Liverpool vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League

Liverpool

4': Jordan Henderson
24': Sadio Mané

FT
2 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

41': Enock Mwepu
65': Leandro Trossard

Liverpool slip up vs. Brighton as two-goal lead spurned

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,197

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+17	Arsenal	13	30	1
+20	Manchester City	13	29	2
+17	Liverpool	13	28	1
+13	Aston Villa	13	28	3

Full Table

Statistics

LIV		BHA
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Adrián, Kostas Tsimikas, Divock Origi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Takumi Minamino, Diogo Jota, Tyler Morton, Joël Matip, Joe Gomez.

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

Substitutes:

Alexis Mac Allister, Tariq Lamptey, Jason Steele, Pascal Groß, Jeremy Sarmiento, Hayden Roberts, Adam Webster, Jürgen Locadia, Neal Maupay.

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