Gameweek 8 preview · Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Liverpool v Brighton
Liverpool sit 8th on 6 points (form DDWD); Brighton are 5th on 7 (WLDW). Kick-off is 14:00 UK time on Sun 25 Oct, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Liverpool have scored 6 goals and conceded 4 in 4 games, from chances worth 6.7 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets. Brighton have scored 13 goals and conceded 5 in 4 games, from chances worth 11.6 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 2 for LIV and a 4 for BHA (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Liverpool's leading FPL assets are Gakpo (29 pts, 12.7%, £7.2m), Isak (25 pts, 21.9%, £9.1m) and A.Becker (19 pts, 3.9%, £5.5m). The market's pick this week is Isak, bought by 16,708 managers since the last deadline. Szoboszlai is on penalties.
Brighton's leading FPL assets are Groß (47 pts, 24.2%, £5.8m), De Cuyper (38 pts, 25.8%, £4.9m) and Vuskovic (32 pts, 3.3%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Groß, bought by 316,857 managers since the last deadline. Groß is on penalties.
Availability
- Ekitiké (LIV) — Achilles injury - Unknown return date
- Jaros (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Bradley (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Leoni (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Chiesa (LIV) — Back injury - Unknown return date
- Hinshelwood (BHA) — Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Wieffer (BHA) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Mitoma (BHA) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Minteh (BHA) — Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov
- Yohanna (BHA) — Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct
Last season
Liverpool 2–0 Brighton (GW16) and Brighton 2–1 Liverpool (GW31).
Watching it
Sunday games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.