Liverpool Vs Brentford: 3-0
Liverpool won full points when hosting Brentford in week 12 of the 2023/2024 Premier League, with the result of the match "Liverpool Vs Brentford: 3-0".
Liverpool vs Brentford is presented at Anfield Stadium, on Sunday (12/11/2023).
Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time through Mohamed Salah's goal. Salah added to his goal in the second half. Liverpool secured a 3-0 win over Brentford through Diogo Jota's goal.
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This victory brought Liverpool up to second place in the Premier League standings with 27 points. Brentford are stuck in ninth with 16 points.
The course of the match "Liverpool vs Brentford"
The first chance was obtained by Liverpool three minutes into the game. Cody Gakpo's shot on target from outside the box was caught by Mark Flekken.
Liverpool threatened again in the 15th minute. Darwin Nunez's close-range shot was blocked by Flekken and only resulted in a corner.
Entering the 22nd minute, Nunez broke Brentford's goal through his pass in the penalty area from Dominik Szoboszlai's pass. The linesman raised the offside flag.
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The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) reviewed Nunez's goal. The result was that the goal remained unrecognized due to the offside of the Uruguayan bomber.
Flekken made a brilliant save in the 26th minute. The Brentford goalkeeper denied Virgil van Dijk's header that had bounced off the ground.
The ball was vomited by Flekken headed by Matip and continued into the goal through Nunez's flip. The linesman again raised the offside flag.
Brentford came close to breaking the deadlock in the 30th minute. Bryan Mbeumo stood free, received a pass from behind, and ran to shoot the ball. Alisson Becker flicked the ball away from Liverpool's goal area.
GOAL! Liverpool finally opened the scoring five minutes before halftime. Mohamed Salah broke Brentford's goal.
Salah intercepted the ball in the penalty area after receiving a short pass from Nunez. Liverpool were 1-0 up which became the result of the first half.
Brentford had a chance to score early in the second half. Mathias Jensen's free-kick was parried out by Alisson.
GOAL! Liverpool doubled the lead in the 62nd minute. Salah scored a brace with his header, maximizing Kostas Tsimikas' assist.
GOAL! Liverpool added a goal 12 minutes later. Diogo Jota's fierce kick rolled into the Brentford goal.
The visitors almost broke Liverpool's goal in the 77th minute. Ethan Pinnock's header from a corner was parried out by Alisson.
Brentford failed to reduce the gap until the long whistle sounded. The game was complete for Liverpool's 3-0 victory.
"Liverpool vs Brentford" line-up
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas; Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota.
Brentford: Mark Flekken; Vitaly Janelt, Ethan Pinnock, Nathan Collins, Ben me, Kristoffer Ajer; Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Mads Rasmussen; Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo.