Premier League: Brighton rating thrice to inflict one other setback on Liverpool’s stuttering season

Brighton scored thrice to inflict one other setback on Liverpool’s stuttering season within the Premier League, transferring above the Reds within the standings.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Jan 15, 2023 07:24 IST

Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson reacts after loss at Brighton. (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Liverpool’s midfield malfunction at Brighton led to a different setback because the Reds’ hopes of Champions League qualification took a blow on Saturday.

Brighton winger Solly March scored twice early within the second half earlier than Danny Welbeck put the ultimate nail within the coffin for Liverpool 0-3, taking Brighton above Liverpool within the Premier League standings.

March thought he had received a penalty forward of halftime when it appeared he was introduced down by Alison Becker’s hand however a VAR verify discovered that he was offside.

However, March broke the impasse within the forty seventh minute as Evan Ferguson pressured Liverpool’s defence right into a mistake and Brighton clinched the ball. Kaoru Mitoma then stormed into the field and slid the ball towards March to simply steer it into the online.

March doubled the lead simply six minutes later, making merry after receiving Ferguson’s cross. Cody Gakpo, who made his first begin since becoming a member of Liverpool, remained out of the image as Liverpool did not maintain possession.

Elsewhere, Brentford eased to a 2-0 win over a struggling Bournemouth, leaving the south-coast workforce simply above the drop zone. With the win, Brentford stretched their unbeaten league run to seven matches.

Brentford dominated the match and it resulted in Ivan Toney profitable a penalty after grabbing maintain of Marcos Senesi’s arm earlier than being introduced down by him. Toney then calmly transformed the spot kick within the thirty ninth minute, taking his tally of penalties to 9 within the league.

Mathias Jensen doubled the lead together with his cool side-footed end from Josh Dasilva’s cross as Brentford sealed a 3rd consecutive league win. Meanwhile, Brennan Johnson’s brace earned Nottingham Forest a 2-0 win over Leicester City in addition to pulled Forest 5 factors away from the relegation zone.

Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse scored twice because the bottom-placed facet got here from behind to clinch a 2-1 win over Everton. On the opposite hand, Wolverhampton Wanderers moved out of the relegation zone after Daniel Podence’s second-half objective helped the workforce to a 1-0 victory in opposition to West Ham United.

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Jan 15, 2023