Liverpool vs Brighton

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- The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers. Brighton will not be shown on TV or streamed live in the UK. UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime. But at the same time, we all see the opportunity that is right in front of us. It is relentless. They are probably able to come on, but we have to wait and see.” Saturday, October 1 It is persistent. He said: “Darwin and Diogo came home with little things, and the medical department asked me not to start them. However, that woeful start sees them behind and with a mountain still to climb to claim three points. Just a brilliant goal.

Liverpool returned to Premier League action with what was always going to be a tricky test, welcoming high-flying Brighton to Anfield.

But in the past, that succession of early Alisson saves would have been the sum total of his workload throughout a match, generally enough to secure a relatively routine win. But before even half an hour had been played, Pervis Estupiñán was in the book for time-wasting. Even amid the thrill of the comeback, it is clear that Liverpool still have a lot of things to fix. Within the very first minute of the contest, before it started to go south moments later, Matip found himself leading the press. It seems every sharp piece of attacking play is enough to unlock the door. Two big saves kept the deficit down for a while, but eventually the waves of pressure told again. On form, the manager would have to drop It took a little while before Liverpool had anything to cheer about, but when they did it was something guaranteed to delight the Kop. Coming on at 2-1 and watching the score-line flip always has to go down as ‘job done’ for a substitute. Brighton’s defence suddenly began to look pressurised — pressure that eventually told when the Colombian was able to set up Firmino for his excellently-taken equaliser. Klopp will be concerned by the fact his side had to come from 2-0 down, a situation that could even have been worse, and Liverpool cannot ignore the continued underlying problems. Scoring the first and second, he was among those in closest attendance as Adam Webster turned it into his own net under pressure, completing an astonishing turnaround.

Free highlights and match report as Leandro Trossard became the first Brighton player to score a Premier League hat-trick; Roberto Firmino netted either ...

Their attacks flowed with all the precision and assurance of a team inside the top four. He looked to be distracted, allowing Trossard to give him the slip on multiple occasions. Yet, such was Brighton's confidence, they played repeatedly through the thirds with little intervention, particularly during a fruitful first half. Liverpool managed to salvage something from the wreckage, but by no means was it convincing. It prompted Jurgen Klopp to brand his side's beginnings to games as "rubbish". "Trossard is a star. "We find a way back in the game. You have solutions for situations, but before we had any solutions we were 1-0 down. Yes, I think it is a fair result. Brighton are a confident team, a team who is trying to gain confidence. "Not a score we wanted, but fair. We had moments, but we didn't play a particularly good game.

Live team news, line-ups, TV channel, commentary stream, latest score and goals from Anfield as Liverpool face Brighton in the Premier League.

It's the sort of sequence that has already evoked memories of last season's nail-biting Liverpool run-in. There's barely time to draw breath. He would for me. October rolls in with a visit to Anfield from Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton and is the first of a baker's dozen that have been squeezed in to accommodate the unique prospect of the winter World Cup in Qatar. (18+, new customers only, T&C’s) Brighton have started the season fantastically, but following the departure of manager Graham Potter, will be under the stewardship of Roberto De Zerbi for the first time this afternoon.