Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion host Liverpool at the American Express Stadium on Saturday lunchtime in a Premier League fixture that pits two sides in contrasting but similarly erratic form. Kick-off is 12:30 GMT.

Brighton head into this one having won their most recent outing — a 1-0 win away at Sunderland in the league on March 14. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal on March 4. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest, a 2-0 win away at Brentford, and a 3-0 loss away at Liverpool in the FA Cup in February complete a sequence of three wins and two defeats — an inconsistent but periodically dangerous side. Brighton have scored 39 goals this season with a goal difference of +3 and 36 conceded, pointing to a team that can be breached.

Liverpool arrive off the back of a significant Champions League result — a 4-0 home win over Galatasaray in the second leg on March 18, which secured their passage through the tie. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 at home to Tottenham in the league on March 15. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 defeat away at Galatasaray in the first leg, a 3-1 FA Cup win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, and a 2-1 league defeat away at Wolves complete a picture of a side that has found it far easier in European football than domestically of late. Liverpool have 49 goals scored this season with a goal difference of +9 and 40 conceded.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Liverpool, who have won four of the last five meetings with Brighton claiming just one win. Most recently, Liverpool won 3-0 at home in the FA Cup in February 2026 and 2-0 at home in the Premier League in December 2025. Brighton’s sole win in this sequence came 3-2 at home in May 2025.

UK and Irish viewers can watch on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ from 12:30 GMT on Saturday. Indian supporters can watch on Star Sports Select HD1 and JioHotstar. US fans can tune in on USA Network and UNIVERSO, while Australian viewers can stream on Stan Sport.

Possible line-ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3) Verbruggen, Wieffer, Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Gómez, Groß, Minteh, Welbeck

Liverpool (4-2-3-1) Becker, Kerkez, Dijk, Konaté, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Allister, Wirtz, Ekitiké

Injured Players:

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stefanos Tzimas (Out), Adam Webster (Out), Kaoru Mitoma (Doubtful)

Liverpool: Conor Bradley (Out), Alexander Isak (Out), Giovanni Leoni (Out), Wataru Endo (Out), Mohamed Salah (Doubtful)

Liverpool carry significantly more injury concerns, losing four players outright and facing doubt over their key wide attacker Salah — a potentially decisive absentee if he misses out. Brighton are without Tzimas and Webster but are comparatively better placed, though Mitoma’s doubtful status could reduce their attacking options on the left.

Brighton & Hove Albion Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Sunderland	0-1	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026
L	Brighton & Hove Albion	0-1	Arsenal	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
W	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Mar 1, 2026
W	Brentford	0-2	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
L	Liverpool	3-0	Brighton & Hove Albion	English FA Cup	Feb 14, 2026

Liverpool Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Liverpool	4-0	Galatasaray	Champions League	Mar 18, 2026
D	Liverpool	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Mar 15, 2026
L	Galatasaray	1-0	Liverpool	Champions League	Mar 10, 2026
W	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-3	Liverpool	English FA Cup	Mar 6, 2026
L	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Liverpool	English Premier League	Mar 3, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Liverpool	3-0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Feb 14, 2026	English FA Cup
Liverpool	2-0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dec 13, 2025	English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion	3-2	Liverpool	May 19, 2025	English Premier League
Liverpool	2-1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Nov 2, 2024	English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion	2-3	Liverpool	Oct 30, 2024	English Carabao Cup

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
United States	USA Network, UNIVERSO, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar, Star Sports Select 1
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany	Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Go, WOW
France	Canal+ France, Canal+ Foot, myCANAL
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League
Netherlands	Amazon Prime Video