ShareA win for Liverpool on Saturday afternoon would, momentarily at least, lift them into fourth spot in the Premier League. A win for Brighton, however, could see the Seagulls leapfrog four teams and move into eighth position. There’s still an outside chance they claim a European place this season. By Sam McGuireThe game at the Amex is a big one.The story so farLiverpool kicked off the campaign in good form, winning five from five and this was before the new-look attack had clicked. Retaining their Premier League crown appeared to be a formality. And then the wheels fell off. Since then, it’s been a case of being consistently inconsistent. A good performance here and there turned out to be nothing but false dawns. The Reds, now too scared to lose, set up in a way to make the game as boring as possible. The result? A lot more draws than you probably expected. Despite their inconsistent results, Arne Slot’s side are still well placed to claim a top five finish. But, at some point, they’re going to need to put together a few wins to guarantee this. Saturday presents them with a good opportunity to get a win on the board before the international break. Brighton also happen to be consistently inconsistent. It’s why they find themselves in 12th position. They’re fifth in the form table right now, though, with three wins and two defeats in their last five outings. Only Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal have taken more points across this period. Before this turnaround, the Seagulls had a winless run of five in the English top-flight. See, consistently inconsistent. They’ve lost twice to Liverpool already this season, 2-0 in the Premier League and 3-0 in the FA Cup. However, in both instances, Fabian Hürzeler’s side deserved better. At Anfield in December, the visitors actually finished with a higher xG haul while in the FA Cup loss, it felt more like a 2-1 defeat than a 3-0 one. Brighton are due some luck against Liverpool. Perhaps they cash in on Saturday.Recent H2H resultsKey Players For the hosts, all eyes will be on Yankuba Minteh. He scored the winner against Sunderland last time out and could be up against Joe Gomez this weekend. He’ll fancy his chances against the versatile defender. He’ll also want to impress Liverpool with the Reds reportedly keen on him as a potential successor to Mohamed Salah. For the Reds, and with Salah now injured after impressing against Galatasaray in the Champions League in mi-week, the focus will be on Hugo Ekitike. The Frenchman also scored in that game but will be looking to break a three-game goalless streak back in England’s top flight.Team NewsLiverpool are still without the services of Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Alexander Isak. Salah was subbed off after 74 minutes on Wednesday and Slot said they’d have to see how the No.11 is, and consequently ruled out his involvement.Brighton, meanwhile, are without Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas. There are doubts over whether or not Karou Mitoma will be fit for the visit of the champions. The Seagulls will be hopeful of his availability as he has a good record against the Reds. Prediction We’re going with a narrow 2-1 win for the away side.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.A win for Liverpool on Saturday afternoon would, momentarily at least, lift them into fourth spot in the Premier League. A win for Brighton, however, could see the Seagulls leapfrog four teams and move into eighth position. There’s still an outside chance they claim a European place this season. By Sam McGuireThe game at the Amex is a big one.The story so farLiverpool kicked off the campaign in good form, winning five from five and this was before the new-look attack had clicked. Retaining their Premier League crown appeared to be a formality. And then the wheels fell off. Since then, it’s been a case of being consistently inconsistent. A good performance here and there turned out to be nothing but false dawns. The Reds, now too scared to lose, set up in a way to make the game as boring as possible. The result? A lot more draws than you probably expected. Despite their inconsistent results, Arne Slot’s side are still well placed to claim a top five finish. But, at some point, they’re going to need to put together a few wins to guarantee this. Saturday presents them with a good opportunity to get a win on the board before the international break. Brighton also happen to be consistently inconsistent. It’s why they find themselves in 12th position. They’re fifth in the form table right now, though, with three wins and two defeats in their last five outings. Only Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal have taken more points across this period. Before this turnaround, the Seagulls had a winless run of five in the English top-flight. See, consistently inconsistent. They’ve lost twice to Liverpool already this season, 2-0 in the Premier League and 3-0 in the FA Cup. However, in both instances, Fabian Hürzeler’s side deserved better. At Anfield in December, the visitors actually finished with a higher xG haul while in the FA Cup loss, it felt more like a 2-1 defeat than a 3-0 one. Brighton are due some luck against Liverpool. Perhaps they cash in on Saturday.Recent H2H resultsKey Players For the hosts, all eyes will be on Yankuba Minteh. He scored the winner against Sunderland last time out and could be up against Joe Gomez this weekend. He’ll fancy his chances against the versatile defender. He’ll also want to impress Liverpool with the Reds reportedly keen on him as a potential successor to Mohamed Salah. For the Reds, and with Salah now injured after impressing against Galatasaray in the Champions League in mi-week, the focus will be on Hugo Ekitike. The Frenchman also scored in that game but will be looking to break a three-game goalless streak back in England’s top flight.Team NewsLiverpool are still without the services of Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Alexander Isak. Salah was subbed off after 74 minutes on Wednesday and Slot said they’d have to see how the No.11 is, and consequently ruled out his involvement.Brighton, meanwhile, are without Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas. There are doubts over whether or not Karou Mitoma will be fit for the visit of the champions. The Seagulls will be hopeful of his availability as he has a good record against the Reds. Prediction We’re going with a narrow 2-1 win for the away side.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.