Welbeck inflicts damaging defeat on Liverpool at Brighton as Ekitike injured

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Liverpool suffered a 10th league defeat and another blow to their Champions League qualification hopes as Brighton deservedly earned a 2-1 victory, in which Hugo Ekitike was forced off with an injury.Arne Slot praised his side on Wednesday for delivering their "best performance of the season" after hammering Galatasaray, but they were far from replicating the display on the south coast as Danny Welbeck struck twice either side of Milos Kerkez's equaliser. As it happened | Teams | StatsLive Premier League table | Watch FREE PL highlightsGot Sky?

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Watch now on the Sky Sports app Not got Sky? Get instant access with no contract Giorgi Mamardashvili, standing in for Alisson, kept Liverpool in the game with saves from Gomez and Welbeck while Verbruggen denied Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo from levelling as the visitors slumped to another defeat.More to follow...Story of the match in stats What's coming up in the Premier League?Brighton fixturesLiverpool fixturesPremier League fixtures