Match Overview
Liverpool welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Anfield for a Premier League meeting with both sides closely matched in the table. The visitors won a 3-2 thriller in their last league meeting, adding extra edge to this encounter. Liverpool have built a steady home rhythm and will look to impose a high-tempo press, while Brighton arrive with recent scoring confidence. The stakes are clear as both teams aim to translate form into points.
- Fixture: Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
- Competition: Premier League
- Venue: Anfield
- Date: 13-12-2025
- Kickoff: 15:00 GMT / 15:00 UTC
Predicted Lineups
Liverpool
- Alisson
- I. Konaté
- V. van Dijk
- M. Kerkez
- C. Bradley
- D. Szoboszlai
- R. Gravenberch
- F. Wirtz
- A. Mac Allister
- C. Gakpo
- H. Ekitike
Brighton & Hove Albion
- B. Verbruggen
- J. van Hecke
- L. Dunk
- F. Kadioglu
- M. De Cuyper
- C. Baleba
- D. Gómez
- M. Wieffer
- J. Hinshelwood
- Y. Minteh
- G. Rutter
Injury & Suspension Report
Liverpool
- W. Endo – Ankle Injury
- L. Chambers – Back Injury
- Stefan Bajčetić – Hamstring Injury
- C. Scanlon – Hamstring Injury
- J. Frimpong – Hamstring Injury
- F. Chiesa – Illness
- C. Gakpo – Injury
- G. Leoni – Knee Injury
- C. Bradley – Yellow Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion
- K. Mitoma – Ankle Injury
- Y. Ayari – Injury
- S. Tzimas – Knee Injury
- A. Webster – Knee Injury
- S. March – Knee Injury
- J. Milner – Muscle Injury
Head-to-Head
Recent meetings have been open, with nearly four goals per game across the last ten matchups. In 27 overall clashes, Liverpool have 15 wins, Brighton have 5, and 7 have ended level. The trend points to chances at both ends.
Match Analysis & Prediction
Liverpool’s home form has settled into a steady groove, with five goals across their last five at Anfield, and the style remains proactive. H. Ekitike’s recent brace at Leeds underlines a direct threat up front, while D. Szoboszlai, F. Wirtz and A. Mac Allister provide line-breaking passes and shots from midfield. With C. Gakpo included in the projected XI, the hosts can vary their front-line movement to press Brighton’s build-up and attack early spaces.
Brighton arrive after scoring eight in their last five, showing they can create regularly. G. Rutter found the net in a 1-1 draw at West Ham and offers penetration alongside Y. Minteh, while D. Gómez has been productive away from home. The midfield blend of C. Baleba, M. Wieffer and J. Hinshelwood can help them resist Liverpool’s press and spring transitions, supported by L. Dunk and J. van Hecke anchoring the back line and full-backs F. Kadioglu and M. De Cuyper providing width.
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Both teams enter level on 23 points according to the latest snapshot, with Brighton slightly ahead in the table. That slim margin raises the importance of control phases and set-piece efficiency. Liverpool will look to dictate tempo through quick recoveries and vertical passing, while Brighton will aim to disrupt rhythm, compress midfield spaces, and strike when turnovers arrive.
Expect Liverpool to press high and target early entries into Ekitike, with support from Wirtz and Szoboszlai between the lines. Brighton’s counter-threat is real, particularly if Minteh and Rutter can isolate full-backs M. Kerkez and C. Bradley. Given the high-scoring pattern in this fixture and both sides’ recent output, chances should come for both. Prediction: Liverpool edge a close contest, with both teams to score.