The Liverpool vs Brighton clash that is set to take place in the fourth round of the 2025/26 FA Cup should be a really exhilarating clash between the two Premier League sides, as they fight to take a step forward in the cup competition in their upcoming meeting on Saturday evening at Anfield.
Liverpool vs Brighton should be a pretty end-to-end contest because of how determined both these teams are to go further forward in the FA Cup. The Reds have lacked consistency in the 2025/26 campaign, and they face a similarly inconsistent Brighton side in the hunt for a big win to reinvigorate their confidence, which should create for an exciting contest in the FA Cup.
Match Details
Anfield Stadium
Liverpool, England
Saturday, 14 February 2026
20:00 GMT
Determined Liverpool Eager To Light Up Anfield With Thrilling Showing Against Brighton
The Liverpool vs Brighton clash in the 2025/26 FA Cup is likely to be worth watching for the fans because of how both sets of players seem to be encouraged to play an entertaining brand of attacking football.
Liverpool comfortably defeated Barnsley in their recent FA Cup clash and are also coming off a big win over Sunderland in the Premier League, which should bolster them to take the fight to the Seagulls.
The Reds will look to play some thrilling attacking football and be decisive in actually converting their chances to be able to maintain their progress in the cup competition. Brighton defeated Manchester United in their third round clash, but they remain winless in theoir last five matches since that famous result at Old Trafford.
The Seagulls need to produce a similarly efficient performance against Liverpool to eliminate them and keep their dream FA Cup run going. Brighton have only won one of their last five meetings against Liverpool, which should give the Reds even more confidence of getting an impactful win over the Seagulls.
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Can Weary Mo Salah Regain Form Against Brighton?
Mohamed Salah’s goal struggles in the 2025/26 campaign continue for Liverpool as he’s only scored once in their last six matches since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The Egyptian forward, however, has bagged three assists in the last four league matches and will look to regain his goal-scoring instincts against Brighton.
Salah has scored 10 goals and provided eight assists in 19 games against Brighton as a Liverpool player, and he’ll be determined to keep that good form going. He’ll just need to be more ruthless and accurate with his finishing to regain his goal-scoring aura, while Salah will also look to keep creating chances with his clever final third passes to thrill the Anfield faithful.
Will the Tricky Kaoru Mitoma Cause a Nightmare for Liverpool?
Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma is definitely one of the most entertaining players to watch in the Premier League, and he continues to be that X-Factor for Brighton. The Japanese winger, however, has only managed three goal contributions (two goals, one assist) and is looking to regain his best form with that one big performance in a prominent game.
Mitoma will look to ensure that happens in the Liverpool vs Brighton clash, as he aims to use his excellent dribbling skills and trickery to dance his way into the danger zones. However, the Brighton winger needs to be pinpoint with his crosses and also more efficient with putting chances away to be able to help Brighton get a famous FA Cup win.
Liverpool vs Brighton Injuries
Liverpool Injuries: Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic, Alexander Isak
Brighton Injuries: Adam Webster, Solly March, Stefanos Tzimas, Solly March, Yasin Ayari (doubt), Carlos Baleba (doubt)
Liverpool vs Brighton Predicted Lineups
Here are our Liverpool vs Brighton predicted lineups.
Liverpool Predicted XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK), Dominik Szoboszlai, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Mo Salah, Florian Wirtz, Rio Nghumoha, Hugo Ekitike
Brighton Predicted XI: Bart Verbruggen (GK), Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Yankuba Minteh, Pascal Gross, Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter
Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / Every Second Media
Recording Date: 11.02.2026
