Liverpool vs Brighton 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
3 - 0
Curtis Jones breaks duck as Liverpool cruise to FA Cup win against Brighton
Curtis Jones' first goal in over a year paved the way for Liverpool's progression into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory over Brighton at Anfield.
Match Commentary
- 15': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
- 56': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Harry Howell.
- 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Diego Gómez.
- 67': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Goal! Liverpool 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Olivier Boscagli replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. Calvin Ramsay replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Curtis Jones.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Statistics
 BHA |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 450 | Passes | 391 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 19 | Clearances | 26 |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk  |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 17 | Carlos Baleba |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 30 | Pascal Groß |
| 19 | Charalambos Kostoulas |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
| 53 | Harry Howell |
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