Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion meet for the second time this week as they face off at Anfield in Saturday's Premier League game.
Arne Slot's side won an engrossing Carabao Cup contest on Wednesday over the Seagulls, as Cody Gakpo's double heled them to a 3-2 victory on the south coast, to set up a quarterfinal against Southampton.
The Reds now turn their attention back towards a possible Premier League title challenge. Their 2-2 draw away to Arsenal last week allowed Manchester City to move a point clear in the standings, but such has been the consistency of the team under Slot — 12 wins from 14 games in all competitions in 2024/25 — this particular title race feels like it could run until the final days of the season.
Brighton have had a difficult week, letting a 2-0 lead slip at home to Wolves in their last league outing before the narrow cup loss to Liverpool, and Fabian Hurzeler will want to see a positive response from his players.
The Sporting News looks at the latest predicted lineups and team news for this fixture.
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Liverpool vs. Brighton lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news
Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota remain out for Brighton's visit on Saturday alongside midfielder Harvey Elliott. Federico Chiesa's fitness struggles continue and it's unclear when he will be ready to return.
After making a number of changes for the cup fixture, Slot reverts to his more customary set-up, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah returning to the lineup.
Liverpool starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson — Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister — Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Injured: Alisson, Jota, Elliott, Chiesa
Suspended: None
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Brighton captain Lewis Dunk sat out the cup defeat after suffering a warm-up injury prior to last week's game with Wolves. James Milner, Joao Pedro, Adam Webster and Solly March are also sidelined.
Matt O'Riley is back training again but is not ready for the matchday squad, and Yankubah Minteh is also still out. Ferdi Kadioglu is available following a foot issue.
Brighton confirmed lineup (4-4-2, right to left): Verbruggen (GK) — Veltman, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan — Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Mitoma — Rutter, Welbeck
Injured: Dunk, March, Milner, Joao Pedro, Webster, O'Riley, Minteh
Suspended: None
Liverpool vs. Brighton live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — | Fubo |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney+ Hotstar, JioTV |
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