{"id":77591,"date":"2024-03-31T15:57:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/liverpool-go-top-after-2-1-comeback-win-over-brighton\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T15:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:57:36","slug":"liverpool-go-top-after-2-1-comeback-win-over-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/liverpool-go-top-after-2-1-comeback-win-over-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool go top after 2-1 comeback win over Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Striker Mohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Brighton &amp; Hove Albion 2-1 and go top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City\u2019s showdown with Arsenal later on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1824488\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Salah\u2019s sublime second-half strike leaves Liverpool on 67 points, three ahead of second-placed Arsenal and four ahead of City on a pivotal day in the title race.<\/p>\n<p>The Egyptian striker tormented Brighton, taking 12 shots to notch up his highest total in a Premier League game and, even though only one of them found the back of the net, it was to prove vital.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Welbeck gave Brighton the lead after 84 seconds when his side broke up a Liverpool attack and burst forward to find him just inside the box and he drilled an unstoppable shot past Caoimhin Kelleher to break the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>The early goal jolted Liverpool into life and Luis Diaz put them level in the 27th minute after Joel Veltman\u2019s attempted clearance went awry, allowing the Colombian winger to steal in behind the defence and hook the ball home.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s suffocating pressure and incisive attacking paid dividends again when Alexis Mac Allister teed up Salah to fire them into the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz thought he had put the Reds 3-1 up six minutes later but his goal was ruled out for a razor-thin offside that was confirmed by the video assistant referee and Salah went close on the break in the 74th minute, but fired his effort straight at the keeper.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton substitute and former Liverpool player Adam Lallana dragged a shot wide in the 86th minute, and Salah forced a brilliant diving one-handed save from Bart Verbruggen in the final minute of normal time as Liverpool held on to win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Striker Mohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Brighton &amp; Hove Albion 2-1 and go top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City\u2019s showdown with Arsenal later on Sunday. 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