FA Cup 25/26, Round 4 · 14 Feb 2026

Liverpool FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Liverpool FC favourites at 60%.

Liverpool FC won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mohamed Salah, 78.5 in 77′.

Well above their usual level: Mohamed Salah +27.2, Jack Hinshelwood +18.3, Carlos Baleba +12.5.

Well below it: Jason Steele −25.7, Florian Wirtz −21.2, Ibrahima Konaté −10.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

11 Feb 2026	W 1–0	at Sunderland Premier League
8 Feb 2026	L 1–2	v Manchester City Premier League
31 Jan 2026	W 4–1	v Newcastle United Premier League
28 Jan 2026	W 6–0	v Qarabağ FK Champions League
24 Jan 2026	L 2–3	at Bournemouth Premier League

11 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at Aston Villa Premier League
8 Feb 2026	L 0–1	v Crystal Palace Premier League
31 Jan 2026	D 1–1	v Everton Premier League
24 Jan 2026	L 1–2	at Fulham Premier League
19 Jan 2026	D 1–1	v Bournemouth Premier League

13 Dec 2025	Liverpool FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Trey Nyoni Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Mohamed Salah Midfielder	77	1	1	1.25	78.5	+27.2
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder	90	1	0	0.09	62.4	+2.4
Curtis Jones Midfielder	89	1	0	0.42	61.9	+7.2
Alisson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.7	+7.5
Joe Gomez Defender	19	0	0	–	55.9	–
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder	90	0	0	0.11	52.7	+0.4
Virgil van Dijk Defender	90	0	0	–	51.8	−2.9
Rio Ngumoha Forward	13	0	0	–	49.8	–
Ibrahima Konaté Defender	90	0	0	–	45.0	−10.8
Miloš Kerkez Defender	90	0	1	0.03	42.3	−9.3
Cody Gakpo Midfielder	89	0	0	0.05	40.3	−10.8
Federico Chiesa Forward	77	0	0	0.06	39.1	−5.1
Florian Wirtz Midfielder	71	0	0	0.17	35.0	−21.2
Hugo Ekitiké Forward	13	0	0	–	34.9	–
Calvin Ramsay Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	28	0.03	90.1	–
Mats Wieffer Defender	9	0.03	86.4	–
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder	28	0.09	83.2	–
Harry Howell Midfielder	62	0.10	76.4	–
Olivier Boscagli Defender	18	0.23	74.7	–
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder	81	0.21	63.5	+18.3
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0.11	59.8	+11.1
Carlos Baleba Midfielder	62	–	56.1	+12.5
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	90	0.49	55.9	+8.4
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0.01	53.9	−3.1
Diego Gómez Midfielder	62	0.19	52.9	+3.2
Joël Veltman Defender	90	0.02	51.5	+0.9
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	–	50.8	−8.0
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	72	–	48.5	−6.0
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	28	0.13	48.3	–
Jason Steele Goalkeeper	90	–	36.5	−25.7