Own Goal and Isak Strike Send Liverpool Into Premier League Top Four

Liverpool have finally picked up a league win at Anfield, and it came with a move up the Premier League table. Arne Slot's side beat Brighton 2-0 to climb into the top four, ending a run in which the home ground had not delivered the three points the club's supporters expect there.

The breakthrough came with some help from the visitors. Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross put the ball into his own net, and the goal gave the hosts the early foothold they needed. Alexander Isak then added a second, and Brighton left Merseyside with nothing to show for a afternoon of pressing in the wrong half of the pitch.

The result matters beyond the scoreboard. Anfield has long been Liverpool's most reliable source of confidence, so a side that has struggled to win there in the league needs to turn those results around quickly. A clean sheet and two goals against a Brighton side that had been hard to beat will ease some of the pressure around the squad, and it gives them a platform to build on.

For Brighton, the defeat is harder to explain. The own goal was the kind of moment that can unsettle a team, and they struggled to create a clear route back into the game once Liverpool were ahead. Their next task is to find a way to stay compact and punish the mistakes that Liverpool's attacking players are quick to exploit.

Liverpool now sit where they want to be in the table, and the question for the rest of the campaign is whether this win becomes the start of a sustained run at home or a one-off in a difficult season.