Liverpool v Brighton: Confirmed line-ups with Mohamed Salah back on the bench

There is nearly as much interest in the team sheets as the the on-field action when Liverpool host Brighton this afternoon.

The build-up has been dominated by the fall-out between the Merseyside club and star striker Mohamed Salah following the Egypt international’s remarkable outburst after last Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Leeds.

Salah was omitted from the travelling party for the midweek game at Inter Milan – a match Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s controversial late penalty – but returns to the squad for the clash with the Seagulls.

Liverpool, who start the weekend in 10th place, have won just one of their last five games in the Premier League and need three points this afternoon to get their domestic campaign back on track.

Brighton also come into the contest under a bit of a cloud after failing to win either of their last two games – home fixtures with Aston Villa and West Ham.

Fabian Hurzeler’s side squandered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 to Villa and required a late Georginio Rutter equaliser to salvage a point against the struggling Hammers.

Recommended offer

Review

Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets

Get Offer

#AD 18+ Registration Required. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. GambleAware.org Time limits and T&Cs apply. T&Cs apply.

LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS

Salah starts on the bench with Slot making two changes from the side that won at San Siro. Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz come in for Andy Robertson and Alexander Isak.

Liverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Van Dijk,Konate, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones; Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Ekitike

BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS

Solly March is back in training for Brighton following a long injury lay-off but does not feature.

Centre-back Adam Webster is Brighton’s only other absentee with a knee ligament injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season.

Maxim De Cuyper and Danny Welbeck drop out. Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda come in.

Brighton: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Baleba, Minteh, Gomez, Gruda, Rutter

How to watch Liverpool v Brighton: TV channel, live online streams

Liverpool v Brighton kicks off at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT) on Saturday and will not be broadcast live in the UK.

Liverpool v Brighton stats

• Liverpool have lost just one of their eight Premier League home matches against Brighton (W5 D2).
• Brighton beat Liverpool 3-2 in their last meeting in May but have never before beaten the Reds in consecutive league matches.
• Liverpool have just 23 points (W7 D2 L6) and have conceded 24 goals in the Premier League this season, the worst start by a reigning champion in both categories after 15 games since Leicester City in 2016-17 (16 points, 26 conceded).
• Brighton have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two away Premier League matches – the Seagulls have not kept three in a row since between March and July 2020.
• Liverpool have conceded 48 goals in 35 Premier League games in 2025 – only twice before have they allowed 50+ goals in a year in the competition, doing so in 2012 (51) and 2014 (52).
• Brighton are winless in their last eight Premier League matches in December (D5 L3) – manager Fabian Hürzeler has won a match in each of the other nine months in which he has taken charge with the Seagulls.