Liverpool vs Brentford, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMo Salah nets as Arne Slot's Liverpool keep up winning start
Arne Slot's comfortable start to life as Liverpool manager continued when his new side strolled to a 2-0 victory over Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 3': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 12': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 12': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 13': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a fast break.
- 19': Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 21': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 23': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 23': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 27': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 30': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 30': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 31': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 33': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 35': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a headed pass.
- 37': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 37': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 40': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 43': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 44': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 45': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 45': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 46': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 46': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 47': Attempt saved. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Flekken (Brentford).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 51': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 52': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 55': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 56': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
- 56': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 58': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 60': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 68': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 69': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
- 70': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 73': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 73': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 79': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 79': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 81': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 85': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 90'+4': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 90'+4': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 550 |
| 364 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 16 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,107
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,107
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | +18 | 36 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 16 | +18 | 34 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 16 | +14 | 30 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | +2 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai  |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Brentford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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