Sandwiched in between away wins over West Ham United and Inter, Liverpool have stumbled to successive draws against newly promoted opposition. A hard-fought stalemate with Sunderland was followed by bitterness at Elland Road as the reigning champions twice surrendered leads during the 3–3 draw with Leeds United.

Salah, the fifth most-capped player in Liverpool's Premier League history!Mohamed Salah / @x.comEgyptian winger Mohamed Salah now holds the fifth spot in the all-time list of Liverpool players with

For the fifth Liverpool game in a row, Mohamed Salah isn't in the starting eleven. There's no room for Alexander Isak either as Florian Wirtz is back in, with Hugo Ekitike starting up top as Arne Slot makes two changes from the side that won in Milan. The other is Milos Kerkez coming in for Andy Robertson.

Preview the matchup between Liverpool FC and Brighton & Hove Albion with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Liverpool steady ship against BrightonLiverpool’s 2–0 victory over Brighton may not have solved every structural issue facing Arne Slot’s side, but it offered something just as valuable:

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Match of the Day, said after their 2-0 loss against Liverpool: "I think we definitely deserved more, maybe even a win but we created so many chances. We had a bad start, reacted well and then a set piece against us that we didn't defend well.

Liverpool's first-team squad changed massively during the summer transfer window.The Reds spent over £400 million trying to improve their ranks with players such as Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak

Liverpool: Who will replace Ibrahima Konaté?Ibrahima Konaté's contract is nearing its expiration, and Liverpool still doesn't know whether he'll extend his stay or depart this summer.According to