This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

Hello and welcome to the preview podcast to look ahead to Liverpool's trip to Brighton and Hob Albion today.

My name is Paul Wheelock and for anyone who has never listened to this show, we get the inside

track on the Reds' next opponents by speaking to a reporter fan a fan or former player.

So to get the low down on Brighton, I picked up the phone to Brian Owen of the Argus newspaper.

Liverpool may have seen their unbeaten start come to an end in their first Premier League game of the new year, but you would think they will

return to winning ways today and we establish their seven-point lead at the top over Manchester City.

After all, they've yet to drop a point this season against the team from outside the top six and their victories over Brighton

last season could not have been more comprehensive. But the Seagulls have improved since then, which was evident in

the Nano 1 they'll defeated Anfield back in August.

However, can they actually become the first side outside of City, Arsenal and Chelsea to take points

off the Ergan clock side?

We'll find out of Brian, before we hear from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pierce

after we attended Clops press conference. Enjoy and we'll be back later today

with the post game podcast. The Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo.

Thanks very much for joining me to talk all things bright and ahead of local trips to the Amex on Saturday.

You okay, mate?

Yeah, very good thanks. Paul yourself?

Yeah, not bad. Looking forward to this game. You know, probably if you look at it, you

probably set the scene, Brighton are going well in the Premier League, but they'll probably still

be considered on the underdog for the visitor approval, but we'll do have major injury concerns in defense. considered underdog

the doctrine of his ill and poor but we'll do have major injury concerns in defence which

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