Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Premier League

Mo Salah sends Liverpool top with victory over Brighton

A sensational trademark strike from Mohamed Salah earned Liverpool a 2-1 comeback victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, a win that moved Arne Slot's team two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 3': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 3': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 5': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
• 5': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 5': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 9': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
• 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
• 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 12': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
• 12': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 14': Goal! Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
• 17': Delay in match because of an injury Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
• 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 20': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 20': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
• 20': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
• 22': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 22': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
• 22': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
• 23': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
• 24': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
• 25': Hand ball by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 26': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 27': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a through ball.
• 27': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 27': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 27': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 27': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 27': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 29': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.
• 31': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 32': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
• 36': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross following a fast break.
• 38': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
• 38': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 40': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 41': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
• 42': Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner.
• 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 45': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
• 45': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
• 45'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
• 45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Ibrahima Konaté because of an injury.
• 47': Hand ball by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 47': Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
• 47': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
• 47': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
• 50': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 50': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
• 53': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
• 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
• 55': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 55': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
• 60': Delay in match because of an injury Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 62': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 62': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 64': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 64': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 65': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 65': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
• 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
• 68': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 70': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
• 70': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
• 70': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
• 72': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 73': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
• 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Joël Veltman.
• 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Yasin Ayari.
• 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Darwin Núñez.
• 79': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 79': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 81': Attempt saved. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 82': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 83': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
• 83': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 83': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
• 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
• 85': Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
• 87': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross.
• 87': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 87': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
• 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
• 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
• 89': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 90': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Mohamed Salah.
• 90'+1': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+5': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
• 90'+6': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.