{"id":555614,"date":"2026-03-21T20:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555614\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T20:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:50:15","slug":"brighton-vs-liverpool-preview-predictions-and-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555614\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton vs. Liverpool: Preview, Predictions and Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">Liverpool continue their pursuit of Champions League qualification when they travel to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion in Saturday\u2019s early Premier League kick off. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Reds returned to winning ways midweek as they punched their ticket to the Champions League last eight, securing a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/liverpool-player-ratings-vs-galatasaray-reds-run-riot-to-book-quarterfinal-spot-3-18-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 4\u20131 aggregate victory over Galatasaray<\/a> to raise morale. However, their generally higher quality European performances have seldom been replicated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> this term. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">A defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers and draw at home to struggling Tottenham Hotspur, which felt like a loss, have hampered Liverpool\u2019s push for a top-five finish\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/does-fifth-place-in-the-premier-league-get-champions-league-coefficient-tracker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">almost certainly enough for Champions League qualification<\/a>. They need a third win of the season against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/brighton-hove-albion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brighton<\/a> to get their bid back on track. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">The Seagulls have won three of their last four matches to shoot up the standings and now boast a satisfying record of 10 victories, draws and defeats from their 30 Premier League matches this term. Despite their recent improvements, Fabian H\u00fcrzeler\u2019s men, much like their upcoming opponents, remain an entirely unpredictable force. <\/p>\n<p>Brighton vs. Liverpool Score PredictionLiverpool Stumble Domestically Again<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kjwrztcgj88w3ay0ft.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis Jones\" title=\"Curtis Jones\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have rarely convinced in the league this term. | Simon Stacpoole\/Offside\/Offside\/Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7t\">Liverpool will be considered favorites for their final outing before the March international break, but Arne Slot\u2019s men cannot be trusted to deliver despite an impressive midweek win over Galatasaray. There have simply been too many false dawns this season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">Brighton are in strong form and showcased their ability to mix it with the best during their recent defeat at home to Arsenal. They were unfortunate to come away with nothing to show for a solid performance but it will offer them confidence this weekend. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">If Liverpool emulate their performance levels from Wednesday, they will secure three precious points, but they are just too unreliable to back. <\/p>\n<p>Amex Stadium woes: Liverpool do not particularly enjoy trips to the south coast. They have won just two of their last seven journeys to Brighton, tasting three defeats in that period\u2014including one last season. The Seagulls are generally strong on their own patch, losing just three of 15 home league games this term.European hangover: Fatigue could play a significant part in Saturday\u2019s affair. Slot named a full-strength XI midweek and is likely to field a similar starting lineup at the Amex. Brighton\u2019s intense pressing may potentially take advantage of tired legs. Liverpool\u2019s habit of conceding late goals has also raised concerns over the fitness levels of Slot\u2019s team. Traveling troubles: Liverpool\u2019s away record certainly doesn\u2019t inspire confidence. They have won just six of 15 on the road in the Premier League and have a -1 goal difference on their travels. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">Prediction: Brighton 1\u20131 Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Brighton Predicted Lineup vs. Liverpool<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01km5hbwytzzkz9j7ncg.png\" alt=\"Brighton predicted lineup\" title=\"Brighton predicted lineup\" width=\"976\" height=\"1301\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"8k\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Brighton have just two absentees. | FotMob<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8o\">Brighton know they will be without long-term absentees Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas for Liverpool\u2019s visit, but Kaoru Mitoma is back from the ankle injury that sidelined him for last weekend\u2019s narrow win at Sunderland.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8r\">James Milner, now the Premier League\u2019s record appearance maker, could start against his former club, joining fellow experienced head Pascal Gro\u00df in the center of the pitch. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8u\">Lewis Dunk will have to be careful against Liverpool as any yellow card picked up would see him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/2025-26-premier-league-card-tracker-players-suspended-close-to-ban\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suspended for two matches.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8x\">Brighton predicted lineup vs. Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kad\u0131o\u011flu; Milner, Gro\u00df; G\u00f3mez, Rutter, Minteh; Welbeck. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01km31vf80rmfyfmm8gq.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool predicted lineup\" title=\"Liverpool predicted lineup\" width=\"976\" height=\"1301\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"9c\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah must be replaced. | FotMob<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9g\">Mohamed Salah is an unfortunate absentee for Liverpool after he impressed in the second half of the Galatasaray win, the Egyptian coming off injured with 15 minutes remaining. Slot has since confirmed the veteran\u2019s absence for Brighton, and he will also miss the international break, too. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9j\">Dominik Szoboszlai, another scorer on Wednesday, appears likely to fill in at right wing. An attacking reshuffle could also pave the way for Cody Gakpo\u2019s return on the left flank despite his disappointing recent form. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9m\">Slot has cast doubt over Joe Gomez\u2019s availability for Saturday\u2019s game, insisting that the defender might not be involved at all. If he does travel, he\u2019s been ruled out of the starting lineup by his manager. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9p\">Alexander Isak, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni continue their recovery from long-term fitness issues. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9s\">Liverpool predicted lineup vs. Brighton (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Konat\u00e9, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac AllisterJones; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitik\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>What Time Does Brighton vs. Liverpool Kick Off?Location: Falmer, EnglandStadium: Amex StadiumDate: Saturday, March. 21Kick-off Time: 12:30 p.m. GMT \/ 8:30 a.m. PT \/ 5:30 a.m. ETReferee: Darren EnglandVAR: James BellHow to Watch Brighton vs. Liverpool on TV, Live Stream<\/p>\n<p>Country<\/p>\n<p>TV Channel\/Live Stream<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>USA Network, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW<\/p>\n<p>United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada<\/p>\n<p>Mexico<\/p>\n<p>FOX One<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livesoccertv.com\/match\/liverpool-vs-brighton-hove-albion\/26jd6#5297449\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MORE: Full list of Premier League broadcasters around the world<\/a>READ THE LATEST PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS, ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT FROM SI FC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool continue their pursuit of Champions League qualification when they travel to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion in Saturday\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-555614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}