By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Danny Welbeck scored twice as Brighton defeated Liverpool 2-1 at the Ammex Stadium.
The Reds have now failed to win five of their last six league trips to the ground.
Liverpool suffered an early setback when Frenchman Hugo Ekitike was forced off inside the opening 10 minutes.
Ferdi Kadıoğlu’s cross from the left was headed back across goal by Diego Gómez to Welbeck, who nodded in at the far post.
It was the forward’s 11th league goal of the season.
Milos Kerkez capitalised on an error in the Brighton defence to equalise for Liverpool on the hour mark.
Jack Hinshelwood set up Welbeck for the winning goal four minutes before the hour mark.
The goal survived a lengthy VAR check for offside.
Brighton climbed into eighth position following the win.
Liverpool now risk ending the weekend five points adrift of the top four.
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