Brighton 1 – 1 Liverpool

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Pascal Gross’s controversial injury-time penalty, awarded following a VAR intervention, gave Brighton a 1-1 draw against champions Liverpool.

With the game at 1-0 approaching injury time, Andrew Robertson was tried for kicking Danny Welbeck’s foot in the box, and after passing to the court monitor, Stuart Attwell awarded the penalty, sent down the middle by Stupid.

Brighton had already missed a penalty in the first half – Neal Maupay scored a deflected penalty after Neco Williams knocked down Aaron Connolly (20) – before Diogo Jota appeared to have given Liverpool the win, overcoming two challenges before finding the bottom corner (60), his eighth goal in eight Liverpool games.

The result means Liverpool return to the top of the Premier League for at least 24 hours, two points ahead of Tottenham and three points ahead of Chelsea in their showdown on Super Sunday. Brighton is 16th with 10 points from 10 games.

How Brighton took the point in a crashed crash

Liverpool got off to a strong start, but Brighton’s game plan soon kicked into action when a single long ball over the box caught the Reds’ high defensive line. Maupay’s pass found Connolly in goal, but despite having time to compose himself, he drifted off Alisson’s left post.

Jurgen Klopp’s unknown starting eleven included right-back Williams, who started his first Premier League game of the season, and the youngster was at fault when Brighton was awarded a penalty.

Initially losing in a duel with Yves Bissouma, Williams found himself embroiled in a foul on Connolly to the left of the area, with Stuart Attwell pointing the spot. He didn’t blush, though, as Maupay hit wide from 12 yards and, to make matters worse, was replaced with a hamstring injury.

Neal Maupay misses his penalty in the first half
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Neal Maupay misses his penalty in the first half

Liverpool showed how they can punish teams in an instant when Roberto Firmino’s wonderful touch and volley ball over the top for Mohamed Salah found the Egyptian in goal, and he did the rest by pushing the ball further. from Ryan. However, the VAR found that Salah’s foot was inches from Brighton defender Ben White.

Jordan Henderson was introduced by Williams in the second half when Liverpool started clicking, and they got their first match 15 minutes after the restart. Andrew Robertson found room to the left to throw a ball straight to Salah, who touched it for Jota, and the forward brilliantly jumped two challenges on the edge, waiting for his chance to slip the ball into the lower left corner.

Diogo Jota celebrates his goal with his Liverpool teammates
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Diogo Jota celebrates his goal with his Liverpool teammates

Despite all the talk of clubs wanting a return of five substitutions, two early second-half changes were met with frustration: Brighton’s Connolly and Liverpool’s Salah looked angry about leaving, but subsequent injuries to Adam Lallana and then James Milner got stronger. calls.

Brighton began to compromise and almost tied when Robertson nearly converted a dangerous Solly March cross into his own goal, but after the VAR ruled Sadio Mane’s header offside, Robertson was in the limelight at the stoppage time when Brighton scored his goal.

Pascal Gross's late penalty earned Brighton a point against Liverpool
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Pascal Gross’s late penalty earned Brighton a point against Liverpool

A seemingly innocuous kick from the Scotsman on Welbeck in the penalty area initially went unnoticed, but when VAR intervened, Attwell reversed his decision on the court monitor, much to the chagrin of Robertson and Jurgen Klopp.

Team news

Liverpool’s lineup was intriguing when Sadio Mane fell to the bench, Mohamed Salah returned to the three forwards, while center-back Joel Matip was out.

It was four changes since the 3-0 win over Leicester when Neco Williams came in at right back with James Milner in midfield. Nat Phillips came in as center back alongside Fabinho, and in midfield Takumi Minamino played in place of the injured Naby Keita.

They were changes for Brighton as Joel Veltman replaced the suspended Tariq Lamptey, while Aaron Connolly replaced former Liverpool player Adam Lallana, who only took the bench.

It was another moot decision, once again calling into question the “clear and obvious mistake” rule, but Gross succeeded where Maupay had failed, crashing down the middle to 1-1.

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  • Liverpool have been undefeated in each of their last 12 matches against Brighton in all competitions (W10 D2), and today’s draw ends a nine-match winning streak against the Seagulls.
  • Liverpool conceded two penalties in a single Premier League match for the first time since February 2018 against Tottenham Hotspur.
  • Diogo Jota has scored nine goals in his 14 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool, scoring eight goals in his last eight games for the Reds.
  • Neal Maupay became the first player to start a Premier League game, miss a penalty and be substituted before the break since Dennis Bergkamp against Derby in April 1998.

Whats Next?

Liverpool now host Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night at 8pm, before hosting Wolves at 7:15 pm on Sunday night in the Premier League.

Brighton hosts Southampton on Monday Night Football at 8pm on December 7, live on Sky Sports Premier League.



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