
Liverpool vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League
2 - 2
Liverpool slip up vs. Brighton as two-goal lead spurned
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Brighton fought back from two goals down to shock Liverpool and earn an unexpected 2-2 draw at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 4': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 19': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Naby Keïta because of an injury.
- 24': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross.
- 41': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Solly March.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 65': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Jakub Moder.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Adam Lallana.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Curtis Jones.
- 88': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,197
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+13 | Manchester City | 6 | 18 | 0 |
+8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 13 | 0 |
+8 | Liverpool | 5 | 13 | 0 |
+5 | Arsenal | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Statistics
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BHA![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 5 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 5 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
14 | SHOTS | 9 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
552 | Accurate Passes | 361 |
641 | Passes | 464 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
20 | Crosses | 11 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
58 | Long Balls | 73 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
10 | Tackles | 20 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
16 | Interceptions | 16 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
18 | Clearances | 17 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andy Robertson ![]() |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
17 | Curtis Jones |
8 | Naby Keita |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
10 | Sadio Mané |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
5 | Lewis Dunk |
24 | Shane Duffy ![]() |
3 | Marc Cucurella |
34 | Joël Veltman |
14 | Adam Lallana |
8 | Yves Bissouma |
12 | Enock Mwepu |
11 | Leandro Trossard |
15 | Jakub Moder |
20 | Solly March |
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