2021/22
Matchweek 29
All times shown are your local time
Sat 12 Mar 2022
Kick Off:
Amex Stadium, Falmer
Att: 31,474
Ref: Mike Dean
KOMins
19
  • HT
  • 55
    61
    75
    81
    84
  • FT
  • WHO'S GOING TO BE YOUR

    MAN OF THE MATCH?

    Salah's landmark goal takes Liverpool past Brighton

    Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool's 2,000th Premier League goal as they battled to a 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion that closed the gap on leaders Manchester City to three points.

    Luis Diaz put Liverpool in front on 19 minutes, bravely heading in a superb pass from Joel Matip, February's EA SPORTS Player of the Month, before colliding with goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

    Liverpool struggled to break Brighton down until Salah doubled their lead from the penalty spot on 61 minutes as the Egyptian punished a handball by Yves Bissouma.

    It was Salah's 20th Premier League goal of the season and made Liverpool the second team to reach 2,000 in the competition after Manchester United.

    Salah then went off with an injury but, although Alisson denied Brighton substitutes Danny Welbeck and Solly March late on, Liverpool had done enough to secure an eighth successive league victory, moving them on to 66 points.

    A fifth league defeat in a row leaves Brighton 13th on 33 points.

    See: Brighton report | Liverpool report

    Next fixtures

    Brighton: 16 Mar v Spurs (H)
    Liverpool: 16 Mar v Arsenal (A)

    Match officials

    Referee: Mike Dean. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Simon Hooper. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.

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    Match officials

    Referee: Mike Dean

    Assistants: Edward Smart, Mark Scholes

    Fourth Official: Simon Hooper

    VAR: Stuart Attwell

    Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

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        Season So Far

        Brighton
         
        Liverpool

        Top Player Stats

          Match Stats

          Brighton
           
          Liverpool

          Head-to-Head

          Brighton
          Total Wins
          2
          Home
          1
          Away
          1
          Liverpool
          Total Wins
          7
          Home
          3
          Away
          4

          Played

          13

          Draws 4

          Recent Meetings