Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton is serious business. As part of the 20th day of the Premier League, this Saturday, the Seagulls offered the scalp of Liverpool (3-0) at The AMEX, after a meeting collectively controlled by the locals. The partners of Gakpo, aligned at the forefront alongside Salah and Oxlade-Chamberlain for his first in the English top flight, once again showed great difficulty on the pitch, both defensively (in the absence of Van Dijk ) than offensively (Diaz, Jota, Nunez injured). What confirms a little more that the Klopp method is perhaps slowly, but surely running out of steam.
Feverish and helpless Liverpool, Brighton regale
In the first period, Brighton could already have taken the lead on the scoreboard, as the Blue and Whites multiplied their attacks in the Reds’ area. It also took a save from Alexander-Arnold on a shot from March to prevent Liverpool from sinking too quickly (8th). Alisson, put to use by Mac Allister (9th) then the young Irish nugget Ferguson (45th + 2), was then very happy to see a penalty first whistled being canceled by the VAR for an offside position (42nd) . But by dint of playing with fire, Liverpool, feverish, got burned.
After a recovery error from Matip, Mitoma, very leggy, served March on a plateau in the area for the opener (1-0, 46th). In Olympic form, the 28-year-old Englishman, found by Ferguson, offered himself a double with a sumptuous cross shot from the left (2-0, 53rd). Unable to react, like a Gakpo frustrated by Sanchez on his only opportunity (78th) and the completely missed strike from Elliott (76th), the Reds even ended up conceding a third goal, signed Welbeck, after a nice sequence (3-0, 81st). They thus concede their 6th defeat of the season in the league. Brighton, which has a second success in a row in the Premier League, even passes Liverpool in the standings and is now 2 points ahead of its opponent of the day.
West Ham and Everton worry, Nottingham Forest gives themselves some air
In the other meetings of the afternoon, Everton, who led in front of their public, ended up losing against Southampton (1-2). The Toffees, who remain on 9 games without a win (the last dates back to October 22), worry more than ever. The Saints come back up to Everton in the standings and only stay last because of a lower goal difference.
West Ham, which conceded its 12th defeat of the 2022-23 financial year at Wolverhampton (0-1), also has the same number of points (15) to complete the relegation trio. Note the 2nd success in a row for the promoted Nottingham Forest, against Leicester (2-0), which is giving itself some air in the standings.
The results of the matches at 4 p.m.
Brighton 3-0 Liverpool: March (46th, 53rd) Welbeck (81st)
Everton 1-2 Southampton : Onana (39th) / Ward-Prowse (46th, 78th)
Wolverhampton 1-0 West Ham: Podence (48th)
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leicester: Johnson (56th, 84th)
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