Brighton are unbeaten at home this season
Liverpool lost twice at the Amex in the 2023/24 campaign
Will the Seagulls frustrate the Reds in the EFL Cup?
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Brighton vs Liverpool Preview
Brighton don’t lost often at the Amex and Liverpool are facing a fourth challenging fixture in 10 days. The fixture pile-up can take its toll on the Reds and a home double chance pick is good value.
Brighton are unbeaten in 8 consecutive home matches.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last 3 home games against Liverpool.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 9 matches.
Head to Head
Liverpool have a 21-7 advantage against Brighton in 40 meetings with 12 draws. The Seagulls held the Reds to a 2-2 draw when the sides last met at the Amex.
Brighton Form
Brighton secured EFL Cup home wins over Crawley 4-0 and Wolves 3-2 in the previous rounds.
The win against Wolves came before a 1-1 home draw with Nottingham Forest and a 4-2 loss at Chelsea. Fabian Hürzeler’s team hit back with consecutive wins, beating Tottenham 3-2 and Newcastle 1-0.
The Seagulls remain unbeaten in three following a 2-2 Premier League home draw with Wolves. Danny Welbeck and Evan Ferguson put Brighton 2-0 up before they conceded twice in the final 10 minutes.
Brighton Injuries & Team News
Forward Georginio Rutter is cup-tied, having featured for Leeds in the earlier rounds.
Striker Joao Pedro and winger Yankuba Minteh are injured and won’t feature.
Midfielders Solly March, James Milner and Matt O'Riley are also sidelined through injury.
Liverpool Form
Arne Slot’s Liverpool beat West Ham 5-1 in their previous EFL Cup game. That result came as part of the Reds’ current nine-match unbeaten streak.
The Merseyside outfit have defeated Chelsea 2-1 and Leipzig 1-0 away since returning from the October international break.
Slot’s side faced another tough game at Arsenal on Sunday and came back twice to earn a 2-2 draw. Virgil van Dijk cancelled out Arsenal’s early opener and Mo Salah equalised again in the 80th minute.
Liverpool Injuries & Team News
Midfielder Harvey Elliott, goalkeeper Alisson and Diogo Jota are unlikely to play due to injury.
Forward Federico Chiesa and defender Conor Bradley are injury doubts.
Slot is likely to rest Mo Salah, who has five goals in his last seven games. Forward Cody Gakpo is in contention to start up front instead.