Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Premier League

Hugo Ektike doubles helps Liverpool win on Mohamed Salah's return

Hugo Ekitike scored both goals -- including the fastest of the Premier League season -- as Mohamed Salah made an earlier-than-expected return in Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Brighton at Anfield.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a headed pass.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 7': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
• 11': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
• 12': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 14': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Yankuba Minteh with a through ball.
• 14': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 14': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
• 17': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 17': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 24': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
• 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 26': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Joe Gomez because of an injury.
• 30': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 31': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 31': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 32': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 33': Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 33': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 34': Handball by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 35': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
• 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
• 38': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 40': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 40': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 41': Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
• 42': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
• 43': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 45': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 45'+2': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+2': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45'+3': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 46': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
• 46': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 49': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 49': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 50': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 51': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a cross.
• 51': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 51': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 52': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 53': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
• 54': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 54': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
• 54': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 54': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
• 57': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
• 57': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
• 58': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
• 59': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 60': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
• 60': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
• 64': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
• 64': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 64': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Brajan Gruda.
• 64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.
• 68': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.
• 68': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
• 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 74': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
• 74': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 76': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 77': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
• 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Florian Wirtz.
• 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
• 81': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
• 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Georginio Rutter.
• 83': Handball by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
• 84': Offside, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez is caught offside.
• 86': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
• 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Diego Gómez.
• 88': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
• 88': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
• 90': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa following a fast break.
• 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
• 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 90'+6': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+6': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
• 90'+8': Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+8': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 90'+10': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.