{"id":1367470,"date":"2024-11-02T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1367470"},"modified":"2024-11-02T17:58:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T17:58:42","slug":"liverpool-brighton-premier-league-comeback-win","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-brighton-premier-league-comeback-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Arne Slot can thank Joe Gomez for Liverpool’s table-topping comeback win vs Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool<\/a> regained control of the Premier League<\/a> after coming from behind to defeat Brighton<\/a> 2-1 at Anfield this afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The result, combined with Manchester City’s surprising away loss to Bournemouth, means that Arne Slot’s team ends matchday ten at the top of England’s top division, leading by two points.<\/p>\n

At one point, the situation looked bleak, as Ferdi Kadioglu put Brighton into a half-time lead. However, a pair of strikes midway through the second half turned the game around: Cody Gakpo’s equaliser was soon followed by Mohamed Salah’s winning goal.<\/p>\n

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Indeed, there were just 128 seconds between Gakpo and Salah’s efforts, with the Egyptian forward now scoring his 48th match-winning goal in the Premier League, with only five players netting more in the competition’s history.<\/p>\n

Brighton head coach Fabian H\u00fcrzeler will regret this loss, as it marks only the second time since the start of the 2021-22 season that Brighton has lost a Premier League match in which they led at half-time. In 40 such instances, they had previously achieved 30 wins and 8 draws, with the only other defeat occurring in February of last season against Tottenham, when they lost 1-2.<\/p>\n

Credit goes to Slot for making a pivotal half-time change by introducing Joe Gomez in place of Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 with the England international making a noticeable impact. He won six aerial duels, more than any other Premier League centre-back this weekend, achieving a 100% success rate. Additionally, he blocked four shots\u2014only Dara O’Shea from Ipswich managed more\u2014and made two tackles. With a rating of 63%, Gomez has the third-best score among centre-backs for this gameweek, behind Jan Bednarek and Marcos Senesi.<\/p>\n

“If you come into a game where your team is outplayed for 45 minutes and do this (performance), that says a lot,” Slot reflected on Gomez’s performance afterwards. “This is what people told me when I came here, Joe is a top, top professional. I think the fans loved what they saw, I definitely did.”<\/p>\n

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FT: Liverpool 2-1 Brighton <\/p>\n

Liverpool are now two points clear at the top of the Premier League table. #LIVBHA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DzXkD2ey7c<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) November 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n