GOAL!! Liverpool 1-1 Brighton (Diaz, 27)

 GOAL!! Liverpool 1-1 Brighton (Diaz, 27)

BALL IN THE NET...BRIGHTON WANT OFFSIDE!

There is no offside! Diaz gets Liverpool rolling!

 Salah recycles the corner with a brave header. Veltman makes a hash of a clearance and Diaz is alive to the mistake, nipping in front of Verbruggen and flicking it home. He looks offside but the last touch came off Veltman. 

Liverpool up and running. 

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Liverpool 0-1 Brighton

23: Seven shots, all off target so far for Liverpool. Salah responsible for six of those.

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3m ago14:22

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21: Mac Allister is OK to continue. And gets straight back to dominating the game, playing a ball through to Salah, whose touch lets him down.

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4m ago14:21

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20: YELLOW! Harsh. Gross goes to block a Mac Allister clearance and the Liverpool man kicks the boot of Gross. A foul, yes, but never a yellow. 

Mac Allister is down but there was no malice. 

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6m ago14:19

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19: SALAH AGAIN GOES CLOSE! Bradley now explodes into the box down the right. His cross finds Salah about 10 yards out but his finish fails to test Verbruggen again. Wide of the target.



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6m ago14:18

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Jamie Carragher on co-comms at Anfield:

"Mac Allister has been fantastic. It's very difficult when the ball is dropping over your shoulder, even for a player like Mo Salah."

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7m ago14:18

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18: CHANCE FOR SALAH! Mac Allister clips a perfect ball over Estupinan who is struggling up against Salah. The Egyptian goes for the first time finish from the angle but his volley is off target.

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7m ago14:17

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Sky Sports' Santosh Rudravajhala at Anfield: 

"The noise when Alexis Mac Allister got his yellow was deafening. Jurgen Klopp is shaking his head in his area, he's not looking pleased either. It looked soft but Simon Adringra is continuing to get joy down the left." 

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7m ago14:17

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17: Brighton playing some of their bravest stuff under the Liverpool press. No fear. Veltman wins a foul off Diaz.

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9m ago14:15

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14: FOUL AND YELLOW! Adingra is running riot down the left. He escapes again and has Mac Allister on his back. Across comes an arm to wipe him out. The referee takes his time but does eventually award the foul. And a yellow.

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10m ago14:14

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Sky Sports' Santosh Rudravajhala at Anfield: 

"Ordinarily when a smaller team takes the lead at a place like Anfield, you’ll expect them to start sitting back, whether that’s the game plan or not. We know that’s not de Zerbi’s style and even 15 minutes in, it’s making for such an entertaining game."



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12m ago14:13

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13: SHOT! Mac Allister couldn't resist from 20 yards against his former club. His swerving effort is off target. 

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12m ago14:12

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Jamie Carragher on co-comms at Anfield:

"There's a nervousness inside the stadium.

"This opening 12 minutes have been really frantic." 

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13m ago14:11

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11: Brighton asking more questions. Chance to load the box from their first corner...

Oh dear. Gross, so unlike him, punts it straight out of play.

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15m ago14:10

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Sky Sports' Laura Hunter:

"This contest had all the hallmarks of a high-scoring affair, and so far it's living up to billing. Chances galore, just what we like to see. Liverpool have got to be careful about chasing the scoreline to vehemently this early on - they leave themselves vulnerable to the counter."

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15m ago14:09

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9: SO CLOSE FROM SALAH! Liverpool get it to their dangerman out wide. He shimmies into the box and looks for the top corner. A whisker away.



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16m ago14:08

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8: Adingra again gets going down the left. No let up from Brighton. His cross evades his teammates though.

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18m ago14:06

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5: PENALTY APPEAL...NOT GIVEN!! A ball gets whipped into the back post for Nunez, who is never getting there. However, Estupinan does have a grab of his shirt. A little theatrical with the fall though. Nothing doing.

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19m ago14:06

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Sky Sports' Santosh Rudravajhala at Anfield: 

"Oh my goodness! Danny Welbeck, what a hit! Not the first time we’ve seen a slow start at Anfield this season - Liverpool gave Albion the space to attack and didn’t they make the most of it? The away end are in full voice, and why not? Game on."



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22m ago14:02

GOAL!!! Liverpool 0-1 Brighton (Welbeck, 2)

OH MY WORD! Brighton just love playing Liverpool - this is a stunner.

Adingra makes the yards down the left. He looks for Moder in the box. Van Dijk gets a toe to the ball but it drops to Welbeck from 20 yards. His quick finish thunders into the top corner. An amazing finish. 

Anfield silenced. This could be a bonkers game now.