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No English player has more Premier League goals than Danny Welbeck (12) this season At a glance Brighton's Danny Welbeck up to 12 league goals - his most in a Premier League season Seagulls won four of past five, as many as in previous 18 top-flight games Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike forced off with dead leg in first half Arne Slot's Reds picked up just one point from past three league matches, suffering 10 defeats for first time since 2015-16 PLAYER RATER Danny Welbeck scored his 11th and 12th Premier League goals of the season as Brighton & Hove Albion inflicted more misery on Liverpool. The 35-year-old gave Brighton an early lead and, though Arne Slot's side levelled through Milos Kerkez, scored again in the second half to make it four wins out of five for Brighton, who moved up to eighth before the remainder of the weekend's games. No English player has scored more goals than Welbeck in the top flight this season yet he was overlooked by Thomas Tuchel for his 35-man England squad on Friday. As for Liverpool, this was their 10th defeat of the Premier League season. The last time they lost that many games was in 2015-16, and defeat means Chelsea could leapfrog them into fifth when they take on Everton (17: 30 GMT). Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes at Amex Stadium because of a nearby road accident and when play did eventually start, a frenetic first half was littered with mistakes. Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike was forced off with a worrying-looking injury early on after clashing with James Milner and minutes later, Brighton took the lead. Giorgi Mamardashvili, again standing in for the injured Alisson in the Liverpool goal, passed the ball out of play and from the resulting throw-in, Ferdi Kadioglu's cross found Diego Gomez, who headed the ball across goal and Welbeck was on hand to head past the Liverpool keeper. It was a Brighton error which led to the equaliser as Lewis Dunk tried to head back a long ball from Mamardashvili to Bart Verbruggen but Kerkez did brilliantly to anticipate it and dink the ball over the Brighton keeper and into the net. It was Brighton who started the better after the break with Mamardashvili making a good save to deny Kadioglu before Mats Wieffer headed wide from a corner. And they were rewarded for their endeavour when Yankuba Minteh's delivery across goal found Jack Hinshelwood, who played the ball into the path of Welbeck to finish. Brighton could have scored more but Mamardashvili made some crucial saves and at the other end, Liverpool came close through Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo, but Slot's side could not find another leveller. Despite winning emphatically against Galatasaray in the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool have only gained one point from their past three Premier League games. This video can not be played Welbeck is 'irreplaceable' for Brighton - Hurzeler After a first half where both sides repeatedly lost the ball carelessly, Brighton deserve credit for exploiting Liverpool's tired legs after the interval. Fabian Hurzeler waited until the 76th minute to turn to his bench and his side regularly carved Liverpool open after the break. They were deserved winners, with this win ensuring they are well and truly in contention for European football. The Seagulls have now won four of their last five Premier League games (L1), as many as in their previous 18 in the top-flight (D7 L7). As for Welbeck, what a season he is having. After his first goal, he cupped his ears in celebration. Was that a message to the Liverpool fans from the former Manchester United striker or to Thomas Tuchel, who did not pick him in the England squad for the March internationals? His double here took his tally of Premier League goals this season to 12, his outright most in a campaign. This video can not be played Liverpool 'struggling' due to lack of players - Slot From the very outset, Liverpool looked all over the place on the south coast. Slot has not been helped by injuries, with neither Alisson nor Mohamed Salah making the trip down but - despite the short turnaround from Wednesday - the Liverpool boss made just the two enforced changes. Perhaps the Dutchman made this call with the knowledge that an international break is coming up but, of their 10 Premier League games following a Champions League match this season, Liverpool have won four and lost five. Slot should know by now that his side struggle after those midweek games and coming away to Brighton is never an easy task. Losing Ekitike early on to injury did not help either, though Slot said after that he had a dead leg and could play "tomorrow if he wanted to". Defensively, they were cut open easily and have now conceded 42 Premier League goals this season, more than in each of their past two campaigns. The last time Liverpool came here, it was party time after winning the Premier League title. That title defence has been nothing short of shambolic. After the international break, Liverpool travel to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals (4 April, 12: 45 GMT) while Brighton next play on 11 April (15: 00 GMT) away to Burnley in the Premier League. What did you make of Brighton's display? Have your say on Liverpool's performance? After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 21st March 2026 at 15: 49 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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They’d only won one of their first 13 against the Reds (D6 L6). Following their 2-0 win at Anfield in December, Liverpool are looking to complete the league double over Brighton for the first time since 2019-20. Liverpool have won 2-0 (Premier League) and 3-0 (FA Cup) against Brighton this season. They last won three games without conceding in a season against an opponent in 2021-22 (vs Arsenal), while Brighton last lost three without scoring in 2006-07 (vs Bristol City). After a run of just one win in 13 Premier League games from the start of December (D6 L6), Brighton have now won three of their last four (L1). Liverpool have conceded eight goals in the 90th minute (including stoppage time) in the Premier League this season, with only Leeds shipping more (9). All eight of these goals against the Reds have resulted in them drawing (3) or losing (5) the match. Brighton are one of just three sides to have conceded more goals in the first half of games (19) than they have in the second half (17) in the Premier League this season along with Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur. Indeed, only league leaders Arsenal (14) have conceded fewer goals after half-time than the Seagulls. Liverpool have lost nine of their 30 Premier League games this season (30%), their highest loss rate in a single campaign since 2014-15 (32% - 12/38). They last lost 10 games in a season in 2015-16 (10). Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is both the top scorer (10) and top assister (7) against Brighton in the Premier League. He is one of only three players to be outright top for both goals and assists against a particular opponent in the competition, along with Alan Shearer (Nottingham Forest – 10 goals, 7 assists) and Les Ferdinand (Wimbledon – 9 goals, 6 assists). Only Jérémy Doku (63) has had more successful dribbles in the Premier League this season than Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh (54). No player has scored more goals from outside the box than Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai this season (4). All four of his strikes have been from direct free-kicks, with only David Beckham (2000-01) and Laurent Robert (2001-02) netting more in a single campaign (both 5). Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 1. Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion). Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside. Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion). Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool). Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Yasin Ayari. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool). Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Diego Gómez. Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross. Copyright © 2026 BBC. 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