Brighton and Liverpool traded defensive errors earlier than settling for a 2-2 draw within the Premier League on Sunday in one other setback for Jurgen Klopp’s workforce.
Lewis Dunk’s 78th-minute equalizer rescued some extent for Brighton after Mohamed Salah had scored twice late within the first half to assist Liverpool overcome an early defensive blunder.
Salah completed off a well-worked counterattack within the fortieth minute after which transformed a penalty simply earlier than the break, however Liverpool had one other disappointing end per week after permitting a last-gasp winner in its controversial loss at Tottenham.
Klopp has referred to as for a replay of that recreation after VAR did not award his workforce a objective that had been wrongfully disallowed for offside and Liverpool completed the match with 9 males and conceded a stoppage-time winner.
This time, it was a mistake by Liverpool center-back Virgil van Dijk that proved pricey for the guests.
Van Dijk’s careless move close to his personal space was intercepted by Simon Adingra within the twentieth minute and the winger rolled the ball previous the stranded Alisson Becker within the Liverpool objective from 25 yards out.
However then it was Brighton’s flip to make a few errors to assist Liverpool flip the sport round.
Dunk’s move in midfield was intercepted and Liverpool launched a fast counterattack that noticed Darwin Nunez get the ball on the sting of the field. Nunez rolled it towards Harvey Elliott, who neatly let it roll previous him to Salah, who slotted a first-time end into the online.
An excellent larger blunder by goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen lower than 5 minutes later led to Liverpool’s second. Verbruggen’s move to Pascal Gross within the Brighton field put his teammate beneath extreme strain as Dominik Szoboszlai pounced on the ball, and Gross needed to drag his opponent down to forestall him having a transparent shot on objective.
Salah calmly transformed from the spot to offer Liverpool the halftime lead.
Adingra had an opportunity to equalize shortly after the break however drew a superb save from Alisson, and Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch had an excellent alternative to increase the lead when the ball fell to him on the again publish after one other fast assault on the different finish.
However with the empty web at his mercy, Gravenberch hit his effort towards the bar from shut vary.
Shortly afterward, Brighton was stage.
Solly March delivered a free kick from the left and Dunk acquired behind the Liverpool defenders to poke within the equalizer from shut vary.