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Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at home

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Liverpool secured their first home Premier League win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. The win came on a day also marked by Manchester United’s heavy defeat to Bournemouth, reports Businessday.

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday in the Premier League, securing their first home win of the season. Pascal Groß scored an own goal in the 17th minute, deflecting a shot by Florian Wirtz, before Alexander Isak scored a second four minutes later from a pass by Bradley Barcola, reports Businessday.

The result ended Brighton’s run of four consecutive league wins. Isak praised Liverpool’s solid performance against a team he described as very good. The English club had scored both goals before half-time.

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