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Kick-off is set for 13:00 CET / 12:00 BST on 19.09.2026 as Liverpool take on Brighton & Hove Albion at the Kirkby Academy in Premier League 2. Fans can watch the Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion live video stream online for free on this page.
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Where and when to watch Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The match kicks off at 13:00 CET / 12:00 BST on 19.09.2026, and you can follow the free live stream via the player above, watchable LIVE from any device. And if you want to compare odds before kick-off, our rundown of the best football betting websites is a good place to start.
Liverpool ahead of the match
Liverpool head into this game looking to bounce back after suffering their first Premier League 2 defeat of the season, going down 1-0 away to West Ham at Rush Green when Joel Kerr struck an 85th-minute winner. It was a tight contest that the young Reds largely controlled without finding the breakthrough – Joe Bradshaw twice went close, rattling the crossbar from range in the first half and firing narrowly wide early in the second, while Jayden Danns was denied by a last-ditch block just before the interval. Liverpool also created further chances after the restart through Will Wright and Michael Laffey but could not turn their pressure into goals, ultimately being caught late by a well-worked delivery from West Ham. The squad that started that match included Bailey Hall in goal, with Isaac Mabaya, Alvin Ayman, Bradshaw, Danns and Wright among the key attacking outlets. Liverpool will be aiming to return to winning ways on home turf against Brighton.
Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of the match
Brighton’s under-21s arrive in excellent form, unbeaten in their two most recent outings under head coach Shannon Ruth. They beat Leicester City 3-0 in Premier League 2, with goals from Adam Brett, Tyler Silsby and Younes Ibrahim, before following up with a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Premier League International Cup, a result built on two well-taken direct free-kicks from Ibrahim either side of half-time. Ruth singled out Ibrahim’s dead-ball delivery for praise, and the forward has been the standout performer of Albion’s early season, continuing to find the net regularly in both competitions. Callum Mackley has marshalled the defence in both fixtures, while George Munday and Silsby have offered a consistent creative threat further forward. On the back of back-to-back clean sheets and six goals scored, Brighton travel to Kirkby with plenty of confidence.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: preview and head-to-head
In the previous six meetings between the two sides, Liverpool U21 have won once, Brighton U21 twice, with three matches ending level – Brighton edging the goals tally 9-7 over that run. The head-to-head trend points to entertaining, open matches: four of the last six clashes have gone over 1.5 goals (67%) and produced both teams to score (67%), while three finished over 2.5 goals (50%) and two went over 3.5 (33%). Clean sheets have been rare for either side, with Liverpool keeping one in 33% of meetings and Brighton in 17%. With Liverpool looking to respond to their first defeat of the season and Brighton arriving in red-hot form, there is no clear favourite heading into kick-off, though the historical pattern suggests goals at both ends are likely once again.
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: live stream LIVE
Liverpool host Brighton & Hove Albion at the Kirkby Academy on 19.09.2026 at 13:00 CET / 12:00 BST, and you can follow the free live stream right here on TipsGG from any device. As noted above, the stream may be geo-restricted depending on your location.