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- 17′Liverpool, own goal:1–0Own goal
- 21′Liverpool, goal:2–0assist
- 45+3′Brighton, yellow card:
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Brighton, substitution:off
- 54′Brighton, substitution:off
- 65′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 73′Brighton, yellow card:
- 75′Brighton, substitution:off
- 77′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 77′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 88′Liverpool, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield with two early goals
Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield in Premier League Matchweek 8, scoring twice inside the first 21 minutes and holding on to their lead comfortably. The result ended Brighton's run of eight games unbeaten and gave Andoni Iraola's side a fourth win in a row.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The opening goal came in the 17th minute, when Pascal Groß turned the ball into his own net to make it 1-0. Four minutes later Alexander Isak doubled the lead, finishing from a Bradley Barcola assist. That made it 2-0, and the score did not change in the remaining 69 minutes.
Brighton dominated the ball, finishing with 64% possession to Liverpool's 36%, and had 17 shots to 13. Only one of those 17 was on target, however, against four from the hosts, and Fabian Hürzeler's side could not find a way back into the game.
The win lifted Liverpool to fourth, with 15 points from eight games, while Brighton stayed third on 16. Both sides play in the League Cup on Wednesday: Liverpool are at home to Chelsea and Brighton travel to Manchester City.
Alexander Isak scored Liverpool's second goal and finished as the side's top-rated performer on 7.48, ahead of Cody Gakpo on 7.4 and Ronald Araújo on 7.38.
Brighton managed just one shot on target from their 17 attempts, against four from Liverpool's 13.
Liverpool beat Brighton 2–0 (half-time 2–0).
Liverpool met Brighton in the Premier League (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Sunday, 25 October 2026, 14:00 UTC at Anfield. Referee: Samuel Barrott. Attendance: 60,404.
Team pages: Liverpool · Brighton · Premier League
Key moments
- 17' Goal (own goal): Pascal Groß — 1–0 · Watch Pascal Groß's goal video (17')
- 21' Goal: Alexander Isak (assist: Bradley Barcola) — 2–0 · Watch Alexander Isak's goal video (21')
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Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
Brighton (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Liverpool 42%, the draw 23%, Brighton 35%. It finished Liverpool 2–0 Brighton.
Home advantage edges Liverpool in front, Brighton close behind — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, the usual home advantage is what puts Liverpool slightly ahead at 42% to 35%, though Brighton's habit of controlling the ball pulls against them. The draw starts near 27%, the usual rate for sides this level, but high-scoring recent games and a finishing streak bring it down to 23%.
Why Liverpool in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1873 to 1881. Sides this close won 42.4% of 15,614 home games (draw 27.2%, visitors 30.4%). Brighton scored +0.61 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.5% of 1,631 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Brighton hold 8 more possession points (63 to 55 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 39.7% across 5,924 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. Liverpool scored +0.30 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.7% of 1,654 games, vs 27.8% against normal finishing.
Why is the draw only 23%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.7 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,416. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Brighton have gained 72 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.0% of 11,940 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Out: Dominik Szoboszlai, a star player. Doubtful: Víctor Muñoz, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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