In round 30 of the Premier League Liverpool played at home against Brighton. The away team surprised Anfield with Welbeck’s opening goal in the second minute. The English player made a quick move after the ball accidentally flew in front of him and went straight into the right side of the goal.
After losing the early goal, Liverpool rose up strongly and the home team held the ball not much better than the away team but continuously approached the opponent’s goal. By the 27th minute, Liverpool found a goal to equalize 1-. 1 by Diaz. The Colombian player was quite lucky when the Brighton defender’s clearance accidentally became an assist for him to score from 5 meters away.
In the second half, Liverpool’s offensive pressure increased as the home team looked for more goals. In the 65th minute, Salah put Liverpool ahead 2-1 after an accurate left-footed shot. The home team’s players had a well-organized and well-coordinated attack.
The one-goal gap was not safe, but with the advantage of leading, Liverpool stepped back and played defensive counter-attack. In the 71st minute, the ball was put into Brighton’s net, but VAR caught Diaz offside and did not recognize the goal.
For the remainder of the match, Brighton had a few attacks approaching the home team’s goal, but the away team players could not penetrate Liverpool’s net a second time.
Defending a 2-1 victory, Liverpool rose to the top of the Premier League rankings with 67 points, 2 points more than second-place Arsenal and Man City 3 points. There are 8 rounds left in the season, Liverpool’s schedule is quite favorable and Klopp’s army is wide open to win the championship.
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