Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.

All over at Anfield. 2-0 to the hosts.

Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).

Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

That's a great chance for the Egyptian as he's found free in the box by Chiesa with a free shot at goal from eight yards, but he skies it.

Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa following a fast break.

Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

Mitoma chests down Minteh's cross for Kadioglu to hit from the edge of the box. He takes a touch before bending it wide of Alisson's goal.

Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.

James Milner replaces Diego Gomez.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Diego Gómez.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).

Offside, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez is caught offside.

Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.

Handball by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Fabian Hurzeler makes two changes as Danny Welbeck and Babis Kostoulas replace Jack Hinshelwood and Georginio Rutter.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Georginio Rutter.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.

Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Florian Wirtz.

The ball falls for Wieffer on the right of the box but from a tight angle he gets under the ball and sends it miles over the crossbar. Albion have had chances, but they've not utilised them today.

Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.

Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

That's a lovely move down the left as Mitoma is played in by Georginio. The winger runs at goal from a tight angle and tries to squeeze a shot past Alisson who runs out to block, but the Japan international shoots wide.

Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).

Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.

A double Albion change sees Brajan Gruda and Carlos Baleba replaced by Kaoru Mitoma and Yasin Ayari.

Konate is booked for a late challenge on Gruda.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Carlos Baleba.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Brajan Gruda.

Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

Hugo Ekitike heads in from Salah's corner.

Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Lewis Dunk is deemed to have tripped Alexis Mac Allister as the Liverpool man countered. There doesn't look like there's any contact though. Craig Pawson books the Albion skipper, and it's fair to say Lewis isn't happy about it.

Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).

Albion have come out of the blocks a lot quicker this half and having had a great opportunity with Gomez, Albion then see Gruda fire marginally wide from the edge of the box!

Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez.

Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.

Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a cross.

That's as good an opportunity as you're ever going to get. Wieffer plays a lovely low cross in from the right, it evades everyone apart from Diego Gomez who meets it at the back-stick with the inside of his left foot, but he hits the outside of the post and it's behind for a goal-kick! We should be level.

Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Liverpool get us back underway.

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).

Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

That's it for the first half.

First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Albion have a spell of possession and they work it well as half-time approaches. Baleba has a thumped strike from just inside the box blocked, before Gomez is deemed to have caught Wirtz with a high boot.

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.

Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.

Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.

Kadioglu's ball over the top is headed into the air by a retreating Curtis Jones who falls over as Minteh gathers the ball. The Gambian sprints at goal but has Liverpool defenders for company before seeing his strike from 20 yards blocked.

Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Albion burst away from a Liverpool corner and have a 3v2 as Minteh plays it to Georginio. He waits for a runner into the box but gets far too much on his cross and it's behind for a goal-kick.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.

Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.

Handball by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.

Salah bursts down the right of the box and you'd expect him to shoot, but he passes to Mac Allister instead who either fluffs it or leaves it for Ekitike (genuinely not sure which). Verbruggen dives down on the ball before it reaches the Reds' frontman and the attack stops there. If Salah gets into that position again, he is surely shooting.

Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Joe Gomez because of an injury.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

The Liverpool defender is unable to continue and will be replaced by Mo Salah.

Delay in match because of an injury Joe Gomez (Liverpool).

The Frenchman gets a first-time strike away from the right of goal, but sends it comfortably wide of the bottom left.

Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.

Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Baleba's shot from the edge of the box is blocked, Georginio then brings the ball down out of the sky and hits an effort into the side netting from an angle. Referee Craig Pawson gives a free-kick to Liverpool for a foul on Konate in the build up.

Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.

Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Gomez.

Minteh threads a lovely through ball to Gomez in the box and he's one-on-one with Alisson, but he attempts to drill it across goal which the Liverpool keeper blocks with his legs! The dink might've been better, but Diego's far better qualified to say what's the better option than this blog writer.

Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Yankuba Minteh with a through ball.

That's a lot closer. Albion cruise through the Liverpool midfield and work it out to Minteh on the right. He cuts in and tries to squeeze a shot into the bottom left corner, but it's just wide. Alisson wasn't sure which side of the post that was going.

Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Georginio receives the ball in space from Mats Wieffer and opts to have a pop from 25-yards, which he drags well wide of Alisson's goal. Decent power mind, but well off target.

Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.

The former Albion man has a bit of space to work on the edge of the box and he uses it to get a shot away, attempting to wrong foot Verbruggen and find the near post, but it's a pea-roller and an easy one for Bart to gather.

Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.

Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

Hugo Ekitike volleys the Reds in front from 12 yards.

Albion get the game underway.

Goal! Liverpool 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a headed pass.

First Half begins.

Virgil van Dijk leads out Liverpool, Lewis Dunk for Albion. All eyes are on Liverpool and Mo Salah for this. Hopefully that plays into our hands.

Fabian Hurzeler has confirmed the two changes to his starting XI this afternoon were enforced. Brajan Gruda and Jack Hinshelwood have come in for Danny Welbeck and Maxim De Cuyper. "We had to make them because the players had some small issues during the week," Hurzeler explained. "I want to see a team full of togetherness, a team full of belief to win this game today that plays our style of football, no matter in which stadium we are playing. You need courage for that. You need big personality and that's a demand from us."

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.