Premier League 25/26 · 21 Mar 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Liverpool FC

Picked for matchday: Standout: Kaoru Mitoma scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Mats Wieffer

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 42%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kaoru Mitoma, 100.0 in 14′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder	14	0	0	0.10	100.0
Danny Welbeck Forward	83	2	0	1.11	79.7
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	76	0	0	0.29	74.8
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	15	0	0	0.07	74.8
Diego Gómez Midfielder	89	0	1	0.35	61.6
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.9
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0	0	0.05	57.0
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder	83	0	1	0.04	55.1
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	0	0	–	52.7
James Milner Midfielder	76	0	0	0.07	47.9
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0	0	–	46.5
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0	0	0.05	43.3
Mats Wieffer Defender	90	0	0	0.18	41.4
Carlos Baleba Midfielder	14	0	0	–	39.5
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	15	0	0	–	28.4
Joël Veltman Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder	90	0	0.10	81.3
Rio Ngumoha Forward	27	0	–	70.7
Miloš Kerkez Defender	76	1	0.52	55.3
Florian Wirtz Midfielder	90	0	0.03	55.2
Ibrahima Konaté Defender	77	0	–	54.8
Curtis Jones Midfielder	82	0	0.07	51.6
Jeremie Frimpong Defender	63	0	–	51.5
Virgil van Dijk Defender	90	0	–	48.6
Cody Gakpo Midfielder	90	0	0.10	47.7
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder	90	0	–	47.3
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder	90	0	0.14	46.7
Giorgi Mamardashvili Goalkeeper	90	0	–	46.2
Hugo Ekitiké Forward	8	0	–	46.1
Federico Chiesa Forward	13	0	0.07	43.4
Andy Robertson Defender	14	0	–	43.3