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Premier League Matchweek 31
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Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

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21Premier League Matchweek 31

Away

Liverpool

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 4 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 1 - Late tests 0

Played

21 Mar 2026, 12:45 UTC

Venue

American Express Stadium, Falmer

Attendance

31,680 official

Referee

Darren England

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Archive

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Finished

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool finished 2-1. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished

Lineup map

Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI
  1. Bart Verbruggen
  2. Lewis Dunk
    • 85'Lewis Dunk booked 85'
  3. Jan Paul van Hecke
  4. Ferdi Kadioglu
  5. Mats Wieffer
    • 94'Mats Wieffer booked 94'
  6. Yankuba Minteh
    • 25'Yankuba Minteh booked 25'
    • 76'Yankuba Minteh off 76'
  7. Jack Hinshelwood
    • 83'Jack Hinshelwood off 83'
  8. James Milner
    • 76'James Milner off 76'
  9. Diego Gómez
    • 50'Diego Gómez booked 50'
    • 91'Diego Gómez off 91'
  10. Pascal Groß
  11. Danny Welbeck
    • 14'Danny Welbeck scored 14'
    • 48'Danny Welbeck booked 48'
    • 56'Danny Welbeck scored 56'
    • 83'Danny Welbeck off 83'

Team news only

Liverpool

Official XI
Liverpool11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili
DEF
4 Virgil van Dijk5 Ibrahima Konaté6 Milos Kerkez30 Jeremie Frimpong
MID
7 Florian Wirtz8 Dominik Szoboszlai10 Alexis Mac Allister38 Ryan Gravenberch
ATT
18 Cody Gakpo22 Hugo Ekitiké
  1. VerbruggenGK
  2. Lewis DunkLB
    • 85'Lewis Dunk booked 85'
  3. van HeckeLCB
  4. KadiogluRCB
  5. Mats WiefferRB
    • 94'Mats Wieffer booked 94'
  6. Yankuba MintehLDM
    • 25'Yankuba Minteh booked 25'
    • 76'Yankuba Minteh off 76'
  7. HinshelwoodRDM
    • 83'Jack Hinshelwood off 83'
  8. James MilnerLW
    • 76'James Milner off 76'
  9. Diego GómezAM
    • 50'Diego Gómez booked 50'
    • 91'Diego Gómez off 91'
  10. Pascal GroßRW
  11. Danny WelbeckST
    • 14'Danny Welbeck scored 14'
    • 48'Danny Welbeck booked 48'
    • 56'Danny Welbeck scored 56'
    • 83'Danny Welbeck off 83'

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. 10G. RutterForward No. 10
    Bench32 apps
    • 83'Georginio Rutter on 83'
  3. 17C. BalebaMidfield No. 17
    Bench31 apps
    • 76'Carlos Baleba on 76'
  4. 19C. KostoulasForward No. 19
    Bench21 apps
  5. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  6. 22K. MitomaMidfield No. 22
    Bench25 apps
    • 76'Kaoru Mitoma on 76'
  7. 26Y. AyariMidfield No. 26
    Bench29 apps
    • 83'Yasin Ayari on 83'
  8. 29M. De CuyperDefence No. 29
    Bench30 apps
  9. 34J. VeltmanDefence No. 34
    Bench24 apps
    • 91'Joël Veltman on 91'
Liverpool11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili
DEF
4 Virgil van Dijk5 Ibrahima Konaté6 Milos Kerkez30 Jeremie Frimpong
MID
7 Florian Wirtz8 Dominik Szoboszlai10 Alexis Mac Allister38 Ryan Gravenberch
ATT
18 Cody Gakpo22 Hugo Ekitiké

Liverpool

Bench

9
  1. 28F. WoodmanGoalkeeper No. 28
    Bench3 apps
  2. 2J. GomezDefence No. 2
    Bench21 apps
  3. 14F. ChiesaForward No. 14
    Bench26 apps
    • 77'Federico Chiesa on 77'
    • 90'Federico Chiesa booked 90'
  4. 17C. JonesMidfield No. 17
    Bench34 apps
    • 8'Curtis Jones on 8'
  5. 26A. RobertsonDefence No. 26
    Bench24 apps
    • 76'Andy Robertson on 76'
  6. 42T. NyoniMidfield No. 42
    Bench6 apps
  7. 47C. RamsayDefence No. 47
    Bench0 apps
  8. 68K. MorrisonMidfield No. 68
    Bench0 apps
  9. 73R. NgumohaForward No. 73
    Bench19 apps
    • 63'Rio Ngumoha on 63'

