Liverpool host Brighton in matchweek eight of the Premier League

Liverpool face Brighton on 25 October 2026 at 17:00 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time), in matchweek eight of the 2026/27 Premier League season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Liverpool go into the match on the back of mixed results in their last five games, having beaten Villarreal 4-3, Brentford 2-1 away, and LASK Linz 6-3 away, before falling to Manchester City 0-3 at home, and previously beat Bournemouth 1-0 away.

Brighton, meanwhile, arrive in better form, having drawn 0-0 away to Jablonec, beaten Crystal Palace 5-0 and Kauno Zalgiris 4-0 at home, beaten Sunderland 2-0 away, as well as beating Arsenal 3-0 at home.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Brighton beat Liverpool 2-1 on 21 March 2026, while Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0 on 14 February 2026, and also beat them 2-0 on 13 December 2025, while Brighton beat Liverpool 3-2 on 19 May 2025, and Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1 on 2 November 2024.

Liverpool will be without K. Bradley, H. Ekitike, G. Leoni, Bradley Barcola, Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong, Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Moinyoz due to injury.

Brighton will be missing Pascal Struijk for other reasons, in addition to A. Aziz, E. Ferguson, Y. Minteh, K. Mitoma, S. Tzimas, Mats Wieffer and Zadok Yohannes due to injury.

In the table, Brighton sit third with 16 points from 7 matches, with 5 wins, one draw and one defeat, and a goal difference of 23 scored and 5 conceded, while Liverpool are fifth with 12 points also from 7 matches, after 3 wins, 3 draws and one defeat, having scored 9 goals and conceded 8.