This was a great advertisement for matches behind closed doors. But the usefulness of the result to either team is unclear. Brighton edged a point closer to
Premier League safety but know they might have plundered more here if Neal Maupay had converted a first-half penalty rather than send in a weak shot that amounted to an invitation to save. Kasper Schmeichel accepted it gratefully.
The draw leaves Brendan Rodgers’s side with just one win from their last seven matches; their charge for
Champions League qualification has slowed to a crawl; they remain third in the table but their once-plush cushion is not looking comfortable. “We haven’t quite found our rhythm yet in attack [after the Premier League suspension],” said Rodgers. “I didn’t think we played with enough quality in the first half, in particular.”