Liverpool beat Brighton to move into fourth place

Summarised from 5 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 25 Oct, 17:14 · Archive

Liverpool defeated Brighton 2-0 at Anfield with goals from Pascal Gross's own goal and Alexander Isak.

Liverpool defeated Brighton 2-0 at Anfield, ending the visitors' four-match winning streak in the Premier League and securing the home side's first league victory on home soil this season.

Pascal Gross inadvertently turned a Florian Wirtz shot into his own net in the 17th minute to give Liverpool the lead. Alexander Isak doubled the advantage four minutes later, finishing from a Bradley Barcola cross. Isak has now scored in three consecutive Premier League matches and six goals in seven league appearances this season.

Brighton had arrived at Anfield having scored 23 goals in their previous seven Premier League matches and conceded no goals in over nine hours across all competitions, but they found Liverpool's defence resolute. Yasin Ayari squandered an early golden chance for Brighton, blazing over the bar before Liverpool's opener, and later struck the post with a curling effort from outside the box.

Despite having 64 per cent possession, Brighton could only muster one shot on target. The hosts had chances to extend their lead through counter-attacks and shots from Ronald Araujo and Cody Gakpo, both saved by Bart Verbruggen. Trey Nyoni, a second-half substitute, made a crucial last-ditch tackle to deny Maxim De Cuyper.

The result marks a statement performance from Liverpool's expensively assembled attacking quartet of Isak, Barcola, Wirtz and Gakpo, who have struggled to show cohesion during the season. Wirtz was particularly influential in the opening period. Brighton's defending, notably from on-loan Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araujo playing on the right, was equally commanding.

The victory takes Liverpool above Chelsea into fourth place in the Premier League, one point behind Brighton. Liverpool now has four consecutive wins in all competitions under manager Andoni Iraola, while Brighton suffers their second loss of the season, their first since August.

How it is being reported

• Liverpool secure first league win at home with comfortable victory over BrightonAlexander Isak scored the second goal in a 2-0 win as Liverpool’s attack impressedIndependent Sport · 25 Oct, 16:54
• Liverpool 2-0 Brighton: New-look Reds attack finally clicks in statement home winAlexander Isak, Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo took centre stage at AnfieldEvening Standard · 25 Oct, 16:15
• Isak applies finishing touch as Liverpool bring Brighton’s winning run to an endBrighton’s emphatic run was blown off course at Anfield as Liverpool moved up to fourth with an appetite and urgency at both ends of the pitch that showed Andoni Iraola’s methods taking root. It is Liverpool, convincing winners on home soil for the first time this season in the Premier League, who looked upwardly mobile. Florian Wirtz was instrumental in an opening goal officially credited to Brighton’s Pascal Gross and Alexander Isak converted his sixth league goal of the campaign to shatter the visitors’ sequence of four successive Premier League wins. Brighton’s winning streak had…Guardian Football · 25 Oct, 16:12
• Liverpool down in-form Brighton to jump to fourth in the tableFREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Liverpool and Brighton.Sky Sports · 25 Oct, 16:10
• Isak on target again as Liverpool beat BrightonAlexander Isak scored for a third straight Premier League game as Liverpool inflicted only Brighton's second loss of the season.Sky Sports · 25 Oct, 16:00
• Liverpool blunt free-scoring Brighton as star man proves his worth in impressive winLIVERPOOL 2-0 BRIGHTON: An own goal from Pascal Gross and a deft Alexander Isak finish was enough to seal all three points for the Reds at AnfieldMirror Sport · 25 Oct, 15:54

In this story: Liverpool · Brighton · Alexander Isak · Pascal Gross · Florian Wirtz · Bradley Barcola · Anfield · Premier League

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