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Liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, van Dijk, Gomez, Mac Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai, Salah, Nunez, Diaz. Subs: Konate, Adrian, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Danns.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltman, Dunk, van Hecke, Lamptey, Baleba, Gross, Estupinan, Adingra, Moder, Welbeck. Subs: Igor, Webster, Lallana, Barco, Steele, Ferguson, Fati, Buonanotte, Chouchane.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire).
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Team news is IN! 📋
This is how the Reds line up to take on Brighton ✊ #LIVBHA
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 31, 2024
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TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to take on Liverpool at Anfield. 👀📝
📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv // #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/48I83XbrJL
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 31, 2024
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Brighton’s record against Liverpool of late really is astonishingly good. In their first three Premier League seasons the Reds did the double over them, but since the summer of 2020 Brighton have won three and lost only one of eight meetings and have come away from Anfield with a 1-0 win and two high-scoring (2-2 and 3-3) draws, the last of those having been Roberto De Zerbi’s first match as manager.
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Talking of whom, Ruben Amorim may have overtaken De Zerbi in the bookmakers’ reckoning as most likely replacement for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, but the coaches will provide an intriguing subplot to this match – though with any luck there’ll be enough action on the pitch for people to forget about them for a while.
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Here’s Will Unwin’s thing to look out for in this game:
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An Anfield audition for De Zerbi?
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Whisper it, but Jürgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season and they need someone to replace him. One of the names linked to the Anfield hot seat is Roberto De Zerbi, who brings his lively brand of football to Merseyside on Sunday. The Italian has solid credentials, but the question is whether he can step up to a club vying for silverware. The new Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes once recommended De Zerbi to take over at former club Bournemouth, indicating his views. It might help that Hughes is an Italian speaker and very knowledgeable about European football. One thing that could help De Zerbi is the fact that he has Adam Lallana on his coaching staff, even though the midfielder is still playing, not to mention James Milner in his ranks. Sunday will, to some degree, be an audition for De Zerbi, and were he to end up at Anfield on a permanent basis fitting Milner and Lallana into the boot room might help the transition.
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important events
Connor Bradley is back In Liverpool’s starting lineup. Will Unwin is:
If Roberto De Zerbi wants advice on how to impress the Anfield crowd, he should seek advice from Conor Bradley. The full-back replaced the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold in late January and hasn’t looked back since his first home game in the Premier League against Chelsea.
Bradley made a name for himself to Liverpool fans by scoring one goal and providing two assists in the 4-1 win. De Zerbi will take Brighton’s team to Anfield on Sunday and his name is being mooted to replace the departing Jurgen Klopp. The home fans will be hoping for a brave defeat from the Italian, but another fine performance could make a timely statement.
Bradley is the type of player who thrives under De Zerbi’s all-action style. A year ago, the 20-year-old scored the winning goal against Exeter in League One while on loan at Bolton, but he quickly became a valuable cog for Liverpool, running up and down his right flank. He has already won a Carabao Cup winners’ medal and is looking to follow that up with success in the Premier League and Europa League.
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Roberto De Zerbi is chatting:
[Previous good results against Liverpool] Great memories, but today is different. It’s a tough match. We want to play well, get points and have a good game. We are going through a very difficult period in terms of player injuries, but we will keep an eye on the results. We have 10 games left, so we want to do our best to reach the European rankings. Because it can be done.
Possession is important in every game, especially against Liverpool and other big teams. I think they are playing very well this season. I think they are changing something in the tactical nature. It’s a tough game, but we want to play in our own style and in our own way.
Jurgen Klopp talks to Sky:
To be honest, I didn’t think about other games for a second. That’s just our problem.It’s always a challenge when the boys come back. [from an international break] To find a common path again. I have one more day left, so I want to make the most of it. The opponent is strong and different from other teams in the league. It’s interesting and I’m looking forward to it, but it’s hard work.
Brighton are a possession-based team. They struggle sometimes defensively, but when you have the ball that they have and the formation that they have, we didn’t have enough possession against them in other games. Because that’s the best way to deal with them – we told the players it would be great if they had more of the ball. I like preparing for these games. Things haven’t been going well lately, but the longer we can’t beat these guys, the more likely we are to win the next game.
Dear team!
Team news has arrived. Andy Robertson failed a fitness test and was replaced by Conor Bradley in Liverpool’s line-up. Brighton made four changes.
liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez, Mac Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai, Salah, Nunez, Diaz. sub: Konate, Adrian, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Graven Birch, Clark, McConnell, Dunnes.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltmann, Dunk, Van Hecke, Lamptey, Baleva, Gross, Estupinan, Adingra, Moder, Welbeck. sub: Igor, Webster, Lallana, Barco, Steele, Ferguson, Fati, Buonanotte, Shushan.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire).
Team news has arrived! 📋
This is the Reds lineup against Brighton ✊ #Libha
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 31, 2024
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Team news has arrived! 📋
This is the Reds lineup against Brighton ✊ #Libuha
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 31, 2024
Team news! 🚨 Here is the starting line-up to face Liverpool at Anfield. 👀📝
📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv // #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/48I83XbrJL
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 31, 2024
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preamble
Brighton’s recent performance against Liverpool has been surprisingly good. In the first three seasons of the Premier League, the Reds were twice as good as the Reds, but since the summer of 2020 Brighton have only won three and lost one of their eight games, with a 1-0 win and two high scores. They emerged victorious from Anfield (2-2 and 3-3) and drew, the last of which was Roberto de Zerbi’s first game as manager.
As for who, bookmakers’ calculations might have put Ruben Amorim ahead of De Zerbi as the most likely replacement for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, but coaches offer an interesting subplot to this match. will do. However, with any luck, there will be enough action in the match to pitch people to forget about themselves for a while.
Here’s what to watch for Will Unwin in this game.
Audition for De Zerbi at Anfield?
It may have been whispered that Jurgen Klopp will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season and they need someone to replace him. One name linked with Anfield’s rising stars is Roberto De Zerbi, who is bringing a vibrant brand of football to Merseyside on Sunday. The Italian has solid credentials, but the question is whether he can make the step up to a club competing for silver. Liverpool’s new sporting director, Richard Hughes, had previously recommended that De Zerbi take over as manager of his former club Bournemouth, expressing his own views. It may help that Hughes speaks Italian and is very knowledgeable about European soccer. One thing that could help De Zerbi is the presence of Adam Lallana on the coaching staff, even though the midfielder is still playing, not to mention James Milner. Sunday will be De Zerbi’s audition in a way, and if he ends up settling at Anfield permanently, having Milner and Lallana in the boot room could help with the transition.
