Wieffer has played the last three games for Brighton as a right back, being fouled in two of them. Fabian Hurzeler is choosing to deploy him as an inverted fullback which sees Wieffer come into central areas when Brighton have the ball but stay out wide to defend when the Seagulls are out of possession.

This should aid Wieffer when it comes to winning fouls, Liverpool are quite aggressive in central areas namely through Szoboszlai (1.52 fouls committed per 90) and Mac Allister (2.14 fouls committed per 90). Wieffer has been fouled eight times across his eight starts in the Premier League this season (0.87 per 90). This average isn’t reflective of his recent role switch to inverted fullback which should see this metric rise if he plays there consistently. 

Liverpool committed 10 fouls in the initial meeting between the sides at Anfield earlier in the season. Arne Slot’s side are averaging 11.5 fouls committed per game in the top flight this term, Wieffer didn’t start in the game at Anfield but Yasmin Ayari was fouled three times playing in the middle of the park. 

O’Riley has committed a foul in each of his last three Premier League appearances with this total rising to 2+ fouls committed in two of these fixtures. He’s had his most consistent run in the side recently following the injury he picked up at the start of the season.

Brighton committed 18 fouls in the initial meeting between the sides at Anfield and are averaging 11.7 fouls committed per game in the Premier League this season. O’Riley has committed 15 fouls across his 19 appearances in the top flight this season, 11 of these have been starts taking his average to 1.49 fouls committed per 90. 

He’s set to line up against Ryan Gravenberch who was hauled down five times in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Brighton at Anfield earlier in the season. Gravenberch has won 47 fouls across his 35 Premier League appearances this season (1.41 per 90).

The initial meeting between these sides at Anfield produced three goals as Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners and goals should be on the agenda again here when they visit the AMEX Stadium.

Brighton have seen 3+ goals in three of their last five Premier League matches against Leicester, Brentford and West Ham - their other two games in this run fell just one goal short of crossing this line. Liverpool have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five Premier League outings with the exception coming against Leicester. Their last two games since winning the title have produced four goals each.

Brighton have seen 51 goals across their 18 games at the AMEX Stadium this season (2.83 per game) and welcome a Liverpool side that have seen 64 goals across their 18 away fixtures this season (3.55 per game).

Mohamed Salah has registered 48 goal contributions across his 36 Premier League appearances this season (28 goals, 18 assists). He’ll be eager to add to this record before the end of the season seeing as he could still end up breaking a few records.

Salah scored against Brighton in the initial meeting between these sides at Anfield to wrap up all three points for Liverpool. He’s been a bit quieter in the second half of the season but has still managed to pitch in recently with two goal contributions across his last five Premier League appearances.

Liverpool have scored 42 goals across their 18 away games in the Premier League this season (2.33 per game) which is more than any other side in the division. They may be a level below their usual standard having already won the league but Salah is likely to be the one player that keeps his motivation until the end of the campaign. 

Only Darwin Nunez (8) has collected more yellow cards this season than Alexis Mac Allister for Liverpool (6). Mac Allister has committed 62 fouls across his 35 Premier League appearances this season (2.14 per 90) which is a record that supports his solid card record across the season as a whole.

His most recent caution in the Premier League actually came back against Bournemouth at the start of February so he is well overdue a booking based on the averages he’s posted this campaign. Mac Allister committed three fouls and was shown a yellow card in the initial meeting between these sides at Anfield earlier in the season.

Brighton are averaging 11.7 fouls committed per game in the Premier League this season. Only Southampton (12.3), Wolves (12.9) and Bournemouth (13.7) are committing more fouls per game in the Premier League than the Seagulls.

Brighton committed 18 fouls in the initial meeting between these sides at Anfield. They really struggled to cope with Liverpool in central areas which is best displayed by the fact that Ryan Gravenberch was hauled down on five occasions in the middle of the park.

Brighton have committed 11+ fouls in three of their last five Premier League matches with the exceptions coming against Leicester and West Ham in this recent run.