Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0 in FA Cup fourth round
Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones with goals
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Liverpool 2-0 Brighton
Aadam Patel
Football Reporter at Anfield
Image source, Getty ImagesThat is such a fantastic goal. The ball across from Cody Gakpo is good, the touch from Mohamed Salah is brilliant and the finish from Dominik Szobozlai is absolutely emphatic. What a season he's having - that's his 10th goal of the campaign.
Liverpool 2-0 Brighton
Paul Robinson
Former Leeds on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield
Brilliant, swift passing movee.
Szoboszlai once again, two games in a row here at Anfield in front of the kop.
It's a super touch from Salah, just prods it into the path of the big Hungarian, and he doesn't break strike. Half laces, half side foot, across Steele before he can move.
Dominik Szoboszlai
Image source, Getty ImagesGreat goal. Cody Gakpo pings a cross-field pass to Mohamed Salah. The Egypt international takes one cushioned touch to play in Dominik Szoboszlai, who is charging forward and delivers a thunderous right-foot finish.
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
What a delivery that is from Pascal Gross. The Brighton midfielder picks out Lewis Dunk at the back stick but Alisson palms his header away to safety.
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke drives forward to the edge of the Liverpool box but then meets a sea of Red and loses the ball.
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Brighton much like the start of the first half are trying to get their foot on the ball and control possession.
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Diego Gomez closes down Liverpool keeper Alisson from a back pass and the Brazil international gets away with one big time as his clearance cannons off the Paraguay international and behind for a goal kick.
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Paul Robinson
Former Leeds on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield
The important thing for Liverpool is to start with pace and tempo and try to win the game as soon as they can. Don't give Brighton any hope.
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Liverpool deserve the lead, but I think there is a goal in Brighton, especially from the likes of Welbeck or Milner on the bench.
Lee, Wales
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Paul Robinson
Former Leeds on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's been a fairly open game. Both sides are looking to win with the way that they have set up. It's got to be settled this evening so Brighton have to come out and look for a goal, and that will leave space in behind for the likes of Salah and Gakpo for Liverpool.
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
We are back under way at Anfield.
HT: Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
That Curtis Jones goal ends a run of 57 games without scoring for Liverpool. His last goal for the Reds was in December 2024 vs Leicester.
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Not a Liverpool fan, but I’ve been curious about fans views on Arne Slot lately. Liverpool have been the better side in pretty much every game they’ve played this season. There is much to be enthusiastic about. Everything went right last year which led to a title, but the bit of luck seems to be going the other way this season. Liverpool are a juggernaut, and only really Arsenal have matched them in terms of how they control and dominate opponents. I hope they stick with Slot, he really is an excellent manager, with an excellent character.
Jonny
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Brighton's seven shots is the most efforts that Liverpool have faced in the opening half of an FA Cup game at home since January 2020 against Everton (eight)
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Curtis Jones first choice right back please. Can run all day, can defend but has an attacking mindset not to mention top attitude. One way to find more game time too.
Callum
HT: Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Milos Kerkez has provided two assists over his last three games for Liverpool - which equates to more goal contributions than he managed in his 30 previous appearances for the Reds in all competitions
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Kerkez took his time but starting to look the player we thought he would be the last couple of games.
Paul, Skipton
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Paul Robinson
Former Leeds on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield
Liverpool have been the better side. What they have done is create the better opportunities.
Possession wise, the two teams are not too far apart.
HT: Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Brighton will go down the tunnel wondering how they are behind, even if Liverpool have had the better of it.
Two big moments completely wasted as the first half came to and end.
Liverpool 1-0 Brighton
Paul Robinson
Former Leeds on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield
A real chance and that's two free chances for Brighton. Diego Gomez was in there.
Manager: Arne Slot
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Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
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Liverpool have won four of their last five matches against Brighton in all competitions (L1), beating them 2-0 at Anfield earlier this season in the Premier League.
This will be the seventh FA Cup between Liverpool and Brighton, with both sides progressing three times each – the Reds in 1907-08, 1990-91 and 2011-12 and the Seagulls in 1982-83, 1983-84 and 2022-23.
Liverpool have been eliminated from six of their last nine FA Cup fourth round ties and were eliminated at this stage last season by Plymouth. In the Premier League era (1992-93 onwards), the Reds have suffered 13 eliminations at this stage – two more than other Premier League side (Spurs, 11).
Brighton have won their last three FA Cup fourth round ties, beating a Premier League side in each season. Indeed, since they were promoted to the Premier League in 2017, they’ve reached the fifth round six times, with only Man City (8) and Man Utd (7) doing so more often since 2017-18.
Brighton have won seven of their last eight away matches in the FA Cup (L1) and since the start of the 2022-23 season have won more away games than any other side in the competition (first round onwards, 7).
