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Liverpool 2-0 Brighton: result, goals, stats and reaction

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield, with a Pascal Groß own goal in the 17th minute and Alexander Isak scoring in the 21st.

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Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday 25 October. Pascal Groß put through his own net in the 17th minute and Alexander Isak scored in the 21st. Both goals came in the first half, and the score at half-time was 2-0.

The Matchweek 8 fixture kicked off at 2pm and was refereed by Samuel Barrott. It was shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League and NOW.

How the goals came

Liverpool took the lead in the 17th minute through an own goal by Pascal Groß. Four minutes later, in the 21st minute, Alexander Isak made it 2-0, with Bradley Barcola credited with the assist.

No further goals were scored after that, so the score stayed at 2-0 through the rest of the first half and the whole of the second half. Brighton had already made a substitution in the sixth minute, before either goal. Isak and Barcola were both replaced in the 77th minute.

Match stats

Brighton had 64% of possession to Liverpool’s 36%, and their pass accuracy was 85% compared with Liverpool’s 69%. Brighton had 17 shots to Liverpool’s 13, but Liverpool had four shots on target to Brighton’s one. Each side was credited with one big chance.

Liverpool won four corners and Brighton won two. Brighton made three saves and Liverpool made one. Liverpool committed 13 fouls and Brighton nine, and each side was caught offside three times.

Cards and changes

Brighton had two players booked and Liverpool had none. Olivier Boscagli was shown a yellow card for a foul in the 45+3 minute, and Costinha was booked for a foul in the 73rd minute.

Brighton made four substitutions. Costinha replaced Ferdi Kadıoğlu in the sixth minute, and Jack Hinshelwood came on for Boscagli at the start of the second half in the 46th minute. Malick Yalcouyé replaced Chema Andrés in the 54th minute, and Georginio Rutter replaced Yasin Ayari in the 75th minute.

Liverpool made four changes. Trey Nyoni replaced Florian Wirtz in the 65th minute. In the 77th minute Lewis Koumas came on for Isak and Rio Ngumoha for Barcola. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaced Milos Kerkez in the 88th minute.

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