Liverpool vs Brighton

Liverpool

2 - 0

Brighton

🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 5 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-14).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

1.89

PPG

1.05

1.79

1.16

1.05

1.37

47%

O2.5

42%

68%

BTTS

53%

68%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Liverpool rank5th

Brighton rank8th

Liverpool points60

Brighton points53

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.

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.

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

Liverpool last 5 home

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-4

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%

Liverpool clean sheet at home26%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first68%

Liverpool win after scoring first69%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 33% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 36.3' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Liverpool concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Liverpool score 17% above league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 14% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

46-60 5

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

519

526

Passes Accurate

448

470

Passes %

86%

89%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Ekitike

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gomez

26' ↑↓

↑↓

26' ⇄ J. Gomez

1st substitution · For: Mohamed Salah

45+3'

45+3' D. Gómez

59'

59' L. Dunk

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

H. Ekitike

Normal Goal · Assist: Mohamed Salah

64'

64' I. Konaté

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Gruda

1st substitution · For: K. Mitoma

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. Baleba

2nd substitution · For: Y. Ayari

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ H. Ekitike

2nd substitution · For: A. Isak

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ F. Wirtz

3rd substitution · For: A. Robertson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

3rd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Rutter

4th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Szoboszlai

4th substitution · For: F. Chiesa

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Gómez

5th substitution · For: J. Milner

Liverpool vs Brighton 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took an early lead at 1' when H. Ekitike scored, with the assist credited to J. Gomez, making the score 1-0. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 26', with J. Gomez replacing Mohamed Salah. D. Gómez received a yellow card for Brighton at 45+3'.

Second half: L. Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton at 59'. Liverpool extended the lead at 60' when H. Ekitike scored, with the assist credited to Mohamed Salah, making the score 2-0. I. Konaté received a yellow card for Liverpool at 64'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. Gruda replacing K. Mitoma. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 64', with C. Baleba replacing Y. Ayari. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 78', with H. Ekitike replacing A. Isak. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 78', with F. Wirtz replacing A. Robertson. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Hinshelwood replacing D. Welbeck. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 82', with G. Rutter replacing C. Kostoulas. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Szoboszlai replacing F. Chiesa. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 87', with D. Gómez replacing J. Milner.

Liverpool used 4 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Liverpool got 1 yellow card, while Brighton got 2 yellow cards.