Home Standard Chartered MATCH REPORTFrustration for Liverpool U23s in defeat at Brighton PUBLISHED 3RD DECEMBER 2021 Facebook Twitter Email It was a frustrating day for Liverpool U23s as they lost 3-0 away to Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League 2 on Friday. Swiss forward Lorent Tolaj netted a double for the home side at the AMEX Elite Performance Centre and they added a third goal in stoppage time. Barry Lewtas was able to call upon the likes of Tyler Morton, Conor Bradley, Kaide Gordon and Owen Beck, but the young Reds found it tough going overall as they couldn't quite match their performance in the previous outing against Leicester City. Liverpool actually started brightly and carved out an early opening when Morton saw his curled drive from 22 yards out well stopped by Kjell Scherpen. At the other end, Cameron Peupion broke clear down the right and as he advanced past Jarell Quansah, he found Marc Leonard at the back post - only to see Bradley produce a fantastic block to deny the Brighton man what appeared to be a certain goal. The home side took the lead on 21 minutes. A forward pass from Quansah was intercepted by Ed Turns, who in turn released Tolaj in space just inside the box and he fired an unstoppable effort beyond the reach of Marcelo Pitaluga into the bottom corner. On 35 minutes the Reds had a glorious chance when a fine pass from James Norris sent Gordon through on goal, but the forward could only shoot straight at Scherpen having moved into the penalty box. The Reds then survived a scare when Tolaj burst past Quansah down the left and his cross into the six-yard box was narrowly missed by Todd Miller. The home side doubled their lead just before the hour mark as Miller broke away down the right and his low cross was turned into the net by Tolaj. Brighton then made it 3-0 in stoppage time when a backpass from Jack Bearne went straight to Ben Wilson, who netted. Reflecting on the outing, Lewtas told Liverpoolfc.com: "It was a really frustrating day for us. "We are a young side this season but we need to iron out one or two things in our play and be more consistent." Liverpool U23s: Pitaluga, Bradley, Beck, Quansah, Boyes, Clayton (Koumetio, 61), Gordon, Morton, Woltman, Norris (Corness, 68), Musialowski (Bearne, 61). Unused substitutes: Kelly, Dixon-Bonner. PUBLISHED 3RD DECEMBER 2021 Facebook Twitter Email LATEST NEWS ALL NEWS ‌ 6 HOURS AGO NEWSFA Cup third-round draw details ‌ 7 HOURS AGO NEWSLiverpool's current injury list and suspensions ‌ 8 HOURS AGO INTERVIEWRecord-breaking Rachel Furness: 'I have to pinch myself at my crazy journey' ‌ 10 HOURS AGO ANALYSISTalking points: More Origi heroics, Salah stats, foundations and more ‌ 11 HOURS AGO VIDEOWatch every angle of Divock Origi's Wolves winner Partner: Standard Chartered Partner: Nike Partner: AXA Partner: Expedia Partner: Carlsberg Partner: SC Johnson Partner: Kodansha Partner: Sonos Partner: EA Sports Partner: Mauritius Partner: Monster Partner: MG Partner: Nivea Partner: Hollyfrontier Partner: ThinkMarkets Partner: Quorn Partner: Cadbury Partner: Acronis Partner: Vodafone Partner: NH Foods Partner: Joie Partner: Alexbank Partner: Verbier PRIVACY POLICY TERMS AND CONDITIONS ANTI-SLAVERY COOKIES HELP BROWSER SUPPORT CONTACT US ACCESSIBILITY COOKIE SETTINGS Facebook TikTok Instagram Twitter YouTube © COPYRIGHT 2021 THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MATCH STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY OPTA SPORTS DATA LIMITED. REPRODUCED UNDER LICENCE FROM FOOTBALL DATACO LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COOKIES ON liverpoolfc.com We use cookies and similar technologies to make this website work and also to improve and personalise your experience with relevant content and advertising from the club and on behalf of our commercial partners. By clicking "Accept All Cookies", you agree to their use in line with our Cookie Policy. You can switch off non essential cookies using "Manage Settings" but this may affect the functionality of the website and any personalisation of content. Accept All Cookies Manage Settings