In this 9th week match, on Sat Oct 1st, Liverpool plays host to Brighton & Hove Albion in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Liverpool sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Ajax. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 17th minute, but Kudus Mohammed got the equalizer for Ajax in the 27th minute. Liverpool is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 5-2 win against Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho struck first for Leicester City in the 1st minute on a feed from Patson Daka, but Luke Thomas got the equalizer for Brighton & Hove Albion on an own goal in the 10th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 64th minute on a goal by Leandro Trossard. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Brighton & Hove Albion should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Liverpool won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Brighton & Hove Albion is glad to have Alexis Mac Allister in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Liverpool is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Roberto Firmino and Luis Díaz each having 3 goals in their last 5
Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta, Andrew Robertson, Curtis Jones, Kelleher and Calvin Ramsey are unavailable to play for Jürgen Klopp’s team, while Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Sarmiento.