Liverpool ready for Brighton ´fight´ despite lack of rest, says Slot

Arne Slot insisted Liverpool shall be prepared for a “struggle” in opposition to Brighton on Saturday, regardless of their lack of relaxation between fixtures.

The Reds certified for the final eight of the Champions League with a 4-0 win over Galatasaray on Wednesday, securing a 4-1 combination victory.

In the meantime, within the Premier League, Liverpool drew 1-1 with Tottenham final weekend as they missed the possibility to leapfrog Aston Villa into fourth place.

Forward of their journey to the Amex Stadium, Slot, who revealed Mohamed Salah won’t be out there for the sport, is anticipating a troublesome problem resulting from Brighton’s type of play.

“It’s very nice, it’s at all times very nice,” stated Slot when requested about Brighton’s ways.

“You’ll most likely say, ‘Yeah, you at all times [have] one thing to complain [about]’. However I would like to face a group now that possibly did this [raises fists] slightly bit extra!

“But when we might have had per week of relaxation, then please deliver us a struggle like that.

“We’re the one group, by the way in which – and that’s not complaining, that’s simply being lifelike – that performed on Tuesday or Wednesday in Europe and all of the [other] groups [that played midweek] are enjoying on Sunday, and we’re the fortunate ones that should play 12.30 [am] away sport in opposition to probably the most intense groups within the league.

“However we shall be prepared for it.”

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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 20, 2026

Brighton returned to profitable methods final outing with a 1-0 victory in opposition to Sunderland on the Stadium of Mild.

That win saved the Seagulls within the hunt for a European place, and Fabian Hurzeler revealed the group are treating each sport like “it’s a remaining” within the run-in.

“I believe I by no means stopped excited about the method. I by no means stopped excited about how can I enhance the group, how we are able to enhance as a membership, how we are able to enhance on and off the pitch,” stated the Brighton boss.

“That’s an ongoing course of. I at all times emphasise how my group performs, how we stick collectively, how they react to lows, how they react to highs.

“It’s essential to remain predictable, to maintain working exhausting, to maintain the requirements excessive. We do that for the time being nicely, after which we are able to see what occurs on the finish of the season.

“However the Premier League is unpredictable for the time being. So we go sport by sport. We have to play each sport prefer it’s the final sport of the season, prefer it’s a remaining. That’s our strategy – then we see what occurs.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Brighton – Yankuba Minteh

Solely Jeremy Doku (63) has had extra profitable dribbles within the Premier League this season than Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh (54).

Liverpool – Dominik Szoboszlai

No participant has scored extra objectives from outdoors the field than Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai this season (4).

All 4 of his strikes have been from direct free-kicks, with solely David Beckham (2000-01) and Laurent Robert (2001-02) netting extra in a single marketing campaign (each 5).

MATCH PREDICTION – DRAW

Brighton have received two of their final three house league video games in opposition to Liverpool (D1), beating them 3-2 on this precise fixture final season. They’d solely received certainly one of their first 13 in opposition to the Reds (D6 L6).

Nevertheless, Liverpool have received 2-0 (Premier League) and 3-0 (FA Cup) in opposition to Brighton already this season.

The Reds final received three video games with out conceding in a season in opposition to an opponent in 2021-22 (versus Arsenal), whereas Brighton final misplaced three with out scoring in 2006-07 (versus Bristol Metropolis).

Liverpool have misplaced 9 of their 30 Premier League video games this season (30%), their highest loss fee in a single marketing campaign since 2014-15 (32% – 12/38). They final misplaced 10 video games in a season in 2015-16 (10).

In the meantime, after a run of only one win in 13 Premier League video games from the beginning of December (D6 L6), Brighton have now received three of their final 4 (L1).

OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

Brighton – 37.4%

Draw – 26.4%

Liverpool – 36.2%