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Liverpool 2-0 Brighton

Sports · Heat 4.1 / 10 · 2 shows · 18m airtime

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield on October 25, 2026, their fourth straight Premier League win by a combined 15-0. Florian Wirtz scored the opener, deflected in off Pascal Gross, and Barcola added a second. The discussion centers on Alexander Isak, who has six goals in his last six league games after a £170 million move from Newcastle, and whether that is fitness or Andoni Iraola's system. Liverpool had just 35.6% possession, one of their lowest at home, while Iraola has lost once in 11 games. The reporting has since noted Liverpool's rise from third-bottom to third in a table of fouls conceded high up the pitch.

How 2 podcasts covered it

  1. Men In Blazers, 2026-10-22 (28:54 to 35:12)
    Previews Liverpool-Brighton with seagull tangent
    Previews Liverpool against Brighton as the game of the weekend, running through Brighton's third place and their 23 goals from 15.24 expected goals, a listener letter from a Brighton fan, and a long seagull tangent. Predictions only; the game itself is still to come.
  2. Men In Blazers, 2026-10-26 (53:27 to 57:01)
    Debates Isak's six goals in six games
    Opens a new point on Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brighton: Wirtz's deflected opener, Barcola's cross that bounced in over Dunk, and a long debate on whether Isak's six goals in six games are fitness or Iraola's system.
    New angle: Isak has six goals in his last six Premier League games after a £170 million move from Newcastle.
  3. Men In Blazers, 2026-10-26 (59:40 to 1:04:14)
    Argues Liverpool won without the ball
    Stays with the Liverpool-Brighton game after the result, using the possession figure to argue Liverpool won a mature game without the ball. Adds Iraola's record and the Villarreal comeback as evidence of progress.
    New angle: Liverpool had 35.6% possession against Brighton, one of their lowest at home; Iraola has lost once in 11 games.
  4. The Athletic FC Podcast, 2026-10-30 (7:43 to 11:21)
    Breaks down Liverpool's fouls-high shift
    Breaks down Liverpool's stylistic shift under Iraola using a fouls-high-up-the-pitch table: third from bottom last season, third this season. Alisson went long far more against Brighton, and the panel reads the Brighton win as the clearest example of the new aggression.
    New angle: Liverpool went from third-bottom to third in a table of fouls conceded high up the pitch.
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