Mohamed Salah scored twice in six minutes at Brighton but Liverpool were unable to claim a win in an error-strewn draw at the Amex Stadium.
Brighton dominated Liverpool on their way to claiming a 3-0 win in this fixture last season and were brilliant again in the opening 40 minutes of this game, taking the lead when Simon Adingra robbed Alexis Mac Allister and drove the ball past the out-of-position Alisson.
But Brighton's high-risk build-up play began to falter in the minutes before half-time, with a loose pass from Lewis Dunk presenting Salah with the chance to level the game.
Bart Verbruggen and Pascal Gross then combined to hand Liverpool a penalty, which Salah dispatched as Liverpool produced another impressive comeback.
But Ryan Gravenberch missed a sitter as the visitors were unable to add to their lead and Brighton stirred in the closing stages, eventually scoring a deserved equaliser as Lewis Dunk pounced on more sloppy defending to turn home Solly March's free-kick.
