In a weekend match on Saturday Jan 14th, in week 20, Brighton & Hove Albion will host Liverpool at The American Express Community Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 8th placed Brighton & Hove Albion, recorded a 5-1 win against Middlesbrough. Pascal Groß scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 8th minute, then Chuba Akpom tied it up for Middlesbrough in the 13th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while liverpool is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 26th minute, but Darwin Nuñez got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 45th minute . With 19 points in their last 10 matches Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion last played eachother at the Anfield on Oct 1st. Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion battled to a 3-3 draw. Leandro Trossard scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 4th minute, then Leandro Trossard added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Solly March.
Darwin Nuñez has been the most effective weapon for Liverpool lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Deniz Undav. The German attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Adam Webster, while Luis Díaz, Arthur and Diogo Jota are unavailable to play for Jürgen Klopp’s team.