Overview
- Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 at the Amex as Danny Welbeck scored in both halves, offsetting Milos Kerkez’s first-half equaliser.
- The defeat was Liverpool’s 10th in the league and extended a three‑match winless run, leaving them fifth on 49 points, two behind Aston Villa.
- Chelsea later lost 3-0 at Everton, keeping Liverpool one point ahead of sixth place after Manchester United’s 2-2 draw at Bournemouth had narrowed the gap.
- Liverpool were without Alisson Becker and Mohamed Salah; Hugo Ekitike went off inside eight minutes with what Arne Slot called a dead leg, and Giorgi Mamardashvili deputised in goal after Alisson posted he will be “out of action for a while.”
- Slot pointed to injuries and a quick turnaround from midweek Champions League action, with an international break next before an FA Cup quarter‑final against Manchester City and the Champions League quarter‑finals.