According to "Varzesh3", Liverpool with a 2-0 victory over Brighton, managed to win at home in the Premier League for the first time since April. The result also ended Brighton's run of five consecutive matches without conceding a goal in all competitions. This team has performed very well in recent weeks.
Andoni Iraola's men looked the more dangerous side in the opening minutes of the match, in stormy weather conditions. Florian Wirtz's clever pass nearly caught out Brighton's solid defence, which had recently been conceding with difficulty, but Alexander Isak could not control the ball well enough to find himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
Then Yasin Ayari missed a very good chance to put the visiting team ahead, sending his shot over the goal with Alisson having come off his line.
Goalscoring chances continued to be created at both ends until Liverpool struck the first blow. Florian Wirtz's shot deflected off Pascal Gross and went into the goal. Thus Bart Verbruggen saw the ball inside his goal for the first time after more than 9 hours of play. However, a few minutes later he showed a quick reaction and prevented Cody Gakpo from scoring.
The Reds at Anfield did not at all look like a team that had trouble winning, and very soon they extended the gap to two goals. This goal probably brought as much joy in the club directors' box as in the stands; because Bradley Barcola, Liverpool's expensive signing, with a precise pass set up the club's other big signing, Alexander Isak, to make the score 2-0.
Fabian Hurzeler's men gradually tried to get back into the game, but Liverpool were determined not to let the opponent come near their goal. Jeremy Jacquet also threw himself in front of Charalampos Kostoulas's shot and prevented the ball from reaching the goal.
Brighton increased their pressure before the end of the first half and, with effective pressing from the front, managed to win the ball back, but Ayari's shot struck the post.
Brighton also began the second half motivated and purposeful. Liverpool were under pressure for most of the minutes of this half, but always counted as a serious threat on the counterattack.
At the other end, Maxim De Cuyper, after a beautiful team move, came close to reducing the gap, but the timely intervention of Trey Nyoni, Liverpool's substitute player, kept the hosts' goal closed. Despite all of Brighton's efforts, in the second half this team could not even force Alisson into a reaction, and Liverpool ultimately obtained a valuable and big victory.
This is the first time this season that Brighton, the Premier League's best attacking line, have failed to score in a league match. With this victory, Liverpool raised their number of wins in their last seven matches to six, and in this period they have had only one defeat. Iraola's men, in silence and without much fuss, are gradually proving their abilities to become a serious and contending team.
Source: Varzesh3
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