Stats: Alisson aiming to emulate Bruce, Pepe and Simon...

The Brazil international helped the Reds beat West Ham United 4-0 on the opening weekend of the 2018-19 Premier League season and followed that with a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday night.

Only three Liverpool goalkeepers in the last 51 seasons have kept a clean sheet in each of the opening three league games of a campaign - Bruce Grobbelaar, Pepe Reina and Simon Mignolet.

Alisson will emulate them if the Reds can keep out a Brighton side who failed to score in 12 of their 19 Premier League away fixtures last season and lost 4-0 on their previous visit to Anfield.

For more need-to-know pre-match facts and figures, courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea, read on... 

Liverpool have won each of the last five fixtures against Brighton in league and cup competitions.

The Reds are unbeaten in the last seven clashes and have scored 26 times in those meetings with the Seagulls.

The next goal scored will be the 100th in all league and cup meetings between the clubs, while the Reds are five short of recording 50 in league encounters.

Dominic Solanke and Andy Robertson netted their first goals for Liverpool in the 4-0 win against Brighton on the final day of last season.

Summer signing Xherdan Shaqiri scored for Stoke City last season against Brighton in a 1-1 home draw.

Sadio Mane has scored 14 goals in his last 19 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions. Should he find the net in this game it will be the first time he has scored in four successive matches for the Reds.

In the 14 Anfield meetings with Brighton in all competitions Liverpool have scored 38 times, conceding 12.

Brighton boss Chris Hughton, who also had spells at Newcastle United and Norwich City, has lost all five previous meetings with Liverpool as a manager, conceding 24 goals.

Twenty-two of Liverpool's last 35 wins in all competitions have been by at least a three-goal margin.