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FT: Liverpool 2-0 Brighton. A Groß own goal (17') and Isak (21') seal our first home league win of the season. Four wins in a row and up to fourth. Araújo voted Player of the Match. Full match report on KopTalk.com. Link in bio. #LFC

Brighton at Anfield today, 14:00 UK on Sky Sports Premier League. Liverpool need control, not another comeback, against a side with four straight league wins, 15 scored and none conceded. Szoboszlai out, Gravenberch back. Full preview on the KopTalk website. Link in bio. #LFC

Iraola on Ngumoha: piling on the expectation is "not fair for him". Merseyside has a yellow wind warning but no word from the club or PL, so Brighton is on as things stand. Szoboszlai is out and Muñoz is a doubt. Full morning briefing on the main site. Link in bio. #LFC

Sky Deutschland says Liverpool have contacted the agent of Dortmund's Felix Nmecha, but he sits behind Lamine Camara and Alex Scott on the list, with no concrete bid planned. #LFC

Liverpool haven't won a Premier League game at Anfield in six months, and third-placed Brighton come on Sunday. Iraola speaks at 1.30pm UK today, with Barcola and Muñoz the fitness questions. Full morning briefing on the main site. Link in bio. #LFC

Liverpool scout Kiko Espinar visited Valencia on Thursday to check on Harvey Elliott's loan, per Marca. Cutting the loan short in January was reportedly ruled out. Full story on the KopTalk website. Link in bio. #LFC

Sky Sports' Vinny O'Connor says Bradley Barcola missed Liverpool training today for an individual recovery session, not an injury. Muñoz, Frimpong and Szoboszlai were also absent. #LFC

Once a Red No. 13: István Kozma. Liverpool were 3-0 down to fourth-tier Chesterfield in 1992 when the Hungarian set up two goals in a 4-4 comeback. Days later he was the Premier League's first Hungarian. Do you remember him? Have your say in the comments. #OnceARed #LFC

