Liverpool’s Champions League hopes had been dealt one other blow on Saturday as Danny Welbeck’s brace gave Brighton a 2-1 victory over the Premier League champions.
Welbeck scored simply earlier than the top of the primary half by Milos Kerkes, and the Brighton striker’s 56th-minute winner handed Liverpool their tenth league defeat of the season.
Liverpool had been with out the injured Alisson and Mohamed Salah, and had been pressured to make an early substitution after Hugo Ekitike was concerned in linking up with James Milner.
Brighton took the lead within the 14th minute when Welbeck rose above Ibrahima Konate and located the again of the online after Liverpool’s quantity 5 miscontrolled Giorgi Mamadashvili’s cross.
Nonetheless, as soon as once more the protection misplaced focus and Liverpool had been degree after 16 minutes. Mamadashvili’s lengthy punt ahead was headed again by Lewis Dunk, however Kerkes stole in and looped the ball previous Dangerous Verbruggen.
Nonetheless, Fabian Hürzeler’s facet began the second half strongly and had been rewarded when Jankuba Minte’s deep cross was diverted by Jack Hinshelwood and into the online for Welbeck.
Minte was then denied one-on-one by Mamadashvili, however Yasin Ayari deflected his shot over the purpose line and Brighton simply withstood Liverpool’s sharp assault.
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— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 21, 2026
Information report: Liverpool hit new lows
Confidence in Liverpool’s standings was excessive after midweek’s win over Galatasaray, however their Premier League shortcomings had been as soon as once more uncovered as their fading title protection hit one other low on the south coast.
It’s the first time Liverpool have misplaced 10 video games in a Premier League season since 2015-16 (additionally 10 video games), however it’s the seventh time the reigning champions have misplaced greater than 10 video games in a top-flight season and the primary since Chelsea (10 video games) in 2017-18.
Arne Slott’s facet have conceded 42 objectives within the 2025-26 Premier League season, which is already greater than in every of the earlier two seasons (41 objectives conceded in 2023-24 and 2024-25), and the final time they conceded extra objectives was in 2022-23 (47 objectives conceded).
Nonetheless, Brighton, who’ve gained 4 of their final 5 Premier League video games, deserved to win right here, with a complete anticipated objectives (xG) of two.3 on 16 photographs, in comparison with Liverpool’s 1.03 on 10 photographs.
