Brighton 2 Liverpool 1

March 25, 2026

I was sitting in a beachside restaurant watching fans of both sides strolling around in the warm spring sunshine.  Only these were fans of the local side Cadiz and their Andalusian rivals Malaga ahead of their Spanish Second division game. Back home Liverpool went to Brighton on the back of the win against Galatasaray and were just as abject as they had been against Spurs. Ali and Mo missing through injury, Hugo off after a few minutes instead of sending on Chiesa, the only other striker on the bench Arne went for Curtis Jones, another midfielder. That dream of fifth only lives on because Chelsea would be just as bad later against Everton but there’s now a few others eyeing up the Euro slot, including Everton. Arne and the plot have become distant relatives.