Liverpool vs Brighton: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Liverpool host Brighton at Anfield on Sunday, October 25 (10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT / 7:00 AM PT).

Liverpool’s team news is defined by absences: the suspended Ryan Gravenberch is unavailable, and injuries have ruled out Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni, Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong. That leaves Alexander Isak, who has scored 5 goals and fired 17 shots (8 on target) across 494 minutes this season, to lead the line, with Florian Wirtz — 20 chances created and 2 assists — expected to dictate play behind him. Brighton will also be without Evan Ferguson, Stefanos Tzimas, Kaoru Mitoma, Femi Azeez, Yankuba Minteh and Zadok Yohanna, with the doubtful Mats Wieffer and Pascal Struijk the only further concern, but Charalampos Kostoulas (3 goals from 18 shots) and Diego Gómez (614 minutes, 8 chances created) both look set to start.

Liverpool have accumulated 12 points from their 7 games this season (3 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss), a record that undersells how disjointed they looked in a 0-3 home defeat to Manchester City before responding with a 2-1 win away at Brentford. Brighton, by contrast, have motored to 16 points from the same number of matches, winning 5 and losing just 1, underlined by a 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace last time out. Isak’s threat and Wirtz’s craft give Liverpool a route back into this, but Brighton arrive as the division’s form side, and with Kostoulas sharp in front of goal, this one is set up to be tight and low on goals rather than a shootout at Anfield.

US viewers can watch Liverpool vs Brighton on NBC and Peacock.

Season Form & Standings

Brighton have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 7 Premier League games to sit on 16 points, while Liverpool have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss for 12 points from the same number of matches.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Alexander Isak (Liverpool): Alexander Isak has scored 5 goals from 17 shots (8 on target) in 494 minutes this season, making him Liverpool’s clearest route to goal despite the midfield injuries around him.
• Florian Wirtz (Liverpool): Florian Wirtz leads Liverpool’s creative numbers with 20 chances created and 2 assists in 559 minutes, the attacking midfielder pulling the strings just behind Isak.
• Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton): Charalampos Kostoulas has 3 goals from 18 shots (7 on target) in 487 minutes, the striker’s movement and end product the clearest threat to a patched-up Liverpool backline.

Recent Form

Liverpool: W D W L W

• 2026-10-17: Brentford 1-2 Liverpool (W, away)
• 2026-10-11: Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City (L, home)
• 2026-09-20: Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool (W, away)
• 2026-09-12: Liverpool 0-0 Fulham (D, home)
• 2026-09-04: Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool (W, away)

Liverpool’s last 5 league games have gone W D W L W: wins away at Ipswich Town and Bournemouth sandwiched a goalless draw with Fulham, before a 0-3 home defeat to Manchester City and a 2-1 win at Brentford.

Brighton: D W W W W

• 2026-10-18: Brighton 5-0 Crystal Palace (W, home)
• 2026-10-10: Sunderland 0-2 Brighton (W, away)
• 2026-09-19: Brighton 3-0 Arsenal (W, home)
• 2026-09-13: Coventry City 0-5 Brighton (W, away)
• 2026-09-05: Brighton 1-1 Leeds (D, home)

Brighton’s form string reads D W W W W: a draw with Leeds was followed by a 5-0 away win at Coventry City, a 3-0 home win over Arsenal, a 2-0 away win at Sunderland and a 5-0 demolition of Crystal Palace.

Liverpool vs Brighton Prediction

The model’s call is 0-1 to Brighton, and the underlying numbers back a tight finish: Liverpool have kept pace with 12 points and a +1 goal difference but have shown they can be shut out, while Brighton’s +18 goal difference and the efficiency of Kostoulas up front suggest a single moment settles it at Anfield. Expect Isak and Wirtz to carry the home side’s threat, but Brighton’s organization and Kostoulas’s movement make the away win, 0-1, the headline result here.