Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Premier League action from Anfield as Roberto De Zerbi takes charge of Brighton for the first time
Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League today.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson started his first match for the club in over a month as manager Jurgen Klopp made allowances for the international break in his team selection at home to Brighton.
Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota were all left on the bench as Fabio Carvalho and Roberto Firmino started up front alongside Mohamed Salah. Kostas Tsimikas came in at left-back for the injured Andy Robertson.
New Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi made only one change for his first match and the Seagulls' first in a month with Pervis Estupinan replacing the ill Enock Mwepu.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Jurgen Klopp makes three changes from Liverpool's last game as Henderson, Firmino, and Carvalho all start. De Zerbi makes one change from Brighton’s win against Leicester as Estupinan replaces Mwepu, who is out with an illness.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SUBS: Adam Lallana, Kaoru Mitoma, Billy Gilmour, Jason Steele, Jeremy Sarmiento, Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav, Tariq Lamptey, Levi Colwill.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton (3-4-3): Robert Sanchez; Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Joel Veltman; Solly March, Alexis Mac Allister, Moises Caicedo, Pervis Estupinan; Pascal Gross, Danny Welbeck, Leandro Trossard.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SUBS: James Milner, Harvey Elliot, Arthur, Adrian, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Joe Gomez, Nathaniel Phillips.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Kostantinos Tsimikas; Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Fabio Carvalho.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
This will be Brighton’s first match since the fourth of September and also Roberto De Zerbi’s first match in charge since replacing Graham Potter as manager. Brighton are currently fourth in the table and a win could close the gap to Manchester City and Tottenham above them.
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