Brighton will be looking to bounce back from their heart-breaking defeat to Manchester United as they take on Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. The Reds put in a strong showing against Chelsea but couldn’t muster the 3 points leaving them a remarkable 14 points off the pace in the Premier League. Brighton’s defeat to United was their first in 6 games and the Seagulls will be desperate to avoid defeat once again.
English Premier League – Brighton vs Stoke City – AMEX Stadium – Saturday 2nd December 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Brighton
LiverpoolJose Mourinho described Brighton as the toughest team they’ve faced this season and they caused Manchester United real problems at Old Trafford before conceding a deflected Ashley Young strike. Having only lost once in 6 matches, their good form in recent times has pushed Chris Hughton’s men well clear of the relegation picture – sat in 9th place – and they have only conceded 14 goals in 13 games suggesting their success has been built from the back so far this term. Pascal GroB has been one of the stellar performers for Brighton bagging 3 goals and 5 assista already this season.
Liverpool
The Reds put in a strong performance against Chelsea last time out in registering a 1-1 draw. Their inability to shut teams out continues to prove costly as they have thrown away leads in their last 2 matches. Jurgen Klopp’s men sit in 6th position in the league with 23 points from 13 games and they are 2 points behind 4th place Arsenal who currently occupy the final Champions League place. Mohamed Salah has been in fine form for the reds – notching 10 goals in the Premier League already this term – making him a genuine contender for the golden boot.
Head to Head
Brighton have only ever beaten Liverpool on 4 occasions with the reds winning 13 of their previous meetings with a further 8 ending as draws.
This will be the first league meeting between the teams since 1983 whilst their last meeting was in 2012 – a 6-1 thumping by the Reds at Anfield in the FA Cup 5th round.
Odds and Predictions
Brighton are very hard to beat at home (only 1 home defeat) and they have only failed to score in 1 home game too – against Manchester City.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a good bet at 10/11 with William Hill.
Mohamed Salah has scored 10 league goals for Liverpool – a current league high.
Mohamed Salah to score anytime looks unbelievable value at 11/10 with Sky Bet.
Liverpool’s defending has caused them many problems this season – no away clean sheets.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks good value at 17/20 with Betfair.
Liverpool have scored 3 or more goals in 5 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
Chelsea to score 2+ goals a sensible bet at 6/10 with Coral.
Score Prediction
Brighton 1 – 2 Liverpool – 8/1 with Bet 365.
Top Betting Tip
Liverpool need to win to keep pace with the sides above them and should have a little too much quality for a resolute Brighton side. Liverpool to win the match and both teams to score looks the best bet at 12/5 with Bet 365.