Liverpool will face Brighton and Hove Albion again on Saturday, just days after their midweek EFL Cup stumble, which ended 3-2 to the Reds, but this time both teams are in Premier League action . Arne Slot’s men are in the quarter-finals thanks to that victory over Fabian Hurzeler’s side, but a draw with Arsenal last weekend means Liverpool have been overtaken at the top of the EPL thanks to the speed of the Manchester Town. Brighton conceded two late goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Although progress in the EFL Cup is no longer considered a downer for the biggest clubs, the Reds are protecting the champions and chasing a record eleventh at the festival. Cody Gakpo scored twice at the pace of Luis Díaz, who was also concerned to improve the goals of Simon Adingra and Tariq Lamptey and achieve a round of 16 meeting with Southampton.
Before that, there are UEFA Champions League meetings with Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid in the coming weeks. Goals from Danny Welbeck and Evan Ferguson looked to have tied a Seagulls victory over Wolves before Gary O’Neil’s side hit back through Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha. That denied Brighton a third consecutive Premier League win and a park in the government’s four with Aston Villa also drawing.
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The Right Way to Watch the Odds
- Introduce: Saturday November 2 | Was: 11 a.m. Eastern Time
- Location: Anfield – Liverpool, England
- Oversee: Peacock Top Rate
- Odd: Liverpool -250; Draw +400; Brighton +650
Season to this point
Town now top the EPL standings ahead of Liverpool and then closed the current tie with Arsenal, although the top spot is within reach if the Reds can improve on Pep Guardiola’s men and their result against Bournemouth. Slot has seen better as his team lost once at home to Nottingham Woodland in September and a four-match winning streak at Anfield includes Chelsea, Bologna, West Ham United and the Cherries. Brighton’s sixth place is deserved and in their last seven games they have scored 30 goals with an average of more than four depending on the competition. In those seven games, the Seagulls have scored and conceded at least twice on six occasions and Wednesday’s defeat was only their third defeat in 10 games against Liverpool.
Workforce information
Liverpool: Conor Bradley emerged unscathed in midweek, but Harvey Elliott, Diogo Jota, Federico Chiesa and Alisson Becker remain out of action. Slot is not likely to recover any of the injured quartet before the world is divided. The Dutch tactician turned over in midweek and can call up Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Núñez and Alexis Mac Allister to his opening XI, but Kostas Tsimikas could challenge Andy Robertson for an opening act.
Liverpool Imaginable XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Nunez.
Brighton: Lewis Dunk has dubious pace, Yankuba Minteh and Joao Pedro are also no match for Solly March, James Milner, Matt O’Riley and Adam Webster. Georginio Rutter is back to accompany Danny Welbeck and pick up the pace. Jack Hinshelwood could come into midfield.
Brighton XI imaginable: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Adingra, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Mitoma; Rutter, Welbeck.
Prediction
This should be a Reds win once again as the Seagulls are missing too many notable figures to want to hold off the hosts by scoring a host of goals to win this one. A draw would no longer be unrealistic, but a home victory is the most possible result by a narrow margin. Choose: Liverpool 2, Brighton 1.
