Liverpool vs Brighton

FA Cup - 1/16-finals 14 Feb 2026, 20:00
Liverpool
Liverpool
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Brighton
Brighton
🏟 Anfield 👤 S. Attwell

Match report

Liverpool cruised past Brighton 3-0 in the FA Cup - 1/16-finals on 14 February 2026.

Brighton dominated possession with 100% of the ball and had 17 shots to Liverpool's 13.

The match was played at Anfield, with S. Attwell in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 0% - 100% Shots 13 - 17 On target 5 - 3 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 15 - 19 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool · 1 goal
9 Mohamed Salah 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Curtis Jones 1 goal
8 Alisson 3 saves
8 Virgil van Dijk captained the side
First half vs second half
Brighton came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 6–10
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 4–1 1–5
Attacks 46–59 22–40
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
18 Throw In 14
20 Free Kick 19
7 Goal Kick 7
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
68 Attacks 99
41 Dangerous Attacks 55
5 On Target 3
8 Off Target 14
0% Ball Possession 100%
13 Shots Total 17
5 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 7
6 Shots Blocked 7
11 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 8
15 Fouls 19
5 Corners 5
4 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
0 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 2
390 Passes Total 450
333 Passes Accurate 383
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
1 Alisson
17 C. Jones 5 I. Konaté 4 V. Dijk 6 M. Kerkez
8 D. Szoboszlai 10 A. Allister
11 M. Salah 7 F. Wirtz 18 C. Gakpo
14 F. Chiesa
Brighton · 4-2-3-1
23 J. Steele
34 J. Veltman 6 J. Hecke 5 L. Dunk 24 F. Kadıoğlu
17 C. Baleba 13 J. Hinshelwood
53 H. Howell 30 P. Groß 25 D. Gómez
19 C. Kostoulas
Liverpool
Coach
Arne Slot
Substitutes
  • 2 Joe Gomez
  • 22 Hugo Ekitiké
  • 73 Rio Ngumoha
  • 47 Calvin Ramsay
  • 42 Trey Nyoni
  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • 26 Andrew Robertson
  • 38 Ryan Gravenberch
  • 68 Kieran Morrison
Brighton
Coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
  • 22 Kaoru Mitoma
  • 10 Georginio Rutter
  • 11 Yankuba Minteh
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 27 Mats Wieffer
  • 1 Bart Verbruggen
  • 29 Maxim De Cuyper
  • 20 James Milner
  • 18 Danny Welbeck
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ G. Rutter ↓ D. Gomez Brighton
  • 62' ↑ Y. Minteh ↓ H. Howell Brighton
  • 62' ↑ K. Mitoma ↓ C. Baleba Brighton
  • 71' ↑ J. Gomez ↓ F. Wirtz Liverpool
  • 72' ↑ O. Boscagli ↓ J. P. van Hecke Brighton
  • 77' ↑ H. Ekitike ↓ F. Chiesa Liverpool
  • 77' ↑ R. Ngumoha ↓ M. Salah Liverpool
  • 81' ↑ M. Wieffer ↓ J. Hinshelwood Brighton
  • 89' ↑ T. Nyoni ↓ C. Jones Liverpool
  • 89' ↑ C. Ramsay ↓ C. Gakpo Liverpool
Cards
  • 15' L. Dunk Brighton
  • 33' D. Gomez Brighton
  • 41' C. Baleba Brighton
  • 67' J. P. van Hecke Brighton
Head-to-head
Liverpool 7 4 draws 4 Brighton
2026-03-21 Brighton vs Liverpool 2 - 1
2026-02-14 Liverpool vs Brighton 3 - 0
2025-12-13 Liverpool vs Brighton 2 - 0
2025-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool 3 - 2
2024-11-02 Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 1
2024-10-30 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool 2 - 3
Recent form
Liverpool D W D D D
Brighton D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Liverpool vs Brighton?
Liverpool won 3-0 against Brighton on 14 February 2026.
Who won Liverpool vs Brighton?
Liverpool won the match 3-0.
Where was Liverpool vs Brighton played?
The match was played at Anfield.
Who had more possession in Liverpool vs Brighton?
Brighton had 100% of possession, compared to 0% for the other side.