Brighton vs Liverpool: Home team tries to gain points
After winning the 2024/25 Premier League with four games to spare, Liverpool have failed to win in their last two games. The Reds lost 3-1 away to Chelsea, then drew 2-2 in their last home game against Arsenal. In the match at Anfield, the home team led 2-0 in the first half thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz, but a second-half slump allowed the visitors to score two goals in a row.
Liverpool have only won 1 point in the last 2 rounds of the Premier League.
After Gabriel Martinelli and Trent Alexander-Arnold conceded, Liverpool fought back in the final minutes, having an extra man from the 83rd minute when Mikel Merino received a second yellow card, but the Reds were ultimately unable to claim victory. With a draw with Arsenal, this was the third time in Liverpool's history that they failed to win at home after leading by at least two goals at half-time.
Liverpool will visit Brighton in round 37 of the Premier League, the penultimate match of the season. The Brighton vs Liverpool prediction is slightly in favour of the visitors, but it will not be easy for the Reds to win 3 points at the Amex. If they cannot defeat the Seagulls, Liverpool will have the first time in 3 consecutive Premier League matches this season without a win. However, since the 2017/18 season, Liverpool have never suffered a defeat in their final away match of a season.
While Liverpool drew with Arsenal in their last game, Brighton got an important win at Wolves. Danny Welbeck opened the scoring at Molineux, his 10th Premier League goal of the season. The visitors then doubled their lead thanks to Brajan Gruda's strike in the 85th minute. The three points helped Fabian Hurzeler's side to 55 points after 36 games, placing them ninth but only behind Brentford, who are eighth on goal difference.
Brighton vs Liverpool round 37 Premier League 2024/25.
Although Crystal Palace beat Man City in the FA Cup final, eighth place would still be enough to qualify for next season's Conference League if Chelsea win the European Cup Winners' Cup but finish sixth or seventh in the Premier League, giving hope to Brighton, Brentford, Bournemouth and Fulham.
After picking up just two points from a possible 15 between 15 March and 19 April, Brighton have been in better form of late, picking up seven of a possible nine in the Premier League, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six home games. Furthermore, Hurzeler's side have been beaten twice by Liverpool this season, a 3-2 home defeat in the League Cup and a 2-1 defeat at Anfield just days later, but Brighton have not been beaten by Liverpool at the Amex since March 2022.
Liverpool's Joe Gomez is still not ready to return from a hamstring injury, while Tyler Morton (shoulder) is also sidelined. Conor Bradley is not at his best, so Alexander-Arnold or Jarell Quansah will be selected at right-back. Mohamed Salah will set a new Premier League record for away goals in a season if he scores his 17th at the Amex, although he has failed to score or assist in five of his previous seven appearances.
On Brighton's side, coach Hurzeler received good news when Joao Pedro returned after suspension, while Lewis Dunk and Joel Veltman recovered from injuries. However, Georginio Rutter (ankle injury), James Milner (thigh), Ferdi Kadioglu (toe) and Solly March (knee) are still recovering from injuries.