Home • Official XI

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
7.3830.8 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official XI

Liverpool

4-1-2-1-2
7.3631.4 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended4 suspensions
  • Returning1 return

Official lineup released in 4-1-2-1-2.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. 10G. RutterForward No. 10
    Bench32 apps
    • 83'Georginio Rutter on 83'
  3. 17C. BalebaMidfield No. 17
    Bench31 apps
    • 76'Carlos Baleba on 76'
  4. 19C. KostoulasForward No. 19
    Bench21 apps
  5. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  6. 22K. MitomaMidfield No. 22
    Bench25 apps
    • 76'Kaoru Mitoma on 76'
  7. 26Y. AyariMidfield No. 26
    Bench29 apps
    • 83'Yasin Ayari on 83'
  8. 29M. De CuyperDefence No. 29
    Bench30 apps
  9. 34J. VeltmanDefence No. 34
    Bench24 apps
    • 91'Joël Veltman on 91'

Liverpool

Bench

9
  1. 28F. WoodmanGoalkeeper No. 28
    Bench3 apps
  2. 2J. GomezDefence No. 2
    Bench21 apps
  3. 14F. ChiesaForward No. 14
    Bench26 apps
    • 77'Federico Chiesa on 77'
    • 90'Federico Chiesa booked 90'
  4. 17C. JonesMidfield No. 17
    Bench34 apps
    • 8'Curtis Jones on 8'
  5. 26A. RobertsonDefence No. 26
    Bench24 apps
    • 76'Andy Robertson on 76'
  6. 42T. NyoniMidfield No. 42
    Bench6 apps
  7. 47C. RamsayDefence No. 47
    Bench0 apps
  8. 68K. MorrisonMidfield No. 68
    Bench0 apps
  9. 73R. NgumohaForward No. 73
    Bench19 apps
    • 63'Rio Ngumoha on 63'

Events

Timeline

Timeline filter
  1. 8'
    Away
    Curtis Jones on

    Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké off.

  2. 14'
    Home1-0
    Danny Welbeck scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Diego Gómez.

  3. 25'
    Home
    Yankuba Minteh booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  4. 30'
    Away1-1
    Milos Kerkez scored

    Liverpool.

  5. 45'
    Away
    Ibrahima Konaté booked

    Liverpool.

  6. 48'
    Home
    Danny Welbeck booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  7. 50'
    Home
    Diego Gómez booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  8. 56'
    Home2-1
    Danny Welbeck scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Jack Hinshelwood.

  9. 61'
    Away
    Jeremie Frimpong booked

    Liverpool.

  10. 63'
    Away
    Rio Ngumoha on

    Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong off.

  11. 68'
    Away
    Alexis Mac Allister booked

    Liverpool.

  12. 76'
    Home
    Kaoru Mitoma on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh off.

  13. 76'
    Home
    Carlos Baleba on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. James Milner off.

  14. 76'
    Away
    Andy Robertson on

    Liverpool. Milos Kerkez off.

  15. 77'
    Away
    Federico Chiesa on

    Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté off.

  16. 79'
    Away
    Dominik Szoboszlai booked

    Liverpool.

  17. 83'
    Home
    Georginio Rutter on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck off.

  18. 83'
    Home
    Yasin Ayari on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood off.

  19. 85'
    Home
    Lewis Dunk booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  20. 90'
    Away
    Federico Chiesa booked

    Liverpool.

  21. 91'
    Home
    Joël Veltman on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Diego Gómez off.

  22. 94'
    Home
    Mats Wieffer booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  23. FT
    Final 2-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.17
    AttackxG
    1.03
  2. 16
    AttackTotal Shots
    12
  3. 380
    PassingTotal Passes
    431
  4. 6
    DefendingTackles Won
    6
  5. 13
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    18

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 200 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:11 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Solly MarchSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Conor BradleySuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Alexander IsakSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Michael LaffeySuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Rhys WilliamsSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

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Model and statistical inputs

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