Brighton vs Liverpool

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Liverpool 5

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Liverpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 33

Avg: 1.53 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.26

1.58

1.53

1.05

1.74

58%

O2.5

74%

58%

BTTS

68%

47%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Liverpool rank5th

Brighton points53

Liverpool points60

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Liverpool last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals8-12

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.568%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Liverpool score away89%

Liverpool clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Liverpool score first37%

Liverpool win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Liverpool 20%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Liverpool 62.9'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Liverpool score away1.53 vs 1.22

Liverpool concede away1.74 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Liverpool score 25% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Liverpool are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Liverpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

46-60 9

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

361

421

Passes Accurate

286

337

Passes %

79%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ↑↓

↑↓

8' ⇄ H. Ekitike

1st substitution · For: C. Jones

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Gómez

25'

25' Y. Minteh

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Kerkez

Normal Goal

45'

45' I. Konaté

45+5'

45+5' D. Gómez

48'

48' D. Welbeck

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hinshelwood

61'

61' J. Frimpong

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Frimpong

2nd substitution · For: R. Ngumoha

68'

68' A. Mac Allister

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Y. Minteh

1st substitution · For: K. Mitoma

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Kerkez

3rd substitution · For: A. Robertson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Milner

2nd substitution · For: C. Baleba

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Konaté

4th substitution · For: F. Chiesa

79'

79' D. Szoboszlai

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

3rd substitution · For: Y. Ayari

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Welbeck

4th substitution · For: G. Rutter

85'

85' L. Dunk

90'

90' F. Chiesa

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ D. Gómez

5th substitution · For: J. Veltman

90+4'

90+4' M. Wieffer

Brighton vs Liverpool 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 8', with H. Ekitike replacing C. Jones. Brighton took the lead at 14' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to D. Gómez, making the score 1-0. Y. Minteh received a yellow card for Brighton at 25'. Liverpool leveled the score at 30' when M. Kerkez scored, making the score 1-1. I. Konaté received a yellow card for Liverpool at 45'. D. Gómez received a yellow card for Brighton at 45+5'.

Second half: D. Welbeck received a yellow card for Brighton at 48'. Brighton took the lead at 56' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to J. Hinshelwood, making the score 2-1. J. Frimpong received a yellow card for Liverpool at 61'. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Frimpong replacing R. Ngumoha. A. Mac Allister received a yellow card for Liverpool at 68'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 76', with Y. Minteh replacing K. Mitoma. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Kerkez replacing A. Robertson. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. Milner replacing C. Baleba. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 77', with I. Konaté replacing F. Chiesa. D. Szoboszlai received a yellow card for Liverpool at 79'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 83', with J. Hinshelwood replacing Y. Ayari. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Welbeck replacing G. Rutter. L. Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton at 85'. F. Chiesa received a yellow card for Liverpool at 90'. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with D. Gómez replacing J. Veltman. M. Wieffer received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+4'.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Liverpool used 4 substitutions. Brighton got 5 yellow cards, while Liverpool got 5 yellow cards.