Liverpool vs Brighton: Confirmed teams and line ups in FA Cup fourth round 2025/26

Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Anfield in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.

The Reds recovered from a narrow loss to Manchester City by recording a 1-0 win at Sunderland on Wednesday, scoring through Virgil van Dijk’s second-half header.

Brighton arrive after league defeats at home to Crystal Palace and away to Aston Villa, extending their winless Premier League run to six matches.

101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Liverpool vs Brighton in the 2025/26 FA Cup, as well as details on how to watch.

Liverpool confirmed starting team vs Brighton

Liverpool have several injury concerns. Wataru Endo suffered an ankle problem against Sunderland and joins Alexander Isak, Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni on the sidelines.

Joe Gomez returned to action in midweek and is on the bench, while Dominik Szoboszlai returns after suspension.

Giorgi Mamardashvili, Curtis Jones, Federico Chiesa and Milos Kerkez are among the starters. Mohamed Salah has 10 goals and eight assists in 19 appearances against Brighton.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Florian Wirtz, Alexis Mac Allister, Federico Chiesa, Cody Gakpo

Liverpool substitutes: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Joe Gomez, Hugo Ekitike, Andy Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Trey Nyoni, Calvin Ramsay, Kieran Morrison, Rio Ngumoha

Brighton & Hove Albion full line up vs Liverpool

Brighton remain without Stefanos Tzimas, Adam Webster, Solly March and Yasin Ayari through injury, but Mats Wieffer is on the bench after recovering from a toe issue.

Fabian Hurzeler rotates his side, including Jason Steele in goal in place of Bart Verbruggen. Former Liverpool midfielder James Milner is on the bench.

England youth international Harry Howell, 17, has his latest chance to impress.

Brighton & Hove Albion starting XI: Jason Steele, Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Pascal Gross, Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood, Harry Howell, Charalampos Kostoulas, Diego Gomez

Brighton substitutes: Bart Verbruggen, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck, James Milner, Olivier Boscagli, Kaoru Mitoma, Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper

How to watch Liverpool vs Brighton: TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

Liverpool vs Brighton stats

• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 11 home matches against Brighton (W8 D3)
• The two clubs have progressed three times each from their six previous FA Cup meetings
• Liverpool have been eliminated in six of their last nine FA Cup fourth-round ties
• Brighton have won seven of their last eight FA Cup away matches
• Brighton knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in 2023 with a 2-1 win