# Isak, Barcola and Wirtz turn up – player ratings for Liverpool v Brighton

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/isak-barcola-and-wirtz-turn-up-player-ratings-for-liverpool-v-brighton/
- Published: 2026-10-25T15:58:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T17:39:01+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crwyd857p00yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield.
- Isak scored his sixth league goal in six games.
- Wirtz and Barcola earned the highest player ratings.

## Summary

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield, with Alexander Isak scoring after Pascal Gross’s own goal had put the hosts ahead. The win extended Isak’s run to six Premier League goals in six games, while Liverpool kept a league clean sheet.

Florian Wirtz’s shot deflected off Gross for the opener, and Bradley Barcola set up Isak four minutes later. Both Wirtz and Barcola were rated 8, the highest scores in the report; Isak, goalkeeper Alisson and several Liverpool defenders received 7. Brighton’s Olivier Boscagli was rated 4 after struggling against Barcola and losing the ball before the second goal.

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