Milestone Moment: Van Dijk’s 250th Premier League Appearance as Liverpool Host Brighton

Milestone for Van Dijk

Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool’s skipper, marks a significant personal milestone by starting in a Premier League game against Brighton.

Liverpool host Brighton at Anfield on Saturday night, in the 16th round of the English top flight.

According to Liverpool’s official X account, Van Dijk will be making his 250th league appearance for the club.

Since arriving from Southampton in January 2018, Van Dijk has helped the Reds win every major trophy available.

Liverpool go into the match in 10th place, level on points (23) with Brighton, who sit eighth.

Lineups and numbers

The starting XI featured Alisson Becker in goal, a back four including Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté and Milosh Kirkez, with Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield, and Florian Vertz, Hugo Ekitike and Curtis Jones in attack.

Subs and further tactical tweaks were noted elsewhere, but the headline remains: Van Dijk’s milestone sits alongside a fiercely contested league duel.

Punchline 1: If defending were an art, Van Dijk would be painting masterpieces on Anfield’s walls.

Punchline 2: With 250 games in the bag, he’s unlocked the Liverpool version of “level boss” status—save, milestone, repeat.