US EditionLiverpool Player Ratings From Grim Brighton Defeat as Five Starters Score 5/10
Welbeck scored twice despite Ekitike's early injury as Brighton won their fourth in five games, deepening Liverpool's struggles and threatening their Champions League hopes.
- On March 21, 2026, Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 at the Amex, leaving the defending champions on a three-match winless league run.
- Liverpool travelled to Brighton without injured Alisson Becker and Mohamed Salah, and Hugo Ekitike limped off inside eight minutes, while midweek UEFA Champions League action worsened their patchy league form.
- After a 15-minute kick-off delay, Danny Welbeck doubled Brighton's advantage with a second-half winner that survived a VAR check, while Milos Kerkez equalised after Lewis Dunk headed backwards over goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.
- Liverpool sits fifth, one point above sixth-place Chelsea, intensifying pressure with seven games remaining and an uphill task to qualify under the top-five Champions League rules.
- Liverpool's manager responded that the injury was 'a big blow', and Gakpo called for a must-win approach amid the club's $570 million summer spend.
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EPL scores: Liverpool loses at Brighton to continue downward spiral in Premier League
Liverpool's troubles in the Premier League intensified with a 2-1 loss at Brighton on Saturday, leaving the stuttering defending champion on a three-match winless run and under threat of dropping
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Soccer-Liverpool are dropping too many points, says Slot
BRIGHTON, England, March 21 (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Arne Slot feels no added pressure after his side slipped to a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, the first time the Anfield club have lost 10 league games in a season since the 2015-16 campaign. Read full story
Liverpool has shown a clear bipolar trend in this season finale. While it is already installed in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, its course in the English Premier League does not lift. Local tournament in which the Reds team added three games without winning after the 2-1 defeat to the Brighton & Hove Albion and sees his chances of reaching the next version of the continental tournament, seven dates from the end of the season. A day …
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