Brighton & Hove Albion took advantage of a rare off-night from Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to earn a 3–2 victory on Monday evening.
An enjoyably open affair saw Liverpool twice take first-half leads through Harvey Elliott and Dominik Szoboszlai. Brighton’s Yasin Ayari finished off a slick passing sequence between those two crisp goals from the visitors, yet the sharp edge in front of goal demonstrated by so many other players on the pitch unusually escaped Salah.
Liverpool’s leading scorer squandered a pair of golden opportunities while Liverpool led 2–1. These wasted chances would prove to be costly as Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood found the target in the game’s final quarter to earn Brighton a heartily deserved 3–2 win.
