Liverpool Have Scored ONE Away Goal Inside 45 Minutes

Liverpool have been notoriously sluggish starters this season, and one outstanding statistic lays naked the Reds’ first-half shortcomings.

Because the opening away match of the season, when Ryan Gravenberch scored at Newcastle, Liverpool haven’t scored an away league objective earlier than the forty fifth minute.

They’ve scored two additional first-half targets away within the league, towards Bournemouth and Brentford, with these coming in harm time earlier than the break.

Sure, you learn that accurately. It’s an unimaginable statistic that Liverpool might do with altering if they’re to take three factors from the AMEX, a floor the place they haven’t gained on their final three visits.

Liverpool’s report on the street at Brighton

Liverpool have gained 5 of the final six conferences in all competitions.

The Reds haven’t gained within the final three league visits to Brighton, with two losses and one draw. They’ve by no means gone 4 in a row and not using a victory.

Liverpool misplaced the league sport 3-2 on the AMEX final season of their penultimate fixture of the marketing campaign. They led 2-1 at half-time with Harvey Elliott and Dominik Szoboszlai scoring.

It was the primary time in 157 video games that Liverpool had misplaced after main on the interval.

Regardless of shedding this assembly final season, Liverpool set a brand new Premier League-era report by scoring two or extra targets in a sport for the thirty first time through the marketing campaign.

The Reds are looking for their first league double over the Seagulls since 2019/20 and their fifth in historical past.

A take a look at the opposition

Brighton haven’t scored within the final two video games towards Liverpool in league and cup, they usually might equal a membership report of drawing a clean on three successive events.

After profitable 4 of their opening six residence matches on this league marketing campaign, they’ve mustered solely two victories within the final 9 on the AMEX.

They’ve misplaced three of their 15 residence league video games this season – all by a one-goal margin – to Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

Brighton are in peril of shedding back-to-back residence league video games for the primary time because the closing two matches of the 2023/24 season.

Another objective would see Danny Welbeck turn out to be solely the third participant to attain greater than 10 occasions for the primary time in a Premier League-era season whereas aged 35 years or older, doing so after Gary McAllister (1999/2000) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2016/17).

This season’s scorers (inc. Group Defend)

Brighton: Welbeck 11, Gomez 10, Ayari 4, Gruda 3, Tzimas 3, Van Hecke 3, De Cuyper 2, Kostoulas 2, Minteh 2, Mitoma 2, Rutter 2, Boscagli 1, Gross 1, Hinshelwood 1, Howell 1, Milner 1, O’Riley 1, Veltman 1, Watson 1, personal targets 1

Liverpool: Ekitike 17, Szoboszlai 12, Salah 10, Gakpo 8, Wirtz 6, Gravenberch 5, Mac Allister 5, Van Dijk 5, Chiesa 3, Isak 3, Frimpong 2, Jones 2, Konate 2, Robertson 2, Kerkez 1, Ngumoha 1, personal targets 3

* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).