National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brighton & Hove Albion or Liverpool that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic match!
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The story so far in the Premier League for Brighton & Hove Albion at their home stadium (The American Express Community Stadium) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Brighton & Hove Albion, facing Leicester City in a game that ended 2-2. Ferguson was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Leicester City after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Mitoma got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Mitoma scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Liverpool in a game that was won 3-0.A decent goal production from Brighton in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Brighton & Hove Albion's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Liverpool, as they won the FA Cup.Liverpool have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
The attacking players of Liverpool have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 220 minutes.
Liverpool delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Chelsea in their previous match. Midfield player Alcântara was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Alcântara hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that, the FA Cup win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The visiting Liverpool have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. Liverpool's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, three draws and five wins for Liverpool. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Firmino 7 goals |  M. Salah Ghaly 7 goals |   P. Groß 6 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 55 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.1 | ||
| 4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.5 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 15 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 41% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | ||
| 10 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
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