Brighton Round-Up, Sunday 25th October: Liverpool End Albion's Winning Run at Anfield

It was a big day for Brighton in the Premier League as they travelled to Anfield with fifth-placed Liverpool hosting third-placed Albion (ESPN) (talkSPORT). The lineups were confirmed before kick-off, with plenty of talk around the team selections made by both managers (Sports Mole).

Unfortunately for the Seagulls, two first-half goals did the damage. Pascal Gross turned the ball into his own net following a Florian Wirtz effort, before Alexander Isak struck to make it 2-0, continuing his good scoring form (Sky Sports) (The Guardian) (BrightonAndHoveAlbion.com). Wirtz had initially thought he'd opened his Premier League account for the season but the goal was credited as Gross's own goal instead, with an update also given on an injury concern involving the German international (talkSPORT). The defeat ended Brighton's winning run and was only their second loss in 13 games this season, and their first since August (The Guardian) (Mirror) (BBC Sport).

Reaction poured in from the Amex camp afterwards. Fabian Hurzeler gave his verdict on a frustrating afternoon at Anfield, with BBC Sport and the club's official site both carrying his post-match thoughts (BrightonAndHoveAlbion.com) (BBC Sport). The Mirror suggested Hurzeler aimed a thinly-veiled dig at Liverpool following the game, while SussexWorld reported the Brighton boss explaining that injuries to two of his players had affected his side's display, describing it as "not our day" (Mirror) (SussexWorld). Isak also gave his own verdict on the win, saying it was "what we want" from his side's performance (SussexWorld).

Elsewhere, SussexWorld's player ratings described a "torrid 45 minutes" for the Seagulls, with one defender rated as low as five out of ten, while BBC Sport also ran the rule over both sets of players, noting that Isak, Barcola and Wirtz were among those who stood out for Liverpool (BBC Sport) (SussexWorld). Before the match, SussexWorld had looked at Hurzeler's predicted XI, with decisions to be made over Jack Hinshelwood and Georginio among the main talking points, and had also published comments from Hurzeler stating "we can" compete with the division's leading sides, while sounding a note of caution about the challenge posed by Liverpool and Manchester City (SussexWorld) (SussexWorld). Sports Mole also looked ahead to what a title challenge might mean for Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola following the win (Sports Mole).

Away from the first team, there was a separate piece reflecting on Fabian Hurzeler's decision to knock back previous interest from Manchester United, with the suggestion that he still has unfinished business at the Amex Stadium (SussexWorld).

There was much better news from the women's side. Brighton's Maisie Symonds scored what's being talked about as a contender for goal of the season as the Seagulls beat West Ham 3-0, a result that secured just their second league win of the campaign in the Women's Super League (BBC Sport).

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