Substitute Jack Hinshelwood struck a late winner as Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to grab a 3-2 victory over visiting champions Liverpool that keeps their slim hopes of playing in Europe next season alive after twice coming from behind.
Battling for eighth place and a slim chance of playing European football next season if Chelsea win the Conference League, Brighton went behind in the ninth minute when Harvey Elliott scored from close range after a superb Liverpool attack, but midfielder Yasin Ayari levelled in the 32nd minute.
The hosts went in a goal down at the break after Dominik Szoboszlai scored with a dipping cross-shot that flew over keeper Bart Verbruggen and into the net in first-half stoppage time, but Brighton substitute Kaoru Mitoma equalised in the 69th minute, scoring off the rebound from a Danny Welbeck shot.
Hinshelwood then grabbed the chance to be a hero, coming on in the 84th minute and firing home Matt O’Riley‘s pass a minute later to leave Brighton in eighth position on 58 points from 37 games, three ahead of Brentford and four in front of Fulham, with Bournemouth a point further back with a game in hand.
