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As Liverpool prepares to host Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup on February 14, 2026, both teams come into the match with contrasting recent forms. Liverpool boasts a solid run, having secured victory in 3 of their last 5 outings. Their attacking prowess has been evident, coupled with a robust defensive line that has shown resilience in critical moments. With a win probability of 62.4%, bookmakers favor the home side to capitalize on their form.
Conversely, Brighton’s recent struggles are apparent, with only 1 win from their last 5 matches. Their tactical setup, traditionally focused on a possession-based game and fluid transitions, has hit a few snags, making it challenging to convert opportunities into goals. The current odds reflect a clear disparity, with Liverpool at 1.54 for a home win compared to Brighton’s 5.04.
While Liverpool’s home advantage and tactical strengths position them as clear favorites, the unpredictable nature of cup competitions should be considered. Brighton, with their potential for a strong counter-attack, could pose a threat if they find their rhythm. This match promises to be an intriguing encounter with multiple outcomes possible.
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| Liverpool 60.5% |
Draw 21.1% |
Brighton & Hove 18.4% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 2:1
Outrights of English FA Cup Liverpool: 11.34% Brighton: 4.58%
Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.54 | 4.54 | 5.27 | ||
| 1.55 | 4.7 | 4.95 | ||
| 1.55 | 4.45 | 5.05 | ||
| 1.53 | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.56 | 4.67 | 5.09 | ||
| 1.52 | 4 | 5.33 |
Latest Results
| 31.01.26 Liverpool FC – Newcastle United – 4:1 28.01.26 Liverpool FC – FK Qarabağ Agdam – 6:0 24.01.26 AFC Bournemouth – Liverpool FC – 3:2 21.01.26 Olympique Marseille – Liverpool FC – 0:3 17.01.26 Liverpool FC – Burnley FC – 1:1 |
08.02.26 Brighton & Hove Albion – Crystal Palace – 0:1 31.01.26 Brighton & Hove Albion – Everton – 1:1 24.01.26 Fulham FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:1 19.01.26 Brighton & Hove Albion – AFC Bournemouth – 1:1 11.01.26 Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1:2 |
Facts
Latest Head To Head
| 13.12.25 Liverpool FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:0 19.05.25 Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool FC – 3:2 02.11.24 Liverpool FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:1 30.10.24 Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool FC – 2:3 31.03.24 Liverpool FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:1 |
Standings
Draw
Main
1/128-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 3 | Peterborough | Cardiff | 1 : 0 |
| 4 | Barnsley | York City | 3 : 2 |
| 5 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 9 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 13 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 16 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 17 | Colchester | MK Dons | 2 : 3 |
| 18 | Oldham | Northampton | 3 : 1 |
| 20 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 21 | Everton | Bye | |
| 24 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 25 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | 0 : 1 |
| 26 | Crewe | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 28 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 29 | Cheltenham | Bradford City | 1 : 0 |
| 30 | Buxton | Chatham | 2 : 1 |
| 32 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 33 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 36 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 37 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 39 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe | 1 : 0 |
| 40 | Reading | Carlisle | 2 : 3 |
| 41 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 45 | Preston | Bye | |
| 47 | Wigan | Hemel Hempstead | 2 : 1 |
| 48 | Spennymoor | Barrow | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Hull | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 53 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 56 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 57 | Boreham Wood | Crawley | 3 : 0 |
| 58 | Newport | Gillingham | 3 : 2 |
| 59 | Brackley Town | Notts Co | 3 : 2 |
| 60 | Burton | St. Albans | 6 : 0 |
| 61 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | QPR | |
| 65 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 68 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 69 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 71 | Gainsborough | Accrington | 1 : 2 |
| 72 | Mansfield | Harrogate | 3 : 2 |
| 73 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 75 | AFC Wimbledon | Gateshead | 0 : 2 |
| 76 | Eastleigh | Walsall | 0 : 3 |
| 77 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 80 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 81 | Port Vale | Maldon & Tiptree | 5 : 1 |
| 82 | Bromley | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 2 |
| 83 | Fleetwood | Barnet | 2 : 1 |
| 84 | Luton | Forest Green | 4 : 3 |
| 85 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 88 | Bye | Watford | |
| 89 | Grimsby | Ebbsfleet | 3 : 1 |
| 90 | Wealdstone | Southend | 1 : 0 |
| 91 | Chelmsford | Braintree | 4 : 1 |
| 92 | Weston-super-Mare | Aldershot | 2 : 1 |
| 93 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 95 | Sutton | AFC Telford | 2 : 1 |
| 96 | South Shields | Shrewsbury | 1 : 3 |
| 97 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 100 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 101 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 104 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 105 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 107 | FC Halifax | Exeter | 0 : 2 |
| 108 | Wycombe | Plymouth | 2 : 0 |
| 109 | Salford | Lincoln | 2 : 1 |
| 110 | Tamworth | Leyton Orient | 0 : 1 |
| 111 | Rotherham | Swindon | 1 : 2 |
| 112 | Bolton | Huddersfield | 2 : 1 |
| 113 | Slough | Altrincham | 2 : 1 |
| 114 | Macclesfield | AFC Totton | 6 : 3 |
