[Albion] Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Liverpool v Albion

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: Anfield
Date: Saturday 1st October 2022
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Andrew Madley
Assistants: Derek Eaton, Steven Meredith
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington
VAR: Simon Hooper
Additional VAR: Darren Cann
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TEAM NEWS

Liverpool full-back Andrew Robertson remains sidelined with the knee injury he suffered three weeks ago.

Ibrahima Konate could return after two months out with a similar problem.

Curtis Jones may also be available but this game will come too soon for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita.

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu was hospitalised with illness while on international duty with Zambia and will not feature after returning to England for tests.

Tariq Lamptey is another doubt after reports of an unspecified training injury while with Ghana.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• 
  [*=left]Liverpool have won 11 of the past 15 meetings in all competitions (D3, L1).
  [*=left]Brighton's only Premier League win against Liverpool came at Anfield in February last year.
  [*=left]The last time Brighton kicked off a top-flight game against Liverpool while above them in the table was at the Goldstone Ground in October 1981.

Liverpool

• 
  [*=left]The Reds are unbeaten in 26 Premier League home fixtures, winning 20 and keeping 15 clean sheets.
  [*=left]Liverpool's tally of nine points from six league games is their lowest at this stage of a season since Brendan Rodgers was in charge in 2015. He was sacked two games later and replaced by Jurgen Klopp.
  [*=left]Mohamed Salah has six goals and five assists in his last 10 Premier League outings against Brighton.
  [*=left]Salah needs one goal to become Liverpool's second-highest Premier League goalscorer after Robbie Fowler. He's currently tied with Steven Gerrard on 120 goals.
  [*=left]Roberto Firmino has three goals and four assists in his past three league appearances at Anfield.

Albion

• 
  [*=left]Brighton have lost just once in 11 Premier League matches, winning seven and drawing three.
  [*=left]The Seagulls are seeking their 100th top-flight win.
  [*=left]Italian Roberto De Zerbi will take charge of Brighton for the first time in this game - the previous five men to make their top-flight managerial debuts at Anfield all lost.
  [*=left]Alexis Mac Allister has four goals from his last four Premier League appearances. He scored five times in 33 top-flight matches last season.

Roberto De Zerbi's Liverpool Press Conference



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https://twitter.com/OfficialBHAFC/status/1576195232139452417

 

[rogersix]

ah, football; thank christ for that

as ever, good effort richard

UTA

 

[perseus]

*****

five star game

too excited

 

[Insel affe]

A Monumental day for De Zerbi being the first Italian in charge of Brighton since Darby Sabini.

Come on Albion, we can do this…

Potter who ?

 

[Dirty Dave]

So excited

Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk

 

[jcdenton08]

The big question here is HOW is Darren Cann “additional VAR”? Widely considered the best linesman of all time in refereeing circles.

 

[jcdenton08]

A Monumental day for De Zerbi being the first Italian in charge of Brighton since Darby Sabini.

Come on Albion, we can do this…

Potter who ?

I’ve never understood this.

Graham who, surely?

 

[sydney]

got a funny feeling about this one....

 

[Mortdecai]

 

[Icy Gull]

got a funny feeling about this one....

De Zerbi - instant legend or WTF have you done TB?

As an aside his English seems to have come on well in just a few days, but he seems to have got frustrated at expressing himself and moved on to Italian

 

[Insel affe]

De Zerbi - instant legend or WTF have you done TB?

True, but watching his press conference again, there is an air of smirky confidence about him, which I find endearing.

One thing is for certain he will be more animated and interesting in interviews than “Graham”

Let’s see eh.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Great news that games are back full stop.

Free hit but have got a feeling wheel win, Roberto will over celebrate much to the annoyance of Klopp who will brand him unprofessional on MOTD

 

[Questions]

got a funny feeling about this one....

You think 7-0’to them as well

 

[Brok]

3 points today please lads, no excuses

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Great news that games are back full stop.

Free hit but have got a feeling wheel win, Roberto will over celebrate much to the annoyance of Klopp who will brand him unprofessional on MOTD

I'd like to think the club has outgrown free hits...

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Just leaving hurrah

 

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Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

Just leaving Cowfold now. Picking up my son (who has just started Uni) from Birmingham on the way through. Life is good!

UTA and the up the RDZ

 

[MattBackHome]

I am absurdly excited about todays calcio.

Forza gabbiani

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Match day at last, it’s been a long time coming. De Zerbi has had time with the players who were here all the time but much less so with on International duty , some of whom played in the week. However, we press on ….
I am not expecting anything from this fixture, I think the odds are against us , given all the circumstances. In a way it is a great game for him to start because nobody will expect us to win. . Whatever we get will be a bonus..

 

[jcdenton08]

We will lose this by 3-4. No reflection on De Zerbi. We are just going to be battered.