All eyes go dey on Mohamed Salah as Liverpool dey host Brighton & Hove Albion for Anfield this Saturday for one Premier League clash wey get plenty subplots.
Match Preview
Liverpool and Brighton dey look to return to winning ways after last weekend slip-ups — Liverpool draw 3-3 with Leeds, while Brighton held West Ham 1-1.
The future of Salah still dey dominate headlines. E no clear whether the Egypt star don play him last game for Liverpool after him call the club out say dem dey “throw am under the bus” under manager Arne Slot. Salah na low form this season, recording 2.6 shots per 90, 0.8 shots on target and 7.3 touches inside opposition box — him lowest numbers since joining Liverpool.
Liverpool dey 10th place for Premier League table, 10 points behind leaders Arsenal and only three behind fourth-placed Crystal Palace. Defensive issues dey bite as Reds don concede 24 goals in 15 matches — the worst start by reigning champions since Leicester 2016-17.
History dey slightly favour Liverpool at home, with only one loss to Brighton as reigning champions (1-0 in Feb 2021), though Brighton dey improve under Fabian Hurzeler and dey yet to win in December after eight league games (D5 L3).
Team News
Liverpool absentees: Cody Gakpo (muscle), Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring), Wataru Endo (ankle), Giovanni Leoni (ACL), Conor Bradley (suspended). Alexander Isak (knock) and Federico Chiesa (illness) dey assess before kick-off. Salah dey included for squad after talks with Slot; e go leave later for Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Brighton absentees: Stefanos Tzimas (ACL), Solly March, Adam Webster. Fit to return: Kaoru Mitoma (ankle), James Milner (muscle), Yasin Ayari (muscle), Tom Watson (unspecified). Rutter expected to start behind Welbeck.
Predicted Lineups
Liverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Jones, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Ekitike, Wirtz
Brighton: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper; Welbeck
Prediction
We dey predict Liverpool 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion. Early goal no go guarantee win as the last four meetings between both sides wey team score first never end in victory. Anfield atmosphere no too dey recent weeks, with Reds failing to win last three home games (D1 L2), so Seagulls fit snatch at least one point from this end-to-end encounter.