| 116 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 117 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 120 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 121 | Tranmere | Stockport County | 1 : 3 |
| 122 | Cambridge Utd | Chester | 3 : 0 |
| 124 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 125 | Derby | Bye | |
| 128 | Bye | Leeds |
1/64-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 2 | Peterborough | Barnsley | 0 : 1 |
| 3 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 4 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 5 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 6 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 7 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 9 | MK Dons | Oldham | 3 : 1 |
| 10 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 11 | Everton | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 14 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 15 | Cheltenham | Buxton | 6 : 2 |
| 16 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 17 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 18 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 19 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 20 | Blackpool | Carlisle | 4 : 1 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 22 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 23 | Preston | Bye | |
| 24 | Wigan | Barrow | 3 : 2 |
| 25 | Hull | Bye | |
| 26 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 27 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 28 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 29 | Boreham Wood | Newport | 3 : 0 |
| 30 | Brackley Town | Burton | 1 : 3 |
| 31 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 32 | Bye | QPR | |
| 33 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 34 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 35 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 36 | Accrington | Mansfield | 2 : 3 |
| 37 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 38 | Gateshead | Walsall | 0 : 2 |
| 39 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 40 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 41 | Port Vale | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 0 |
| 42 | Fleetwood | Luton | 3 : 2 |
| 43 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | Watford | |
| 45 | Grimsby | Wealdstone | 4 : 0 |
| 46 | Chelmsford | Weston-super-Mare | 0 : 2 |
| 47 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 48 | Sutton | Shrewsbury | 1 : 2 |
| 49 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 50 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 51 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 53 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 54 | Exeter | Wycombe | 4 : 0 |
| 55 | Salford | Leyton Orient | 4 : 0 |
| 56 | Swindon | Bolton | 4 : 0 |
| 57 | Slough | Macclesfield | 1 : 3 |
| 58 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 59 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 60 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 61 | Stockport County | Cambridge Utd | 0 : 1 |
| 62 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 63 | Derby | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | Leeds |
1/32-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Barnsley | 4 : 1 |
| 2 | Manchester Utd | Brighton | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Stoke | Coventry | 1 : 0 |
| 4 | Fulham | Middlesbrough | 3 : 1 |
| 5 | MK Dons | Oxford Utd | 1 : 2 |
| 6 | Everton | Sunderland | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Doncaster | Southampton | 2 : 3 |
| 8 | Cheltenham | Leicester | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Wrexham | Nottingham | 4 : 3 |
| 10 | Ipswich | Blackpool | 2 : 1 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | Arsenal | 1 : 4 |
| 12 | Preston | Wigan | 0 : 1 |
| 13 | Hull | Blackburn | 1 : 0 |
| 14 | Charlton | Chelsea | 1 : 5 |
| 15 | Boreham Wood | Burton | 0 : 5 |
| 16 | West Ham | QPR | 2 : 1 |
| 17 | Burnley | Millwall | 5 : 1 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | Mansfield | 3 : 4 |
| 19 | Norwich | Walsall | 5 : 1 |
| 20 | Swansea | West Brom | 2 : 3 |
| 21 | Port Vale | Fleetwood | 1 : 0 |
| 22 | Bristol City | Watford | 5 : 1 |
| 23 | Grimsby | Weston-super-Mare | 3 : 2 |
| 24 | Wolves | Shrewsbury | 6 : 1 |
| 25 | Tottenham | Aston Villa | 1 : 2 |
| 26 | Newcastle | Bournemouth | 4 : 3 |
| 27 | Manchester City | Exeter | 10 : 1 |
| 28 | Salford | Swindon | 3 : 2 |
| 29 | Macclesfield | Crystal Palace | 2 : 1 |
| 30 | Sheffield Wed | Brentford | 0 : 2 |
| 31 | Cambridge Utd | Birmingham | 2 : 3 |
| 32 | Derby | Leeds | 1 : 3 |
1/16-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Brighton | |
| 2 | Stoke | Fulham | |
| 3 | Oxford Utd | Sunderland | |
| 4 | Southampton | Leicester | |
| 5 | Wrexham | Ipswich | |
| 6 | Arsenal | Wigan | |
| 7 | Hull | Chelsea | |
| 8 | Burton | West Ham | |
| 9 | Burnley | Mansfield | |
| 10 | Norwich | West Brom | |
| 11 | Port Vale | Bristol City | |
| 12 | Grimsby | Wolves | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | Newcastle | |
| 14 | Manchester City | Salford | |
| 15 | Macclesfield | Brentford | |
| 16 | Birmingham | Leeds |
English FA Cup Outrights
1. Manchester City: 4.5 (17.65%)
2. Arsenal: 4.93 (16.1%)
3. Liverpool: 7 (11.34%)
4. Chelsea: 8.03 (9.88%)
5. Aston Villa: 11.33 (7.01%)
6. Newcastle Utd: 14 (5.67%)
7. Brighton: 17.33 (4.58%)
8. Brentford: 23 (3.45%)
9. Fulham: 26.67 (2.98%)
10. Leeds: 27.67 (2.87%)
11. Sunderland: 32 (2.48%)
12. Wolves: 38.67 (2.05%)
13. West Ham: 41 (1.94%)
14. Burnley: 45 (1.76%)
15. Ipswich: 75.67 (1.05%)
16. Southampton: 87 (0.91%)
17. Wrexham: 93.67 (0.85%)
18. Stoke City: 93.67 (0.85%)
19. Norwich: 117 (0.68%)
20. West Brom: 117 (0.68%)
21. Birmingham: 117 (0.68%)
22. Bristol City: 117 (0.68%)
23. Leicester: 117 (0.68%)
24. Hull City: 133.67 (0.59%)
25. Oxford Utd: 150.33 (0.53%)
26. Wigan: 233.67 (0.34%)
27. Port Vale: 233.67 (0.34%)
28. Burton: 233.67 (0.34%)
29. Mansfield: 233.67 (0.34%)
30. Salford: 317 (0.25%)
31. Grimsby: 317 (0.25%)
32. Macclesfield: 400.33 (0.2%)
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