Pre-match

Hughton demands high level

Brighton boss Chris Hughton believes his side will have to reproduce the level of performance they showed at Anfield earlier this season to thwart the Reds this afternoon.

“We know games don’t come much tougher than this one. Jürgen Klopp’s side have been in outstanding form this season, reflected by their position at the top of the table,” he writes in the matchday programme.

“Today’s game provides us with another opportunity to see how far we have come as a team since last season, when Liverpool put in a particularly impressive performance at the Amex.

“I was, however, delighted with the way we applied ourselves at Anfield in August and we know we will again have to perform at a very high level to get anything out of the game today.”