Liverpool vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSalah double helps Liverpool to comfortable win over Brentford
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool eased to a 3-0 victory over Brentford on Sunday, their sixth successive Premier League win at home.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 3': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 5': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 5': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 11': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 16': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 16': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 19': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 19': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 22': Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 24': Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Mee (Brentford).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 27': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Offside, Liverpool. Joël Matip tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Hand ball by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 30': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 30': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 30': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 32': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 32': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 37': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
- 37': Joël Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 41': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 41': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 43': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 45'+1': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ben Mee (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 45'+3': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 47': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 49': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 49': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
- 50': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 51': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joël Matip.
- 52': Hand ball by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 53': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
- 61': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 62': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 64': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 65': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
- 65': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 66': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 66': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 70': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmolyuk replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Mads Roerslev.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Goal! Liverpool 3, Brentford 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 79': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo tries a through ball, but Nathan Collins is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 81': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
- 84': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 84': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Mee.
- 87': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
- 88': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a headed pass.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 89': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 89': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 90'+5': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 90'+5': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 90'+6': Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 354 | Passes | 504 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 31 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 50,151
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 50,151
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip  |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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