On This Day, 22 October: Owen's hat-trick conquers Moscow Michael Owen scored all three goals as Gérard Houllier's Liverpool came from behind to beat Spartak Moscow 3-1 in the Champions League on this day in 2002. Five goals in Frankfurt in 2025, Terry McDermott's early winner at Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1980 and the night David Burrows ended up in goal in 1992 all share the date, and Bootle-born Mark Seagraves turns 60 today. 2002: Owen answers the call Liverpool arrived at the Dinamo Stadium as Premiership leaders, three weeks after thrashing Spartak 5-0 at Anfield, but on a cold evening in Moscow it was the home side who struck first. In the 23rd minute Emile Heskey's defensive header fell to Alexander Pavlenko, and his pass was drilled home by Alexander Danishevski. Owen had Liverpool level before half-time, heading in Jamie Carragher's cross from the right. In the 70th minute Sami Hyypia headed Danny Murphy's free-kick against the bar, and in the scramble that followed Owen bundled the ball in with his left foot. In the final minute he met Murphy's ball across the face of goal to complete his hat-trick. Head, left foot, right foot: it was a perfect hat-trick, and it made Liverpool the first English side to win against Spartak in Moscow. Grégory Vignal had a night to forget, coming on for Heskey early in the second half and being taken off himself, for Igor Biscan, with a quarter of an hour left. The three points did not save the campaign. Valencia won 1-0 at Anfield eight days later, and a 3-3 draw in Basel on 12 November left Houllier's side third in Group B behind Valencia and Basel, so they dropped into the UEFA Cup. 2025: Ekitike's happy return A year ago today, in 2025, Arne Slot's Liverpool went to Frankfurt on the back of four straight defeats and came home with a 5-1 win in the Champions League. Rasmus Kristensen put Eintracht ahead after 26 minutes, but Hugo Ekitike, back at the club he had left in the summer, raced on to Andy Robertson's ball out of defence to equalise, and did not celebrate against his old club. Before half-time Virgil van Dijk headed in Cody Gakpo's corner and Ibrahima Konaté headed in one from Dominik Szoboszlai. After the break Florian Wirtz set up Gakpo for the fourth and then Szoboszlai, who finished the scoring with a long-range drive. The win came at a cost. Jeremie Frimpong went off with a hamstring injury after 19 minutes, Conor Bradley replacing him, and Alexander Isak, starting alongside Ekitike for the first time, did not come out for the second half because of a groin injury. 1980: McDermott silences Pittodrie In 1980, Terry McDermott needed only five minutes to score at Pittodrie, running on to David Johnson's first-time pass and chipping the ball over Jim Leighton, as Bob Paisley's Liverpool beat Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen, the Scottish champions, 1-0 in the European Cup second round, first leg, in front of 24,000. The return at Anfield a fortnight later was no contest. Liverpool won 4-0, 5-0 on aggregate, and the following May they beat Real Madrid in Paris to win the European Cup for the third time. 1975: Three in San Sebastián It was 1975, and goals from Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan and Phil Thompson gave Paisley's side a 3-1 win at Real Sociedad in the UEFA Cup second round, first leg, with Amas getting a late consolation. The second leg at Anfield finished 6-0, 9-1 on aggregate, and Liverpool went on to win the league title and the UEFA Cup that season, beating Club Brugge in the final. 1992: Burrows between the posts Thirty-four years ago today, in 1992, Graeme Souness's Liverpool twice came from behind against Spartak in Moscow, in the European Cup Winners' Cup second round, first leg. Nikolai Pisarev put Spartak ahead after 10 minutes, Mark Wright equalised in the second half, and when Valeri Karpin restored the lead Steve McManaman levelled again at 2-2. Then, with six minutes left, Bruce Grobbelaar brought down Dmitri Radchenko and was sent off. Both substitutes had already been used, so the defender David Burrows went in goal, and he could not keep out Karpin's penalty. Igor Lediakhov added a fourth late on, and Spartak won the second leg 2-0 at Anfield as well, 6-2 on aggregate. 1983: Nicol's first goal Steve Nicol came off the bench for Craig Johnston midway through the second half at Loftus Road on this day in 1983 and, seven minutes from time, scored the only goal of the game, his first for Liverpool, as Joe Fagan's side won 1-0 at Queens Park Rangers. Paisley had paid Ayr United £300,000 for him two years earlier, and Nicol became one of the most versatile players of a great era, named Footballer of the Year by the football writers in 1989. 2009: Farewell to Ray Lambert Seventeen years ago today, in 2009, Ray Lambert died at the age of 87. Born in Bagillt in Flintshire, he joined Liverpool as a 13-year-old schoolboy in 1936, signed professional forms on his 17th birthday and was a full-back in the side that won the league title in 1946-47. He also won five caps for Wales. Born on this day in 1966: Mark Seagraves Mark Seagraves, born in Bootle, turns 60 today. A defender who came through the youth ranks, he played twice for Liverpool, both times in the cups during the 1985-86 season, deputising for the injured Gary Gillespie in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final at QPR and in an FA Cup tie at York City. He joined Manchester City in 1987 and later faced his old club with Bolton Wanderers in the 1995 League Cup final, which Liverpool won 2-1. 2004 and 1979: Two more birthdays Stefan Bajcetic, born in Vigo in 2004, turns 22. He came through the Academy after joining from Celta Vigo's youth set-up, made his debut as a substitute in the 9-0 win over Bournemouth in August 2022 and, after injuries and loan spells at Red Bull Salzburg and Las Palmas, returned to Celta permanently in August 2026, starting out with their reserve side. Doni, the Brazilian goalkeeper born in Jundiaí in 1979, turns 47. He joined on a free transfer from Roma in July 2011 and played four times for Liverpool in 2011-12. He went back to Brazil with Botafogo-SP in January 2013, but heart problems forced him to retire that August. Also on this day - 1904: Jack Cox and Bobby Robinson scored in a 2-0 Second Division win at Burnley. - 1955: Billy Liddell and Alan Arnell scored two each in a 4-1 Second Division win at Bury. - 1960: Kevin Lewis, Roger Hunt, Alan A'Court and Dave Hickson scored in a 4-2 Second Division win at Huddersfield Town. - 1977: Everton held Liverpool to a goalless derby at Anfield in front of 51,668. - 1994: Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler and John Barnes scored in a 3-0 Premiership win over Wimbledon at Anfield. - 1995: McManaman scored twice and Jamie Redknapp added a third in a 3-1 win at Southampton, where Matt Le Tissier was sent off after two bookings. - 2008: Robbie Keane put Liverpool ahead at Atlético Madrid in the Champions League group stage, but Simão equalised late on for a 1-1 draw. - 2014: Real Madrid won 3-0 at Anfield in the Champions League, with Cristiano Ronaldo opening the scoring and Karim Benzema adding two, all before half-time. - 2015: Jürgen Klopp's first game at Anfield as manager ended 1-1 with Rubin Kazan in the Europa League, Emre Can equalising after Kazan had been reduced to ten men. - 2016: Sadio Mané and Philippe Coutinho scored in a 2-1 Premier League win over West Bromwich Albion at Anfield. Do you remember Michael Owen's hat-trick in Moscow in 2002, or were you watching when Liverpool hit five in Frankfurt last year? Have your say in the comments.

