Salah Gets 9, Jones With 8 | Liverpool Players Rated In Impressive Win Vs Brighton | OneFootball

Liverpool entertained Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win at home in the FA Cup. The Reds made a bright start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 42nd minute thanks to Curtis Jones’ controlled finish. Arne Slot’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.

Dominik Szoboszlai doubled his team’s advantage with a great finish in the 56th minute. Mohamed Salah killed the game off from the penalty spot in the 68th minute. The match finished with the Reds securing an impressive 3-0 win at Anfield.

Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against the Seagulls.

He made a few solid saves during the game and did enough to keep a clean sheet.

RB: Curtis Jones – 8/10

He performed his defensive duties well and scored a great goal to give Liverpool the lead.

CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7/10

Konate was a rock at the back and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.

CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7.5/10

He dealt with the danger when required and was a strong presence in the air.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 14: Curtis Jones of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on February 14, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

LB: Milos Kerkez – 8/10

He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch and ended the game with an assist to his name.

CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 8/10

Szoboszlai worked hard on both halves and doubled his side’s lead with a good finish.

CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 8/10

He anchored the midfield well and ran the show inside the Brighton half.

RW: Mohamed Salah – 9/10

Salah was back to his best tonight as he caused a lot of headaches for the opppositon defenders. He has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.

CAM: Florian Wirtz – 6.5/10

Wirtz caught the eye at times in the final third, but there was no goal for him.

LW: Cody Gakpo – 7/10

He was always willing to run with the ball but lacked quality in front of the Brighton goal.

ST: Federico Chiesa – 6.5/10

Chiesa ran the channels well but never looked like he would score.

Substitutes:

RB: Joe Gomez – 6/10

He was solid at the back.

LW: Rio Ngumoha – 6/10

Ngumoha made one positive run with the ball and had a goal chalked off as he was offside.