs Brighton match live in the English Premier League at 10:00 PM on November 2nd, viewers can tune in to K+ Sport, K+PM, or other online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
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