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Liverpool 3-3 Brighton: 3 pts beyond reach for Reds, Trossard nets hat-trick

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Game is over and the final score is Liverpool 3-3 Brighton. Here is the match report.

2022/2023 Premier League

3-3

Match Report

Leandro Trossard scored a hat-trick as Brighton marked new coach Roberto de Zerbi's debut with a hugely entertaining and battling draw against Liverpool at Anfield.

The Seagulls had raced into a two-goal lead with the Reds, playing their first Premier League game in 28 days after the international break, having made a sluggish start.

Trossard got the first after just four minutes when he thumped into the bottom corner from Danny Welbeck's pass before adding a second in near identical fashion 13 minutes later, this time from Solly March's ball.

Roberto Firmino started a Liverpool fightback before half-time when he drove in, with the goal given by the video assistant referee (VAR) after initially being ruled out for offside.

The Brazilian equalised nine minutes after the break when substitute Luis Diaz found Firmino, who coolly wrongfooted his marker before firing in from close range.

There was a sense of inevitability as a hungry Liverpool continued to come forward and they duly got a third when Adam Webster turned into his own net under pressure from Firmino.

But Trossard had the final say as he scooped in at the back post late on to secure the match ball and a point for his side.

The draw means Brighton remain fourth but Liverpool are ninth, 11 points behind leaders Arsenal but with one game in hand.

Match Events

0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?

3' GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Brighton (Trossard)

10' Welbeck's shot too straight!

13' Salah's shot stopped by goalkeeper

17' GOAL! Liverpool 0-2 Brighton (Trossard)

30' Salah's shot stopped by goalkeeper

32' GOAL! Liverpool 1-2 Brighton (Firmino)

53' GOAL! Liverpool 2-2 Brighton (Firmino)

62' OWN GOAL! Liverpool 3-2 Brighton (Webster)

73' Welbeck's  header stopped by goalkeeper

82' GOAL! Liverpool 3-3 Brighton (Trossard)

85' Yellow Card! Alexander-Arnold booked

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Henderson, Thiago, Matip, Alisson, Firmino, Salah, Van Dijk, Fabinho, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold, Fabio Carvalho

Subs: Milner, Adrian, Arthur, Joe Gomez, Jota, Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez, N. Phillips, Elliott

Brighton XI: Webster, Welbeck, Gross, Veltman, Dunk, Trossard, March, Pervis Estupiñán, Robert Sánchez, Mac Allister, Moisés Caicedo

Subs: Lallana, Steele, Deniz Undav, K. Mitoma, Jeremy Sarmiento, Gilmour, Tariq Lamptey, Julio Enciso, Levi Colwill