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Premier League · Matchweek 8

Liverpool vs Brighton lineups

Liverpool host Brighton at Anfield on 25 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 8 of the Premier League. They last met on 21 March 2026, when Brighton won 2-1. Liverpool have won 14 of the 23 meetings between the clubs and Brighton 5.

Liverpool vs Brighton match facts

Kick-off
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 14:00
Stadium
Anfield, Liverpool
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 8

Liverpool vs Brighton lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Liverpool vs Brighton head to head

14
Liverpool wins
4
Draws
5
Brighton wins

50–28 on goals in 23 meetings since 21 September 2011

Recent Liverpool vs Brighton results

  1. Brighton2–1LiverpoolPremier LeagueAmex Stadium
  2. Liverpool3–0BrightonFA CupAnfield
  3. Liverpool2–0BrightonPremier LeagueAnfield
  4. Brighton3–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueAmerican Express Stadium
  5. Liverpool2–1BrightonPremier LeagueAnfield

Liverpool vs Brighton history

Liverpool have won three of the last five, with none drawn. Brighton last won at Anfield on 3 February 2021, by 1-0. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Liverpool hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, nine meetings.

Anfield

Liverpool play at Anfield in Liverpool. The ground holds 61,276. Brighton have won there once in ten visits, most recently in February 2021. Liverpool have won seven of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass. Brighton's most recent visit was on 14 February 2026, a 0-3 defeat.

Last meeting: Brighton 2-1 Liverpool, March 2026

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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
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Liverpool, 4-3-1-2
Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 27Mats WiefferD
  3. 6Jan van HeckeD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 24Ferdi KadıoğluD
  6. 20James MilnerM
  7. 30Pascal GroßM
  8. 25Diego GómezM
  9. 13Jack HinshelwoodM
  10. 11Yankuba MintehM
  11. 18Daniel WelbeckF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 34Joël VeltmanD
  3. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  4. 22Kaoru MitomaM
  5. 26Yasin AyariM
  6. 17Carlos BalebaM
  7. 19Charalampos KostoulasF
  8. 10Georginio RutterF
  9. 29Maxim De CuyperD

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-3-1-2
  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  7. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  8. 7Florian WirtzM
  9. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  10. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  11. 18Cody GakpoF

Bench

  1. 28Frederick WoodmanG
  2. 14Federico ChiesaF
  3. 17Curtis JonesM
  4. 68Kieran MorrisonM
  5. 26Andrew RobertsonD
  6. 2Joseph GomezD
  7. 47Calvin RamsayD
  8. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  9. 73Rio NgumohaF

Coach: Arne Slot

Brighton lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-3-1-2 when the clubs last met, on 21 March 2026 in the Premier League. Brighton won 2-1. Daniel Welbeck and Miloš Kerkez scored. Bart Verbruggen and Giorgi Mamardashvili started in goal.

Liverpool vs Brighton lineups — common questions

When is Liverpool vs Brighton?
Liverpool vs Brighton kicks off at 14:00 UK time on 25 October 2026 at Anfield in Liverpool. The match is Matchweek 8 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 21 March 2026.
What was the score in the last Liverpool vs Brighton match?
In the meeting before this one, Brighton won 2-1 on 21 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Liverpool won 3-0 on 14 February 2026 in the FA Cup. Liverpool have won 14 of the 23 meetings between the clubs and Brighton have won 5.

Brighton vs Liverpool at American Express Stadium

Updated 22 September 2026