Brighton left Anfield with a comfortable victory on Saturday evening, winning by a scoreline that reflected their command of a game Liverpool never truly threatened to control.
The visitors imposed themselves early. Lewis Dunk opened the scoring in the 15th minute, and Brighton continued to press their advantage through the first half. Diego Gómez added a second on 33 minutes, and although the half-hour mark brought some uncertainty around an unattributed goal, Carlos Baleba extended the lead shortly before the interval. Curtis Jones pulled one back for Liverpool almost immediately, giving the hosts brief hope, but Brighton had already established a grip on proceedings that the home side lacked the conviction to loosen.
The second half followed a similar pattern. Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh both registered in the 62nd minute, and Jan Paul van Hecke added a sixth shortly after. Liverpool's substitutions, including Mohamed Salah entering on 68 minutes, produced little of note. Hugo Ekitiké continued the visitors' scoring in the 77th minute, with Rio Ngumoha also coming on at that point for Brighton.
Mats Wieffer rounded the scoring off in the 81st minute to complete a thorough dismantling of the home side.
Liverpool's defence was repeatedly exposed in transition, and their attacking play lacked both movement and purpose. Brighton, organised and direct throughout, deserved every point on offer.
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