Liverpool vs Brentford, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSalah strike fires Liverpool to 1-0 win over Brentford
An early goal by Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday to keep the pressure on the top four.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 3': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 4': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Zanka.
- 8': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 11': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Zanka.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 16': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 18': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 20': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 22': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 23': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 23': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 25': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 27': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 28': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
- 30': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 30': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 32': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 32': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
- 37': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 37': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 39': Hand ball by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 40': Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 42': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 45': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 45': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 46': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 49': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 51': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 52': Attempt missed. Rico Henry (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Hickey.
- 53': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 54': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 54': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 59': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 59': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 62': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 66': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 66': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney tries a through ball, but Aaron Hickey is caught offside.
- 70': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 70': Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Diogo Jota.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 76': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
- 76': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Alisson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David Raya.
- 79': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
- 82': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 84': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 85': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
- 85': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 87': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 88': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Aaron Hickey.
- 89': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 90': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 90': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+3': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
- 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 326 | Passes | 378 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 18 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,838
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,838
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 34 | +41 | 74 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK)  |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 27 | Darwin Núñez |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 13 | Mathias Jorgensen |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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