The Premier League's incidents panel has backed Gravenberch's red card v City 4-1. The Telegraph reports Liverpool are in no rush to open contract talks with Mac Allister. Full evening briefing on the main site. Link in bio. #LFC

The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel has backed Ryan Gravenberch's red card v Man City, voting 4-1 that Chris Kavanagh got both yellows right. The lone dissenter felt the first, on Elliot Anderson, wasn't a booking. #LFC

Are Liverpool preparing a €20m January bid for Trent Alexander-Arnold? We've taken a look at the latest claims coming out of Spain. Visit the main site for our analysis and verdict. Link in bio. #LFC

Liverpool have joined Chelsea in the race for Roma midfielder Manu Koné, per Tuttomercatoweb. Chelsea bid €60m in the summer, and both clubs could go higher at the end of the season. #LFC

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Once a Red No. 12: Alan Waddle. His only Liverpool goal won the derby at Goodison in December 1973, when he was 19. Four years later he was on the bench in Rome. Do you remember Alan Waddle's winner at Goodison in December 1973? Have your say in the comments. #OnceARed #LFC

From 2-0 down to 4-3 winners. Ngumoha ran the show with two assists and Mac Allister scored twice, but Liverpool have now conceded six in two European games, and Iraola admits they "probably started too relaxed". Our full match report and analysis is on the site. #LFC

Rio Ngumoha was UEFA's player of the match as Liverpool came from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal 4-3. Iraola says the 18-year-old isn't "the full package" yet, Mac Allister credits his head coach for the turnaround, and there's still no word on Muñoz before Brighton. #LFC

