Liverpool to host Brighton at Anfield in Premier League Matchweek 8 on October 25
Liverpool will host Brighton at Anfield in a Premier League Matchweek 8 fixture on Sunday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. IST as the two sides meet in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Liverpool sit fifth in the Premier League with 12 points after three wins in seven games and arrive having won their last three matches, including a Premier League victory over Brentford 2-1 and consecutive 6-3 and 4-3 victories over LASK and Villarreal respectively in their most recent outings. The report states that Iraola’s side have lost only once in 15 games, and Liverpool will aim to improve what the source describes as a Premier League home form that “has not been very optimistic.”
Brighton are ranked third and a win would move them above Arsenal, according to the article; they have recorded recent league wins against Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Arsenal. Brighton also beat Kauno Zalgiris 4-0 in the UEFA Conference League and played a goalless draw against Jablonec, and Fabian Hurzeler “would be keen to go all guns blazing against the Reds as three points are at stake at Anfield.”
The piece notes a Uruguayan defender from Rivera returning from his country’s 6-1 win over India in the FIFA International Window in Kolkata and says he scored in Liverpool’s last two Champions League wins over Villarreal and LASK, adding that “The player has been phenomenal for the Reds.” The article also states he will be up against Maxime De Cuyper on the left flank and describes a former Barcelona captain as “a core defensive general for the Reds.”
On Brighton’s attacking threat, the report refers to a Greek striker from Thessaly who “honed his skills with Olympiacos before making a move to Brighton in 2025-26” and credits him with five goals and three assists in 10 games for Hurzeler’s side; it says he will face a Liverpool back line featuring Van Dijk and Jérémy Jacquet. The source adds that a “technically gifted and complete centre forward, the Greek teenager will be keen to find his name in the scoresheet at Anfield.”
Injury absences listed for Liverpool are Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike and Victor Munoz, who “are injured” and “will miss the next game.” Brighton are reported to be without Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer and Kaoru Mitoma for the next game. The projected lineups given in the article are: Liverpool — Alisson Becker (GK); Ronald Araújo, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Alexis Mac Allister, Trey Nyoni; Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola; Alexander Isak. Brighton — Bart Verbruggen (GK); Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luka Vušković, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli; Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés; Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper; Charalampos Kostoulas.
The preview calls the fixture “a very difficult” one to predict and notes both sides are in form; it lists Liverpool’s recent overall form as W-W-W-L-W and Brighton’s as D-W-W-W-W, adds that Liverpool have scored 12 goals in the last three games, and gives a forecast of a high-scoring draw with the explicit prediction: Liverpool 3-3 Brighton & Hove Albion.
The match will be played at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, UK. Broadcast information in the article states India viewers can watch on JioHotstar and the Star Sports Network, while the match can be streamed on Sky Sports in the UK; the piece also directs readers to follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, download the Khel Now Android App or iOS App and join their community on Telegram for more updates.
