Liverpool 3:0 Brighton: FA Cup Match Result

FA Cup

Liverpool WWDWWL

3:0

Finished

Kick-off was 14 Feb, 20:00 UTC

Brighton LDWWWW

Venue: Anfield City: Liverpool

In the FA Cup game on 14 February 2026, Liverpool beat Brighton 3:0. Match numbers: shots on target 5:3, corners 5:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 2 – 6

Expected goals 1.82 – 1.22

🟨 15' L. Dunk — Yellow card 🟨 33' D. Gomez — Yellow card 🟨 41' C. Baleba — Yellow card ⚽ 42' C. Jones — Goal ⚽ 56' D. Szoboszlai — Goal ⇄ 62' H. Howell — Substitution ⇄ 62' C. Baleba — Substitution ⇄ 62' D. Gomez — Substitution 🟨 67' J. P. van Hecke — Yellow card ⚽ 68' M. Salah — Penalty ⇄ 71' F. Wirtz — Substitution ⇄ 72' J. P. van Hecke — Substitution ⇄ 77' M. Salah — Substitution ⇄ 77' F. Chiesa — Substitution ⇄ 81' J. Hinshelwood — Substitution ⇄ 89' C. Jones — Substitution ⇄ 89' C. Gakpo — Substitution

Match events

15' 0:0 Brighton Yellow card L. Dunk
33' 0:0 Brighton Yellow card D. Gomez
41' 0:0 Brighton Yellow card C. Baleba
42' 1:0 Liverpool Goal C. Jones assist: M. Kerkez
56' 2:0 Liverpool Goal D. Szoboszlai assist: M. Salah
62' 2:0 Brighton Substitution H. Howell off: Y. Minteh
62' 2:0 Brighton Substitution C. Baleba off: K. Mitoma
62' 2:0 Brighton Substitution D. Gomez off: G. Rutter
67' 2:0 Brighton Yellow card J. P. van Hecke
68' 3:0 Liverpool Penalty M. Salah
71' 3:0 Liverpool Substitution F. Wirtz off: J. Gomez
72' 3:0 Brighton Substitution J. P. van Hecke off: O. Boscagli
77' 3:0 Liverpool Substitution M. Salah off: R. Ngumoha
77' 3:0 Liverpool Substitution F. Chiesa off: H. Ekitike
81' 3:0 Brighton Substitution J. Hinshelwood off: M. Wieffer
89' 3:0 Liverpool Substitution C. Jones off: T. Nyoni
89' 3:0 Liverpool Substitution C. Gakpo off: C. Ramsay

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

5 Shots on target 3

2 Shots off target 6

1.82 Expected goals 1.22

2 Big chances 2

49 Attacks 61

5 Corners 6

15 Fouls 19

19 Free kicks 14

4 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

18 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

12/1963% Aerial duels 7/1937%

80 Backward passes 80

6 Blocked shots 8

26 Clearances 19

1/138% Crosses 4/1429%

9/2241% Dribbles 8/1747%

0.64 Expected assists 1.17

57 Failed passes 70

3 Goalkeeper saves 2

7 Interceptions 11

9 Key passes 14

18/3650% Long passes 27/5351%

81 Passes into the final third 107

190 Passes in the opposition half 249

214 Passes in own half 214

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.18

2 Shots from outside the box 8

11 Shots inside the box 9

8/1457% Tackles 14/2264%

391 Total passes 449

Line-ups

Liverpool

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Alisson	1
4	Virgil van Dijk	4
5	Ibrahima Konaté	5
6	Miloš Kerkez	6
8	Dominik Szoboszlai	8
7	Florian Richard Wirtz	7
10	Alexis Mac Allister	10
11	Mohamed Salah	11
14	Federico Chiesa	14
17	Curtis Jones	17
18	Cody Mathès Gakpo	18

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Giorgi Mamardashvili	25
2	Joseph Dave Gomez	2
26	Andrew Henry Robertson	26
47	Calvin William Ramsay	47
38	Ryan Jiro Gravenberch	38
42	T. Nioni	42
68	K. Morrison	68
22	Hugo Ekitike	22
73	R. Ngumoha	73

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Brighton

Starting XI
#	Player	number
23	Jason Steele	23
5	Lewis Carl Dunk	5
6	Jan Paul van Hecke	6
24	Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu	24
34	Joël Veltman	34
13	Jack Luca Hinshelwood	13
17	Carlos Baleba	17
30	Pascal Groß	30
19	Haralambos Kostoulas	19
25	Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla	25
53	Harry Howell	53

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Bart Verbruggen	1
21	Olivier Maxime Boscagli	21
29	Maxim De Cuyper	29
20	James Philip Milner	20
22	Kaoru Mitoma	22
27	Mats Wieffer	27
10	Georginio Rutter	10
11	J. Minteh	11
18	Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck	18