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Both sides meet again three days after their Carabao Cup clash

Liverpool vs Brighton LIVE!

The Reds and Seagulls lock horns this afternoon for the second time in just four days, after a five-goal tussle in midweek. Both managers made changes for the Carabao Cup clash, so expect their respective big guns to return.

Fabian Hurzeler's will know the 3-2 scoreline in defeat still flattered his side four three days ago and he will be wary of not losing too much momentum after a frustrating draw with Wolves last weekend, conceding twice in the final minutes. Leaving Anfield today with anything will be a huge bonus. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.

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2 minutes ago

Brighton confirmed team

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, Van Hecke, Julio, Estupinan, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Mitoma, Rutter, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Gruda, Enciso, Adingra, Moder, Baleba, Wieffer, Ferguson.

15 seconds ago

Liverpool confirmed team

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo.

Subs: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Jones, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Bradley.

10 minutes ago

Stage set at Anfield

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12 minutes ago

Slot programme notes

Arne Slot wants to see more of the same from his Liverpool team against Brighton.

In his programme notes, Slot wrote: “Of course, it is only a few days since our teams last met so there has not been too much time to digest the outcome, but the reality is that no matter how that game would have turned out we would know that today’s game would be another really tough one.

“For the long term, on Wednesday night I really liked what I saw from the players who haven’t played that much this season yet, that they were able to play a similar style that we usually do and they brought quality into the game. That makes it even harder for me to make line-ups in the upcoming weeks but this is also something that I want.

“The fact that we won will not make a difference today, though. What we earned in that tie was a place in the next round of the Carabao Cup and that is very welcome, but it does not bring us any advantages in this fixture. If we are to win again we will have to perform really well again. We recognise the challenge that our opponents will bring and this means there will be no shortcuts.

“In recent seasons, Brighton have earned themselves a reputation for being an exciting, up-and-coming team but I would say that they have now moved onto another level again having established themselves as a top-level Premier League side. The fact that they go into this game in sixth place having achieved some really good results already this season only underlines this.

“I would like to welcome Fabian Hurzeler, his players and staff and everyone associated with the club to Anfield having had the courtesy of a similar welcome at the Amex Stadium in midweek. I said in the build-up to that game that I really like Brighton’s playing style and this feeling has not changed in any way since then. If anything, it has become even stronger.”

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26 minutes ago

Can Brighton provide a shock?

Brighton have had a good start to the season so far and have already provided a few shocks against the big boys.

They drew 1-1 at Arsenal at the end of August and came from two goals down to beat Tottenham 3-2 last month as well as winning 1-0 away at Tottenham.

Getting a result at Anfield could be their best of the lot if they can manage to repeat the trick at Anfield.

37 minutes ago

Slot not worried about contract issues

Liverpool boss Arne Slot insists he is not concerned about the contract uncertainty surrounding a trio of his key players.

Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are all currently out of contract at Anfield at the end of the season.

Captain Virgil van Dijk, 33, has revealed he is in talks with Liverpool about extending his deal but there have been no updates on Alexander-Arnold, 26, or Salah, 32.

Slot said: “For me the contract situation could become a problem if the players don't perform as well as they do at the moment.

“Of course it's not sure that if, if, if they perform not as good any more that it has anything to do with their contract situation.

“At the moment all three of them are in a good place, all of them perform really, really, really well and there are ongoing discussions, as Virgil said, with the people he has to talk with, and that's not me as you know. I talk with him to him about other things.

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50 minutes ago

Reds sharing the goals around

Liverpool have been sharing the goals around this season, with four players scoring at least four across all competitions.

Mohamed Salah leads the way with eight goals from 14 games, with Luis Diaz second with six to his name and both Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota on four.

Darwin Nunez needs to add more to his tally with a disappointing two goals from 11 games under new boss Arne Slot.

Slot has seen centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate pop up with two goals each, with solitary strikes from Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones.

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1 hour ago

Joao Pedro to return

Joao Pedro could make his long-awaited return from injury for Brighton against Liverpool.

The Brazilian forward has been sidelined since suffering an ankle injury during Brighton’s feisty draw with Nottingham Forest in September having only just returned from another knock sustained on international duty.

Pedro has missed Brighton’s last five matches across all competitions, with Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler urging patience with his recovery with the club understandably reluctant to rush one of their most important players back into action too soon.

The 23-year-old scored 20 goals across all competitions last season and so far this campaign the Seagulls have been able to rely on Danny Welbeck in attack, with six goals in 11 appearances.

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1 hour ago

Slot hints at Nunez recall

Darwin Nunez could be set for an immediate recall when Liverpool face Brighton for the second time this week. Well, that's if Arne Slot's preference is anything to go by.

When the two sides met in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday, the Reds boss decided to experiment by opting against naming a recognised centre-forward in his starting lineup.

In truth, Slot's hand was somewhat forced given that Diogo Jota was unavailable for selection because of injury, not to mention the hectic fixture schedule which meant Nunez was rested - although the Uruguayan did make an appearance off the bench in the second half.

The fact that Slot's preference is to play with a real striker is a clear indication that Nunez will likely be restored to the starting lineup on Saturday, especially when taking into account that the Liverpool boss doesn't seem to want to use either Cody Gakpo or Luiz Diaz in the centre-forward position and with Jota still sidelined.

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1 hour ago

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Liverpool are unbeaten from their last three games against Brighton and won this fixture 2-1 last season thanks to Mohamed Salah’s winner.

Brighton beat Liverpool twice in the 2022/23 campaign but both those victories came on the south coast, with the Seagulls’ last win at Anfield coming in February 2021.

Liverpool wins: 22

Draws: 12

Brighton wins: 7