Brighton 3-2 Liverpool: View from the pressbox

Sussex World reporter Sam Morton saw Brighton beat Liverpool in the hosts' final home game of the season.

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00:00Hello, I'm Sam Morton, reporter for Sussex World.

00:03I've just watched Brighton beat Liverpool 3-2 in a brilliant Premier League match.

00:07It really was entertaining stuff.

00:09A bit topsy-turvy with Liverpool taking an early lead through Harvey Elliott.

00:14Brighton responded really well.

00:16They grabbed an equaliser through Yassi Niyari after a lovely team move.

00:20But they gave the lead away in a really sloppy way,

00:23which was like somehow finding the net from a tight angle after a free kick which played short.

00:29But Barth van Bruggen didn't cover himself in glory in that moment.

00:32But you felt Brighton was still well in the chance of getting a result today.

00:36And they came out firing in the second half, dominating possession.

00:39Brian Gruder was outstanding today.

00:43Got an assist and could have had another assist when he backheeled it to Welbeck.

00:47He had a shot saved.

00:48And yeah, just an excellent performance from Gruder.

00:50And really all round the team.

00:52But it was the substitutions that really made the difference.

00:54They got those spot on with Karim Matoma coming on and scoring within four minutes.

00:59Then there was another substitute, Jack Hinchwood, coming on in the 85th minute.

01:02Scored within about 30 seconds of coming onto the pitch.

01:05It was Matt O'Reilly, another substitute that set him up.

01:08And it was a superb introduction from Hinchwood and a much deserved win for Brighton.

01:14It keeps their faint hopes of a European place alive.

01:17A little bit complicated, but for all the permutations, play ratings and match reaction,

01:21see sussexworld.co.uk.