Liverpool beat Brighton at Anfield to climb to fourth

Liverpool beat Brighton at Anfield on Sunday, and the win moved them up to fourth in the Premier League, England's top division.

The first goal came from an unlucky moment for Brighton. Pascal Gross put the ball into his own net, and the goal was officially credited to him as an own goal. Liverpool's attack did not need a helping hand for long. Alexander Isak added his sixth league goal of the season, and it was the striker's second strike of the afternoon's build-up that the home crowd roared for most. The Guardian described the match as a win that ended Brighton's run of four successive league victories.

Brighton arrived in third place and on a strong run. In those four wins they had scored 15 goals without conceding any, which is a rare kind of form. Their only other feature this autumn was the travelling itself. The BBC reported that the Anfield trip was part of a run of five successive away games for Brighton, so the visitors had been on the road for weeks.

For Liverpool, the result carried a few firsts. It was their first home league win of the season. Isak's goal also meant he had scored in three league games in a row, something he had not managed since January 2025. It was the first first-half goal scored at Anfield in the Premier League this season for the club.

Isak's streak is the kind of thing that matters in a league table. A striker who keeps scoring gives a team a reason to trust the next pass, and a crowd a reason to stay loud. It is early enough in the season that a run like this can change how a side plays, not just where it sits.

Brighton will be disappointed to leave Merseyside empty-handed after such a sharp spell. Liverpool, meanwhile, now have a win to build on at home. Whether that is the start of a longer climb up the table will depend on the weeks ahead.