Brighton host Liverpool in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup tonight and the first of two matches between the teams this week.

Holders Liverpool won the Carabao Cup last season and continued their unbeaten start under Arne Slot with a 2-2 draw at Arsenal at the weekend.

Brighton are the sort of Premier League team who would love a cup run and with Fabian Hurzeler’s side sixth in the table and eying a place in the quarter-finals.

Brighton will be at Anfield on Saturday as Slot’s team look to reclaim their place at the top of the Premier League table.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool LIVE: League Cup updates

• Brighton host Liverpool as Arne Slot makes eight changes for Carabao Cup clash

• Brighton: Steele, Lamptey, Igor, Gruda, Enciso, Adingra, Moder, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Ferguson, Van Hecke.

• Liverpool: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Bradley.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2 - 3 Liverpool FC

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:25

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 3.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:24

Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 3.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:22

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:22

Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:22

Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:19

Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Jarell Quansah.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:19

Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:19

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:18

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Liverpool 3. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:15

Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:15

Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Igor Julio.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:13

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 3. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:12

Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:09

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Liverpool 2. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:11

Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:08

Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:07

Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box is saved.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:06

Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:05

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:05

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Julio Enciso.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:05

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Brajan Gruda.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:03

Attempt missed. Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:01

Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:00

Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:00

Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:00

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Andy Robertson.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:00

Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

21:00

Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Cody Gakpo.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:58

Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:58

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Jakub Moder.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:58

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:54

Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a headed pass.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:54

Substitution, Liverpool. Treymaurice Nyoni replaces Wataru Endo.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:54

Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Tyler Morton.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:51

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:51

Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:49

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyler Morton.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:51

Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:48

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:51

Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a headed pass.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:48

Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke following a corner.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:44

Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box following a corner.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:43

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Vítezslav Jaros.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:42

Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:41

Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:41

Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:40

Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:40

Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:38

Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:38

Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:34

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:33

Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 0.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:33

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Ferdi Kadioglu because of an injury.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:17

First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Liverpool 0.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:16

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:15

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Wataru Endo.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:14

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Andy Robertson.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:13

Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:11

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:09

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jason Steele.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:11

Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:09

Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:08

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:07

Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:05

Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:06

Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:05

Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:03

Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

20:00

Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:59

Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:59

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:57

Delay in match because of an injury Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:56

Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:55

Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:52

Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:47

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:45

Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:45

Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Bradley following a fast break.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:43

Attempt saved. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:41

Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:38

Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:37

Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:36

Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:36

Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:31

First Half begins.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

19:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool

17:30

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