Brighton host Liverpool in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup tonight and the first of two matches between the teams this week.
Holders Liverpool won the Carabao Cup last season and continued their unbeaten start under Arne Slot with a 2-2 draw at Arsenal at the weekend.
Brighton are the sort of Premier League team who would love a cup run and with Fabian Hurzeler’s side sixth in the table and eying a place in the quarter-finals.
Brighton will be at Anfield on Saturday as Slot’s team look to reclaim their place at the top of the Premier League table.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool LIVE: League Cup updates
- Brighton host Liverpool as Arne Slot makes eight changes for Carabao Cup clash
- Brighton: Steele, Lamptey, Igor, Gruda, Enciso, Adingra, Moder, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Ferguson, Van Hecke.
- Liverpool: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Bradley.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2 - 3 Liverpool FC
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:25Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 3.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:24Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 3.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:22Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:22Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:22Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:19Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Jarell Quansah.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:19Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:19Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:18Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 3. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:15Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:15Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Igor Julio.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:13Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 3. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:12Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:09Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 2. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:11Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:08Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:07Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box is saved.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:06Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:05Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:05Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Julio Enciso.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:05Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Brajan Gruda.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:03Attempt missed. Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:01Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:00Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:00Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:00Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:00Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
21:00Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Cody Gakpo.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:58Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:58Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Jakub Moder.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:58Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:54Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a headed pass.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:54Substitution, Liverpool. Treymaurice Nyoni replaces Wataru Endo.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:54Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Tyler Morton.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:51Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:51Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:49Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyler Morton.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:51Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:48Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:51Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a headed pass.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:48Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke following a corner.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:44Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:43Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vítezslav Jaros.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:42Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:41Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:41Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:40Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:40Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:38Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:38Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:34Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:33Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 0.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:33Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Ferdi Kadioglu because of an injury.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:17First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 0.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:16Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:15Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:14Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:13Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:11Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:09Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jason Steele.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:11Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:09Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:08Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:07Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:05Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:06Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:05Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:03Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
20:00Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:59Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:59Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:57Delay in match because of an injury Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:56Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:55Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:52Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:47Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:45Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:45Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Bradley following a fast break.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:43Attempt saved. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:41Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:38Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:37Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:36Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:36Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:31First Half begins.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool
19:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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