With Elliott and Soboslai scoring, the "Red Army" Liverpool finally lost 2-3 to the "Seagulls" Brighton in the 37th round of the 2024/25 Premier League. Slot said that Chiesa's performance in this game has exceeded his expectations, especially after a long absence.

In the 9th minute, Connor Bradley received a pass from Salah and passed it back from the penalty area. Elliott immediately stepped forward and shot low to help Liverpool take the lead 1-0. In the 32nd minute, Gruda made a lob pass near the top of the penalty area. Yasin Ayari dealt with the defense and shot low to help Brighton tie the score 1-1. In the first half stoppage time, Soboslai received Elliott's diagonal pass from the penalty area and shot high to help Liverpool lead Brighton again 2-1.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Welbeck received a diagonal pass from Kaori Mitoma in the penalty area and adjusted a few steps before shooting, but was blocked by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson. Then Kaori Mitoma volleyed and scored, helping Brighton to tie the score at 2-2. In the 85th minute, Matt O'Reilly made a cross from the penalty area, and Hinshelwood scored with a low shot.

In the end, Liverpool lost 2-3 to Brighton away from home.

Liverpool manager Slot said in an interview, "This was a wonderful game. Both teams wanted to invest and were eager to win. There was no behavior that disgusted the audience, such as wasting time or exaggerated falling to the ground. Both sides tried their best to win for almost the entire 100 minutes, and there were some wonderful individual performances during the period."

"I saw a couple of great plays from us, but Brighton's equaliser was also great. The keeper passed the ball, the midfielder faked it out and then cut inside and passed it straight. That was a great play. And the third goal they scored, when Kaori Mitoma used her standing leg to flick the ball behind her to the midfielder, was also a great moment."

“We didn’t get the results we wanted”

Sloter continued, "From their perspective, it was a great moment. I think both teams created a lot of wonderful moments throughout the game. It was indeed a great game, but it's a pity that we didn't get the result we wanted."

In addition, Chiesa, who joined Liverpool in August last year, made his first appearance in the Premier League starting lineup. Talking about the striker's performance, Sloter said, "I think Chiesa's best ability is scoring goals, so the closer he is to the penalty area, the more likely he is to score."

"He had a good chance before Salah missed it, and it was Salah who assisted him and gave him a chance to shoot on the edge of the box. It was an ideal shooting position for him because he is a good player. But unfortunately Van Heyk defended well and blocked the shot."

“Considering he has barely played this season, barely started a game, to suddenly be playing away against Brighton, who are eighth in the Premier League, and have to face a player like Kaori Mitomata in the last 20 minutes, it shows how competitive the Premier League is. Considering he has played like this after a long absence, it is far beyond my expectations.”