Brentford vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Brentford

FT
0 - 2

Liverpool

90'+1': Darwin Núñez
90'+3': Darwin Núñez

Late Darwin Núñez double sees Liverpool edge Brentford

Substitute Darwin Nunez's stoppage-time double gave Liverpool a 2-0 win at Brentford on Saturday, as the Premier League leaders left it late to record their first league win of 2025.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
2': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
2': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
2': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
7': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
8': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
8': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard is caught offside.
11': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
11': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
13': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
13': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
15': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
18': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
18': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
19': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
21': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
21': Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
22': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
22': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a set piece situation.
24': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
24': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
26': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
29': Offside, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk is caught offside.
30': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
31': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
31': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a headed pass.
33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
34': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
34': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
35': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
37': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
37': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
39': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
41': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
42': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
42': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
43': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
43': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
44': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
45'+2': Hand ball by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Liverpool 0.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Liverpool 0.
46': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
46': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
48': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
50': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
50': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
50': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
52': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
52': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
55': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
55': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
56': Offside, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk is caught offside.
57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
58': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
58': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
61': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
63': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
65': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
65': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
66': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Vitaly Janelt.
67': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
68': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
68': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
69': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
69': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
70': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
71': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
71': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
73': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
74': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
74': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
77': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
78': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
79': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
79': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
80': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
80': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
81': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
83': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
84': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
84': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
86': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
87': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
87': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Cody Gakpo.
88': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
89': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
90'+2': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+3': Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 2. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a fast break.
90'+5': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
90'+5': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Liverpool 2.
0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Liverpool 2.

Statistics

LIV		BRE
14	Fouls	6
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	6
15	Corner Kicks	2
7	Saves	6
61.1	Possession	38.9
37	SHOTS	11
8	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
423	Accurate Passes	252
484	Passes	319
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	1
32	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.1
36	Long Balls	46
20	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
15	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	10
19	Effective Clearances	35
19	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,215

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	21	+30	50
2	Arsenal	22	+22	44
3	Nottingham Forest	22	+11	44
4	Manchester City	22	+15	38

Full Table

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mark Flekken (GK)
4	Sepp van den Berg
22	Nathan Collins
23	Keane Lewis-Potter
30	Mads Roerslev
24	Mikkel Damsgaard
27	Vitaly Janelt
6	Christian Nørgaard
11	Yoane Wissa
18	Yehor Yarmoliuk
19	Bryan Mbeumo

Brentford Substitutes:

Ben Mee, Yunus Konak, Mathias Jensen, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Rico Henry, Kevin Schade, Fábio Carvalho, Kim Ji-Soo, Paris Maghoma.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Ibrahima Konaté
21	Kostas Tsimikas
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
8	Dominik Szoboszlai
10	Alexis Mac Allister
38	Ryan Gravenberch
7	Luis Díaz
18	Cody Gakpo
11	Mohamed Salah

Liverpool Substitutes:

Jarell Quansah, Darwin Núñez, Federico Chiesa, Wataru Endo, Andrew Robertson, Conor Bradley, Harvey Elliott, Caoimhín Kelleher, Curtis Jones.

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