Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 and progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup, denying the holders a second victory in six matches.An evenly-matched first half got off to a lively start, with a sprawling Lewis Dunk clearing Mohamed Salah’s shot off the line within five minutes. Up the other end, Trent Alexander-Arnold was in the right place at the right time to deny Evan Ferguson after good work from Solly March down the wing.After being sent through one-on-one by Harvey Elliot, Salah surprisingly side-footed wide, but atoned for his miss when the roles were reversed for the opener minutes later. Jason Steele got a hand to Elliot’s effort, yet couldn’t stop the ball from trickling into the far corner. However, that lead lasted less than 10 minutes, as a partially-cleared corner fell to Tariq Lamptey, who tried his luck from range, seeing his effort deflect off Dunk to wrong-foot Alisson.A couple of early second-half chances for the Seagulls prompted Jürgen Klopp into a triple change on the hour mark. Having just come on, James Milner produced a perfectly-measured ball to set Salah in behind, but Steele remained composed to put a stop to the attack. Armed with fresh impetus, the Reds pushed to retake the lead, but instead required Alisson’s quick reactions to remain level, as the Brazilian denied March from close range.Brighton fans were left enraged when Alexis Mac Allister was knocked off the ball by Ibrahima Konaté when through on goal, and Fabinho narrowly escaped a red card for a reckless challenge on Ferguson. However, with time almost up, all was forgiven when a set-piece made its way to Mitoma, who displayed exquisite close control before firing in the winner.Roberto De Zerbi’s side marked their cup progression with their first-ever consecutive pair of wins over Liverpool, while the Reds exit the FA Cup at this stage for a fifth time in seven years.ENGLAND – FA CUP1/16 finalsFridayMan.City – Arsenal 1-0 (0-0)/Ake 64/SaturdayWallsall – Leicester City 0-1 (0-0)/Iheanacho 68/Accrington – Leeds 1-3 (0-1)/Adekoya 81 – Harrison 23, Firpo 66, Sinisterra 68/Blackburn – Birmingham 2-2 (1-1)/Dack 33, Rankin-Costello 46 – Khadra 3, James 90+1/Bristol City – West Bromwich Albion 3-0 (2-0)/Bell 12, 48, Scott 28/Fulham – Sunderland 1-1 (0-1)/Cairney 61 – Clarke 6/Ipswich – Burnley 0-0Luton – Grimsby 2-2 (0-1)/Adebayo 49 pen, Clark 66 – Holohan 43, Clifton 67/Sheffield Wednesday – Fleetwood 1-1 (0-0)/Earl 71 og – Omochere 52/Southampton – Blackpool 2-1 (1-0)/Perraud 22, 62 – Patino 67/Preston – Tottenham 0-3 (0-0)/Son 50, 69, Danjuma 87/Manchester United – Reading 3-1 (0-0)/Casemiro 54, 58, Fred 66 – Mbengue 72/SundayBrighton – Liverpool 2-1 (1-1)/Dunk 39, Mitoma 90+2 – Elliott 30/17:00: (1.60) Stoke (3.80) Stevenage (6.00)19:30: (4.40) Wrexham (3.50) Sheffield Utd (1.85)Monday21:45: (5.20) Derby (3.70) West Ham (1.70)***odds are subject to change***
