FA Cup · Round of 32
Curtis Jones 42'
Dominik Szoboszlai 56'
Mohamed Salah 68' (pen)
HT 1:0
Sat, 14 Feb 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Anfield, Liverpool

Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0.

Player of the matchMohamed Salah8.8Decisive moment42' Curtis Jones+0.8

Liverpool 3-0 Brighton

Key numbers

  • Possession 47% – 53%
  • Shots 13 (5 on target) – 17 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 42' Curtis Jones, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Mohamed Salah 8.8Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-03-0
Liverpool ahead 48 min · level 42 min · Brighton ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

42' Curtis Jones Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Miloš Kerkez +0.2 +0.8
56' Dominik Szoboszlai Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Mohamed Salah +0.1 +0.3
68' Mohamed Salah Pen goal 0.0

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

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Match stats

LiverpoolBrighton
47%Possession53%
13Shots17
5Shots on target3
38%Shots on target %18%
11Shots in box9
391Passes449
85%Pass accuracy84%
5Corners6
3Saves2
15Fouls19
0Yellow cards4
4Offsides2

The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.

Compared with usual

Liverpool

37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.8
Conceded01.3
Shots1316.4
On target55.1
Shots faced1710.5
Possession47%59.8%
Passes391548.2
Pass accuracy85%86.3%
Corners56.2
Fouls159.7

Brighton

30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.6
Conceded31.2
Shots1713.3
On target34.7
Shots faced1312.6
Possession53%52.9%
Passes449471.7
Pass accuracy84%84.1%
Corners64.7
Fouls1912.4

Timeline

  • 15' Yellow Lewis Dunk
  • 33' Yellow Diego Gómez
  • 41' Yellow Carlos Baleba
  • 42' Goal Curtis Jones competition goal #1 assist Miloš Kerkez
  • 56' Goal Dominik Szoboszlai competition goal #2 assist Mohamed Salah
  • 62' Sub Diego Gómez → Georginio Rutter
  • 62' Sub Harry Howell → Yankuba Minteh
  • 62' Sub Carlos Baleba → Kaoru Mitoma
  • 67' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
  • 68' Goal Mohamed Salah (pen) competition goal #1
  • 71' Sub Florian Wirtz → Joe Gomez
  • 72' Sub Jan Paul van Hecke → Olivier Boscagli
  • 77' Sub Federico Chiesa → Hugo Ekitiké
  • 77' Sub Mohamed Salah → Rio Ngumoha
  • 81' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → Mats Wieffer
  • 89' Sub Curtis Jones → Trey Nyoni
  • 89' Sub Cody Gakpo → Calvin Ramsay

Category leaders

  • Key passesMohamed Salah4
  • Duels wonAlexis Mac Allister11/20
  • DribblesMohamed Salah3/4
  • Defensive actionsAlexis Mac Allister12
  • ShotsMohamed Salah3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonCody Gakpo5

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.