Liverpool Lunchtime Round-Up, Sunday 25th October 2026: Brighton Clash Survives Storm Boelo Scare at Anfield
Big news today surrounds the weather rather than the team news, as Storm Boelo threatened to cause havoc across the country and put today's Anfield clash with Brighton in doubt (Liverpool.com). Liverpool moved to issue a statement addressing the postponement risk (Liverpool.com), before confirming the match would go ahead as scheduled (Liverpool Echo). This Is Anfield report it's a straightforward game on, with kick-off still set for 2pm at Anfield as planned (This Is Anfield), while LiverpoolFC.com confirm fixtures at both Anfield and St Helens Stadium will go ahead today (LiverpoolFC.com).
Team news is in, with This Is Anfield reporting four changes to the Liverpool XI, the headline move seeing Araujo handed a start (This Is Anfield). In his Brighton programme notes, Andoni Iraola described the current Anfield run as exciting, saying the team "have to go all in again" (LiverpoolFC.com). For those after viewing details, This Is Anfield and Liverpool Echo both have full how-to-watch guides covering kick-off time, TV channel and live stream information (This Is Anfield) (Liverpool Echo), with Liverpool.com also running live weather and team news updates from a windy Anfield (Liverpool.com).
Elsewhere, Alexis Mac Allister has reflected on last season, admitting things "was not right" at the club, while crediting Iraola with changing the dressing room culture since taking over (Liverpool.com). Alan Shearer has been offering his prediction for today's Brighton game, though he finds himself at odds with an old teammate on the matter (Liverpool.com).
On the loan front, it's a tough time for Harvey Elliott, who was sent off at Valencia in a bizarre double yellow card incident, with his manager speaking out afterwards on what he called an "absurd" moment (This Is Anfield) (Liverpool Echo).
Finally, Darwin Nunez is said to have sent a cheeky private message to Ronald Araujo after his goal in Liverpool's dramatic Champions League comeback win over Villarreal (Liverpool.com).
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