On This Day, 21 October: Salah double sees off Everton Mohamed Salah scored twice in the second half at Anfield on this day in 2023 as Liverpool beat ten-man Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside derby. Bob Paisley's 100th league win as manager in 1978, a last-minute winner against Gordon Banks and Stoke City in 1972 and an own goal that settled a Champions League night in Amsterdam in 2020 all fall on the same date, and Paul Ince turns 59 today. 2023: Salah breaks the deadlock Everton were down to ten men before half-time, after Ashley Young was booked twice for fouls on Luis Díaz. Sean Dyche's side still held out until the 75th minute, when Salah scored a penalty past Jordan Pickford in front of the Kop. The referee, Craig Pawson, gave it for a Michael Keane handball after a VAR review. Everton were angry that Ibrahima Konaté, already booked, had stayed on the pitch after a foul on Beto while the game was goalless. Jürgen Klopp's side made sure deep into stoppage time, when Darwin Núñez broke clear and set up Salah for his second in the 97th minute, in front of 50,201. 1972: Callaghan wins it late It was 1972, and Bill Shankly's league leaders were a goal down at half-time at Anfield after Jimmy Greenhoff put struggling Stoke City ahead. Gordon Banks, England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper, kept Liverpool out until the 66th minute, when the referee, Roger Kirkpatrick, penalised him and gave an indirect free-kick. Emlyn Hughes drove it in. Right at the end, from a Hughes free-kick, Ian Callaghan's shot took a deflection off Eric Skeels and beat Banks for a 2-1 win in front of 45,604. It proved to be Banks's last top-flight game. The next day, driving home from treatment at the Victoria Ground, he was badly hurt in a car crash and lost the sight in his right eye, though he later played again in the United States for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1977 and 1978. Liverpool went on to win the league and the UEFA Cup that season. 1978: A century for Paisley Forty-eight years ago today, in 1978, goals from David Johnson and Kenny Dalglish beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield in front of 45,775. It was Liverpool's tenth win in their first 11 league games, and it kept them top of the First Division. It was also Bob Paisley's 100th league win as manager, in his 179th league game in charge. Paisley's side finished that season as champions with a record 68 points, under the old two points for a win, and conceded just 16 goals in 42 league games. 2020: An own goal in an empty stadium Six years ago today, in 2020, Liverpool began their Champions League campaign as English champions at Ajax, with no fans allowed into the Johan Cruyff Arena because of Covid-19 restrictions. With Virgil van Dijk injured, Fabinho played in defence and Adrián kept goal. In the 35th minute, Sadio Mané turned in the box and scuffed an effort that Nicolás Tagliafico sliced into his own net. Before half-time Fabinho hooked Dušan Tadić's lob over Adrián off the line with an overhead clearance, and Davy Klaassen hit the post soon after the restart. Klopp's side held on to win 1-0. Born on this day in 1967: Paul Ince Paul Ince, born in Ilford, turns 59 today. He joined Liverpool from Inter in July 1997, two years after leaving Manchester United for Italy, and Roy Evans made him captain straight away. He spent two seasons at Anfield before moving to Middlesbrough in 1999. 1920 and 1959: Two more birthdays Cyril Done was born in Liverpool on this day in 1920. He scored the only goal on his debut against Chelsea at Anfield on 2 September 1939, but Britain declared war the next day and the season was abandoned, so the goal never counted. After the war he scored ten league goals in 17 games as Liverpool won the 1946-47 title, and he joined Tranmere Rovers in May 1952. Kevin Sheedy, born in Builth Wells in 1959, turns 67. He signed from Hereford United in 1978 and played five games for Liverpool, scoring twice in the League Cup, before joining Everton in 1982. He went on to win 46 caps for the Republic of Ireland. 2017: Brewster's hat-trick in Goa In 2017, Rhian Brewster, then a Liverpool youngster, scored a hat-trick as England Under-17s beat the USA 4-1 in the World Cup quarter-final in Goa. He scored in the 11th and 14th minutes and set up Morgan Gibbs-White for the third. Josh Sargent pulled one back for the USA before Brewster completed his hat-trick with a stoppage-time penalty. England went on to win the tournament, beating Spain 5-2 in the final, and Brewster won the Golden Boot with eight goals. Also on this day - 1895: Frank Becton scored a hat-trick, but Liverpool lost 5-4 at Burslem Port Vale in the Second Division. - 1905: Sam Hardy made his debut in goal in a 4-1 win over Nottingham Forest at Anfield, and kept his place as Liverpool won the league that season. - 1922: Cyril Gilhespy, Dick Forshaw and Walter Wadsworth scored in a 3-1 win over Cardiff City at Anfield. - 1950: Russell Crossley made his debut in goal in a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough at Anfield. - 1970: Alec Lindsay, Chris Lawler and Emlyn Hughes scored in a 3-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest at Anfield in the Fairs Cup second round, first leg. - 1981: David Johnson and Sammy Lee put Liverpool two up, but AZ Alkmaar drew 2-2 in the European Cup second round, first leg. Liverpool won the return 3-2 at Anfield. - 1997: Strasbourg 3-0 Liverpool in the UEFA Cup second round, first leg. Liverpool won the return 2-0 at Anfield but went out 3-2 on aggregate. - 2000: Emile Heskey's goal against his former club, Leicester City, gave Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win at Anfield. - 2010: Roy Hodgson's Liverpool drew 0-0 at Napoli in the Europa League group stage. Were you at Anfield for Salah's derby double in 2023, or do you remember Gordon Banks and that late Ian Callaghan winner in 1972? Have your say in the comments.