Brighton vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-10-07 13:00.
Brighton & Hove Albion will look to bounce back from their unprecedented 6-1 loss to Aston Villa in their last Premier League (PL) match having never before conceded that many times in a top-flight outing. The Seagulls seemed en route to another mauling when finding themselves 2-0 down by the 20-minute mark away to Marseille in midweek Europa League action, but showed they’re still worth their new-found hype by coming back to draw 2-2 to grab their first ever point in European competition.
Manager Roberto De Zerbi will be concerned with his defensive line, but at least it put Brighton in the history books, being the first PL team this century to both score and concede 20+ goals in their opening ten games of a season in all competitions. The hosts will now not only shift their focus to avoiding back-to-back PL losses for the first time since October last year, but also onto claiming their first set of consecutive league wins over upcoming opponents Liverpool after their momentous 3-0 win in January.
Liverpool have been the talk of the town since their last PL game, which saw their 17-game unbeaten streak in the league (W12, D5) come to an end in the harshest way possible when losing 2-1 to Tottenham. Jürgen Klopp’s side were reduced to ten men before being denied a 34th minute opening goal due to “significant human error” on the part of VAR, only to then have another player sent off, and concede a 96th minute losing own goal.
The Reds proved their mental strength by bouncing back in their midweek European assignment, beating Belgian league leaders Union SG 2-0 with ease. Perhaps more impressively, Liverpool kept all their players on the field this time around, since the four league red cards they’ve received this campaign is the most by a team in their opening seven games of a PL season.
Players to watch: Solly March ran rampant against Liverpool last season in the PL, scoring or assisting four of Brighton’s six goals against them (G2, A2). He’ll be opposing a former teammate in Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister, who’ll look to join Dan Burn as the only player to score for and against Brighton in the PL.
Hot stat: Both teams have scored in 13 of Brighton’s last 14 matches.