Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-10-25 23:00 JST
Match summary Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion met in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 8 on October 25. Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0, keeping a clean sheet. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Brighton & Hove Albion had more possession (64% to 36%) and more shots (17 to 13), but Liverpool were more efficient and took the win. Liverpool scored 2 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Becker 6 Kerkez 4 Dijk 5 Jacq uet 33 Araújo 10 Alliste 38 Gravenb 18 Gakpo 7 Wirtz 29 Barcola 9 Isak
4-2-3-1 1 Verbrug 21 Bosc agl 5 Dunk 44 Vušk ovi 24 Kadı oğl 14 Baixaul 13 Groß 29 Cuyper 26 Ayari 25 Gómez 19 Kostoul
0.95 Expected goals (xG) 1.41
View as table Liverpool Stat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 36% Possession 64% 0.95 Expected goals (xG) 1.41 13 Shots 17 4 Shots on target 1 6 Shots off target 9 3 Blocked shots 7 10 Shots inside the box 10 3 Shots outside the box 7 4 Corner kicks 2 3 Offsides 3 13 Fouls 9 326 Passes 579 225 Accurate passes 485 1 Goalkeeper saves 3 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Player stats Liverpool Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Alisson Becker 0 0 0 0 0 15(52%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.16 90 0 0 FW A. Isak 3 1 1 0 1 10(71%) 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 77 3 0 4(1) MF C. Gakpo 6 2 0 1(50%) 1 2 14(47%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.31 90 2 0 21(9) MF F. Wirtz 1 0 0 1(25%) 3 0 27(75%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.21 65 2 1 13(4) MF B. Barcola 1 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 9(82%) 1 0 0 4 2 7.41 77 1 2 9(6) MF A. Mac Allister 1 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 25(68%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.82 90 1 0 5(3) MF R. Gravenberch 0 0 0 1(50%) 3 0 20(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.43 90 0 1 12(8) DF M. Kerkez 0 0 0 1(100%) 1 0 22(67%) 0 0 0 3 3 6.12 88 1 0 12(7) DF V. van Dijk 0 0 0 2 0 31(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.89 90 0 1 8(7) DF J. Jacquet 0 0 0 1 0 21(75%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.74 90 0 0 6(4) DF R. Araújo 1 1 0 1(100%) 3 0 16(59%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.39 90 0 0 5(5) FW R. Ngumoha 0 0 0 0 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.04 13 0 0 1(0) GK G. Mamardashvili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF J. Gomez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF K. Tsimikas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.48 2 0 0 1(0) MF W. Endo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF T. Nyoni 0 0 0 1 0 12(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.56 25 0 0 1(1) MF J. McConnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW F. Chiesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW L. Koumas 0 0 0 1 0 0(0%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.5 13 0 0 3(2)
Brighton & Hove Albion Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK B. Verbruggen 0 0 0 0 0 38(79%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.8 90 0 0 FW C. Kostoulas 4 1 0 2(67%) 1 3 21(68%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.22 90 1 0 19(7) MF M. De Cuyper 2 0 0 0(0%) 1 1 32(78%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 90 3 3 6(2) MF Y. Ayari 3 0 0 2 0 28(88%) 0 0 0 0 3 6.27 75 0 0 7(5) MF D. Gómez 2 0 0 0(0%) 0 1 37(77%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.4 90 3 2 10(4) MF José María Andrés Baixauli 1 0 0 1(33%) 4 0 36(95%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.71 54 0 1 11(5) MF P. Groß 0 0 0 0 0 78(91%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.76 90 4 0 6(2) DF O. Boscagli 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 19(79%) 0 1 0 1 0 5.77 45 0 1 4(0) DF L. Dunk 0 0 0 2 0 60(85%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.22 90 0 1 10(5) DF L. Vušković 2 0 0 1(100%) 1 0 62(91%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.95 90 0 1 6(3) DF F. Kadıoğlu 0 0 0 0 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.06 6 0 0 1(0) FW P. David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW I. Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW G. Rutter 1 0 0 1 1 4(67%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.48 15 1 0 2(1) MF M. Yalcouyé 0 0 0 0 0 24(89%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.61 36 0 0 1(1) MF M. O'Riley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF J. Hinshelwood 0 0 0 0(0%) 1 0 14(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 45 0 0 4(1) DF Costinha 1 0 0 3(75%) 2 1 31(79%) 0 1 0 2 0 5.85 84 1 3 14(8) DF J. Hadjam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK J. Steele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lineups Liverpool Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Alisson Becker Starter DF 33 R. Araújo Starter DF 5 J. Jacquet Starter DF 4 V. van Dijk Starter DF 6 M. Kerkez Starter MF 38 R. Gravenberch Starter MF 10 A. Mac Allister Starter MF 29 B. Barcola Starter MF 7 F. Wirtz Starter MF 18 C. Gakpo Starter FW 9 A. Isak Bench FW 73 R. Ngumoha Bench DF 21 K. Tsimikas Bench MF 42 T. Nyoni Bench FW 67 L. Koumas
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 G. Mamardashvili Bench DF 2 J. Gomez Bench MF 3 W. Endo Bench MF 53 J. McConnell Bench FW 14 F. Chiesa
Brighton & Hove Albion Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 B. Verbruggen Starter DF 24 F. Kadıoğlu Starter DF 44 L. Vušković Starter DF 5 L. Dunk Starter DF 21 O. Boscagli Starter MF 13 P. Groß Starter MF 14 José María Andrés Baixauli Starter MF 25 D. Gómez Starter MF 26 Y. Ayari Starter MF 29 M. De Cuyper Starter FW 19 C. Kostoulas Bench FW 10 G. Rutter Bench MF 35 M. Yalcouyé Bench MF 8 J. Hinshelwood Bench DF 20 Costinha
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench FW 12 P. David Bench FW 15 I. Osman Bench MF 33 M. O'Riley Bench DF 3 J. Hadjam Bench GK 23 J. Steele
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 6' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Kadıoğlu → IN Costinha 1H 17' Liverpool ⚽ Goal P. Groß 0-1 1H 21' Liverpool ⚽ Goal A. Isak 1-1 1H 45+3' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card O. Boscagli 1H 45' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Boscagli → IN J. Hinshelwood 2H 9' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT José María Andrés Baixauli → IN M. Yalcouyé 2H 20' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Wirtz → IN T. Nyoni 2H 28' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card Costinha 2H 30' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Ayari → IN G. Rutter 2H 32' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Barcola → IN R. Ngumoha 2H 32' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Isak → IN L. Koumas 2H 43' Liverpool 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Kerkez → IN K. Tsimikas
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