Liverpool Player Ratings vs Brighton as Barcola 8.4/10 as Reds End Anfield Wait in a 2-0 Win

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Liverpool’s Anfield hoodoo lasted just 17 minutes. The Reds arrived winless in five league games at home (D4, L1), with two draws and a defeat this season, and were staring at a winless opening four home games for the first time since 2012-13. A Pascal Gross own goal and an Alexander Isak finish, both created by Bradley Barcola, ended that run, lifted Liverpool into fourth and snapped Brighton’s streak of five straight clean sheets.

Anyone analysing the Liverpool vs Brighton player ratings will notice the gap between the scoreboard and the stat sheet. Brighton held roughly 64% of the ball by the 80th minute, edged Liverpool on first-half xG (0.81 to 0.60) and hit the post through Yasin Ayari, yet they managed only one shot on target all afternoon, and neither side had one after the break. That is why the Liverpool vs Brighton man of the match award goes to Barcola (8.4/10), who created both goals and has now assisted in back-to-back league games, with Isak scoring in a third consecutive Premier League game for the first time since January 2025. At the other end, Olivier Boscagli’s hesitant touch before the second goal and a booking at the end of the first half saw him replaced at the interval and rated lowest at 4.5/10. Check out the full Liverpool vs Brighton player ratings.

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Liverpool vs Brighton Man of the Match: Bradley Barcola (8.4/10)

Barcola earned Man of the Match with an 8.4 rating. His cross deflected in for the opener, and he beat Boscagli to the ball before finding Isak for the second. He has now assisted in consecutive league games.

Worst Player in Liverpool vs Brighton: Olivier Boscagli (4.5/10)

Boscagli was the lowest-rated player on the pitch at 4.5/10. He was far too hesitant before Barcola’s run led to Isak’s goal, picked up the game’s first yellow card at 45+3 and was replaced by Hinshelwood at half-time.