In order to play the Seahawks, Liverpool must go to the south coast. Jurgen Klopp’s starting lineup had to address the pressing issue of who would replace Curtis Jones. Despite Ryan Gravenberch’s outstanding performance in the Europa League on Thursday, he opted to start Harvey Elliott. After losing 6-1 last weekend, Brighton has made several adjustments.

Part One

There was a lot of tension building up in the first quarter. Neither team had much to offer in the first few minutes of the game, which was a nice change of pace for Liverpool because it prevented them from giving up a goal early on. However, the Reds were the ones to give up the opening goal as Simon Adingra scored in the 20th minute. Virgil van Dijk’s weak throw to Alexis Mac Allister ultimately resulted in a turnover.

Not much went right in the first half, but Mo Salah had other plans. The Egyptian King finished off Liverpool’s first decent attack of the game in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute, he also scored a penalty to put Liverpool up.

Period Two

Liverpool’s nerves were on edge at the beginning of the second half because Brighton came out strong. At halftime, Klopp opted to replace Elliott in the midfield with Gravenberch. In the 54th minute, the Dutchman was having a great start and almost scored. Though the Reds dominated the whole of the second half, Brighton believes they should have been awarded a penalty in the 70th minute. There was no foul committed when the ball hit van Dijk in the arm after bouncing off his knee.

Lewis Dunk scored the equalizer for Brighton after a Solly March free kick in the 78th minute.

Concluding Remarks

After Brighton tied the game, Liverpool struggled to produce a game-winning goal, and that Gravenberch mistake ultimately cost them. The Reds will feel like they should have done better, but a draw is arguably the fairest outcome. They played well for extended spells but ultimately lost because they couldn’t string together enough good play.