Premier League, Round 8LiverpoolLIV 2 0 Full Time BrightonBRI Venue Anfield Referee Samuel BarrottPascal Gro 17 (OG)Alexander Isak 21 Liverpool produced a fine performance to beat in-form Brighton and move within a point of the Seagulls at the top of the Premier League. The visitors had kept five consecutive clean sheets in all competitions heading up to Anfield but were blown away by Andoni Iraolas side in the opening 20 minutes.German playmaker Florian Wirtz saw his powerful shot deflect in off the influential figure of Pascal Gross to put the home side ahead.Cody Gakpo was then denied by a brilliant save from Bart Verbruggen as free-scoring Brighton struggled in the early stages.And Alexander Isak doubled the lead after a great run and cross from Bradley Barcola.The Sweden forward now has six goals in his last six Premier League appearances and appears to be back to his best.The Seagulls were disjointed by an early injury to Ferdi Kadioglu who had to come off after only six minutes but still had their chances.Yasin Ayari had a fine effort blocked but the visitors could only manage one shot on target.The second half was a non event as Liverpool closed out a solid home win Iraolas first at home in the league.Brightons loss was only their second in 13 matches in all competitions in 2026-27. Liverpool Brighton 2 Goals 0 0.95 xG 1.4 36% Possession 64% 13 Total Shots 17 4 Shots on Target 1 6 Shots off Target 10 4 Corners 2 13 Fouls 9 3 Offsides 3 0 Yellow Cards 2 1 Saves 3 324 Passes 576 224 Passes Completed 487 69% Pass Accuracy 85% Home Away The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City87012091121 L W W W W 2 Arsenal8701135821 W W W L W 3 Brighton75112351816 L W W W W 4 Chelsea84131715213 L W W L D 5 Liverpool733198112 W W L W D 6 Aston Villa8323912-311 W W D W L 7 Brentford7241138510 D L D W D 8 Leeds724196310 D L D W D 9 Everton824289-110 L L D W D 10 Ipswich83141216-410 D L W L W 11 Hull City72328719 D L D L D 12 Tottenham8233810-29 W W D L D 13 Fulham8224810-28 W W L D D 14 Newcastle72231014-48 W L L W L 15 Manchester United7142101007 L D D D L 16 Crystal Palace7214917-87 L L W D L 17 Bournemouth7133913-46 W W L L D 18 Nottingham Forest8134610-46 D L L L W 19 Coventry8206615-96 L L W W L 20 Sunderland7115614-84 L L L L D Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Upcoming fixtures for Liverpool and Brighton Upcoming Fixtures : Liverpool League Cup Liverpool LIV 20:00 2026-10-28 Chelsea CHE Premier League Liverpool LIV 16:30 2026-11-01 Arsenal ARS UEFA Champions League Fenerbahe FEN 17:45 2026-11-04 Liverpool LIV Premier League Crystal Palace CRY 15:00 2026-11-07 Liverpool LIV Premier League Liverpool LIV 15:00 2026-11-21 Manchester United MUN Upcoming Fixtures : Brighton League Cup Manchester City MCI 19:30 2026-10-28 Brighton BRI Premier League Manchester City MCI 15:00 2026-10-31 Brighton BRI UEFA Europa Conference League Getafe GET 20:00 2026-11-05 Brighton BRI Premier League Brighton BRI 15:00 2026-11-07 Brentford BRE Premier League Hull City HUL 15:00 2026-11-21 Brighton BRI Topics Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Liverpool F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Liverpool v Brighton as it happened live: Updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 25th October, 2026 Liverpool 2-0 Brighton Wirtz and Isak put Reds ahead early on Tom Rostance 25th October, 2026 Liverpool v Brighton: Confirmed team news and line-ups Tom Rostance 25th October, 2026 Andoni Iraola insists Liverpool need points wherever we can get them amid Anfield struggles Mitch Fretton 23rd October, 2026 Liverpool v Brighton: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026 Hurzeler distances himself from Manchester United job and says Carrick is a great human being Jon Fisher 23rd October, 2026
