England Round 8

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Brighton vs Liverpool Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Brighton:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Lamptey; Gilmour, Gross; March, Pedro, Mitoma; Ferguson

Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Nunez, Luis Diaz

After winning their first-ever point in European football, Brighton & Hove Albion continue their Premier League campaign against Liverpool at the Amex Stadium on Sunday. The Seagulls were two-goal down at Marseille on Thursday, but produced a big comeback and collected first point in Europa League. The atmosphere in the squad is excellent, while the players confidence is very high. The domestic form is also good, they have five wins in the opening seven matches in the Premier League. However, they lost high previous weekend, suffering a 6:1 defeat at Aston Villa. Nevertheless, the fact is they have 15 points and the fact is they are just three points away from the leaders Manchester City. The fans have to be satisfied, particularly because many key players left the club during the summer. One of them will return to Amex Stadium for the first time since May, now as Liverpool player - Alexis Mac Allister. It will be interesting the home fans reaction. Coach de Zerbi also has some injury issues. Pervis Estupinan sustained a thigh injury and the Ecuadorian left-back will be sidelined for at least three weeks. Jakub Moder and Julio Enciso remain out with knee problems, while ex-Liverpool players James Milner and Adam Lallana are both rated as doubtful.

Liverpool have suffered an extremely painful defeat to Tottenham last weekend. Sometimes everything goes wrong way and last Sunday was exactly that day. First and most important, a big referees mistake. Luis Diaz scored a goal that was initially disallowed for offside, but the replays showed he was actually onside. Nevertheless, for the first time in VAR history, the match continued with offside as a final decision. But Klopp's problems continued - Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent-off, Cody Gakpo sustained a knee injury, Joel Matip scored an own-goal deep into the stoppage time etc. At the end Liverpool lost the match. I think the players frustrations are very big at the moment, despite the victory against Union Royale in Europe League. The Reds won 2:0 on Thursday thanks to goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota. Klopp has three injury concerns at the moment. Cody Gakpo will be out for at least two weeks. Thiago Alcantara is yet to feature in 2023-24 due to a hip injury that required surgery at the end of last term. Stefan Bajcetic, meanwhile, has picked up a minor issue after making two appearances this campaign following a long-term spell out. In addition, Curtis Jones begins a three-match suspension for his crunching tackle on Yves Bissouma, while Diogo Jota will sit on the naughty step for one game owing to his sending-off for two yellow cards.

Brighton vs Liverpool Prediction:

Liverpool were beaten twice at the home of the Seagulls last season, with a Premier League defeat followed by a FA Cup elimination in January. The Reds also failed to beat Brighton at Anfield, playing a 3:3 draw. It is clear they are able to upset Liverpool once again. The actual moment is ideal for them as Liverpool players are frustrated of the way how they lost the match against Tottenham. I expect an interesting match and I think Brighton could remain unbeaten again.

Brighton vs Liverpool Pick: Brighton +0.5 AH @ 1.83 with Pinnacle

 

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Brighton vs Liverpool Pick: Brighton +0.5 AH @ 1.83 with Pinnacle

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