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Albion face the Reds on Monday night.

Charlie Hanson

2025-05-16T10:00+01:00

Lewis Dunk has played 25 Premier League games so far this campaign. 📷 by James Boardman.

Albion will look to make it four consecutive Premier League games unbeaten when they face this season’s Premier League champions Liverpool on Monday, kick-off 8pm.

Team news

Kaoru Mitoma could feature against Liverpool on Monday. 📷 by James Boardman.

Fabian Hurzeler provided the following update on Lewis Dunk, Kaoru Mitoma, Joel Veltman, Igor Julio, James Milner and Georginio in his press conference on Friday. Joao Pedro's three-match suspension has also ended.

"Lewis [Dunk] is back in the squad. Joel [Veltman] will be back in the squad. It’s all very positive news. Kaoru had some minor issues, so hopefully he will be a possibility for us in the squad. Overall it’s very positive and we have more options.

"Igor is also part of the squad, for sure. James [Milner] is doing rehab on the pitch, he's getting closer. I'm not sure if we will see him this season, but it's a nice process what he's going through now. Georginio Rutter is also very close, so hopefully he'll be back with the team next week. There's a small chance, like I said from the beginning, that he can be an option for the end of the season, for the last game."

Fabian’s thoughts

On Arne Slot, "We had two very emotional duels at the beginning of the season, and I'm very impressed by him, how stable his team are, how active and how intense they were in all their games.

"It's very impressive because I experienced myself how difficult it's to come into the Premier League and try to adapt not only as a player, but also as a coach. I can only pay him a big compliment. It’s very impressive how his team is and how he has worked so far."

On what has made Liverpool champions this season, "I love the word consistency and I think consistency means not only regarding performance, it's not only regarding results. It’s how many games, the likes of Salah and Van Dijk, can play. Mac Allister and Gravenberch too.

"They could build a great connection on the pitch. They could build on a foundation and that's something that is so crucial in the Premier League. The teams who have the highest availability of players, they are more successful and that's what I think made a difference."

Match facts

Having lost four of their first five Premier League home games against Liverpool (D1), Brighton are now unbeaten in their last two against the Reds at the Amex Stadium in the competition.

Liverpool have won their last two Premier League games against Brighton, having won just one of their previous seven against the Seagulls beforehand (D4 L2).

A goal in this match will see Liverpool become only the ninth side to score in 100% of their away games in an English top-flight season (something the Reds have never achieved in any league season before), and only the fourth to do so in a league with at least 20 teams in it, after both Arsenal and Manchester United in 2001-02 (19 games), and Arsenal in 1930-31 (21 games).

Brighton lost 2-0 to Manchester United in their final home league game of 2023-24, but haven’t done so in consecutive campaigns since a run of three between 2005-06 and 2007-08.

Liverpool haven’t lost their final away league game in any of the last six campaigns (W4 D2) since a 1-0 loss to Chelsea in 2017-18. Their last two have seen 14 goals scored in total – a 4-4 draw with Southampton in 2022-23 and a 3-3 stalemate with Aston Villa last season.

Brighton have lost just one of their last seven Premier League home games (W4 D2), going down 3-0 against Aston Villa in April.

Liverpool have lost two of their last three Premier League away games (W1), as many as they had in their previous 30 (W17 D11). They lost 3-1 at Chelsea last time out, last losing consecutively on the road in the league in March/April 2023.

Brighton’s Danny Welbeck – enjoying his best ever goalscoring season in the Premier League with 10 – has been involved in four goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Liverpool (2 goals, 2 assists).

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored 16 away goals in the Premier League this season, the joint-most in a single campaign in the competition’s history (level with Harry Kane in 2022-23 and Kevin Phillips in 1999-00).

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah could make his 300th Premier League appearance in this match. He would be just the fourth African player to reach this milestone, after Kolo Touré (353), Wilfried Zaha (305), and Jordan Ayew (303).

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