Liverpool vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th February 2026

When Brighton come to Anfield for the FA Cup match on Saturday, Liverpool will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Liverpool and The Seagulls look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Brighton are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the FA Cup, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.4 times on average per match, for a total of 24 goals. They also let in eight goals, leaving an average of 0.8 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Liverpool last faced Brighton on 29 January 2023 at The American Express Community Stadium, when Brighton scored a 2-1 win.

Liverpool vs Brighton Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Newcastle by 4-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat against Manchester City, followed up by a 0-1 win against Sunderland. Liverpool won five of their last six FA Cup matches at the Anfield, scoring 20 and conceding six along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Brighton Form

In their previous three games, Brighton drew 1-1 with Everton, then lost 0-1 against Crystal Palace and 1-0 against Aston Villa. Brighton picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the FA Cup, while scoring 17 and conceding seven goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Anything but a home win for Liverpool will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Brighton could be in for a hammering.

Liverpool vs Brighton Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 47-year-old manager of Liverpool, Arne Slot, will select the lineup against Brighton from the players listed below:

Becker, Pecsi, Woodman, Mamardashvili, Robertson, Ramsay, Bradley, Leoni, Konate, Frimpong, Gomez, Kerkez, Williams, van Dijk, Mac Allister, Jones, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Wirtz, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Nyoni, Endo, Isak, Gakpo, Ekitike, Salah, Ngumoha.

Brighton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brighton. The 32 year-old Fabian Hurzeler will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adam Webster, Bart Verbruggen, Carlos Baleba, Charalampos Kostoulas, Danny Welbeck, Diego Gomez, Ferdi Kadioglu, Georginio Rutter, Harry Howell, Igor Julio, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Jan Paul van Hecke, Jason Steele, Joel Veltman, Kaoru Mitoma, Lewis Dunk, Mats Wieffer, Matthew O'Riley, Maxim De Cuyper, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Gross, Solly March, Stefanos Tzimas, Thomas McGill, Yankuba Minteh, Yasin Ayari.

Liverpool vs Brighton Team News

At the time of writing, Liverpool have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Brighton this coming Saturday. Liverpool have to alter their line-up, as both Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Liverpool can't field Mohamed Salah on Saturday against Brighton.

Brighton have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Liverpool at Anfield.

Solly March won't be travelling with Brighton this time, as he nurses an injury.

Liverpool vs Brighton Lineups

Liverpool vs Brighton H2H

The Reds last faced Brighton on 29 January 2023 at The American Express Community Stadium, when The Seagulls scored a 2-1 win. Liverpool enter the match against Brighton with a 1-0-1 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Liverpool vs Brighton Results

In two of the previous two matches between Liverpool and Brighton both teams scored.

Liverpool vs Brighton Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the FA Cup, Virgil van Dijk will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brighton hope Georginio Rutter can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three FA Cup goals in his last six FA Cup games.

In their last 10 matches at Anfield across all tournaments Liverpool won five times, drew three and lost two times. Brighton claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Liverpool on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Brighton in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last two encounters between Liverpool and Brighton over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Liverpool averaged 3.5 goals a game. Brighton scored an average of 1.5 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Brighton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.