Jack Hinshelwood hit a late winner, when Brighton stimulated their slim hope for scraping the conference competition qualification with an exciting 3-2 victory over Premier League champions Liverpool.
Arne Slot’s Reds were on course for success in the Amex Stadium after a striking finish by Dominik Szoboszlai after Seagulls midfielder Yasin Ayari had canceled the early opener of Harvey Elliott.
But Mohamed Salah – who made his 300th Premier League appearance – missed an open goal to stretch the lead of the visitors before Kaoru Mitoma equalized and colleague Albion -replacement Hinshelwood bounced five minutes from time.
Liverpool has now taken only one point of three games since he won the title on April 27, while the hosts of Fabian Hurzeler climbed to eighth – three points above Brentford – before the season finale of Sunday in Tottenham.
The attempts by Brighton to sneak into Europe became complex after Bitter Rivals Crystal Palace had taken a Europa League place with the shock final victory on Manchester City.
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Albion has to stay in the eighth position to have a possible chance and then hope that Chelsea finishes seventh and beats real betis in the Conference League Final of Carabao Cup winners Newcastle from the top six.
Permutations have been of few worries for running leaders Liverpool since they were confirmed more than three weeks ago.
The Reds, who left Alexander-Arnold on the bench for his summer retreat, were given an honorary guard when they entered the field, which was angry with some home fans.
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