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Liverpool v Brighton

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It was a busy day at Anfield on transfer deadline day with not one but two centre-backs arriving at Liverpool. Ben Davies a surprise addition from Preston while Ozan Kabak made the switch from Schalke. A season-ending injury to Joel Matip might well mean a whirlwind 48 hours for the former of the two.

Davies could go straight in given Matip's absence and the makeshift duo of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson at the weekend. Centre-back may actually now be Fabinho's best position, but the sooner they can push Henderson back into midfield the better. That's not to say he did a bad job there, it's just preferable for Liverpool to have him as part of that trio.

In Brighton, they face a team who have won three of their last four in all competitions, the only game falling short being the 0-0 draw against Fulham. A 1-0 victory over Tottenham last time out gave them a rare home win and they will have confidence heading into this one, even with Liverpool's recent revival following their slump.

They can rack up the corner count somewhat and that's where one of the best bets can be found in this game. They had four in their recent trip to Manchester City and Sky Bet offer 11/8 on Graham Potter's side hitting the same tally here. Since that City game, they had ten against Fulham and nine against Tottenham.

Liverpool conceded six in their recent contest against West Ham while Manchester United hit four in their FA Cup win over the Reds. Newcastle, who had half the number of shots on target when they welcomed Liverpool, still managed a total of five across the 90 minutes.

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Odds correct at 1730 GMT (02/02/21)


Opta facts

  • Liverpool are unbeaten in 12 meetings with Brighton in all competitions (W10 D2), since a 0-2 FA Cup defeat in January 1984.
  • Brighton have lost eight of their last nine away league games against Liverpool, winning the other 1-0 in March 1982.
  • Liverpool’s 68-game unbeaten home run in the Premier League ended at the hands of Burnley last time out. The Reds haven’t lost consecutive home league games since September 2012 (vs Arsenal and Manchester United).
  • Liverpool haven’t failed to score in three consecutive home league games since October 1984 under Joe Fagan. The only reigning Premier League champion to fail to score in three home league games in a row was Man Utd in their final three home games of 2001/02.
  • Jürgen Klopp hasn’t lost consecutive home league matches as a manager since October 2014 when he was Borussia Dortmund boss, losing to Hamburger SV and Hannover 96.

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