
Liverpool vs Brentford 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool storm to victory over Brentford to go second in Premier League
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Goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino helped Liverpool to a 3-0 win over Brentford at Anfield on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Fabinho (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 49': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Rico Henry.
- 68': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 69': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brentford 0. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 77': Goal! Liverpool 3, Brentford 0. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Diogo Jota.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,824
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Liverpool | 4 | 12 | 0 |
+8 | Arsenal | 4 | 9 | 1 |
+7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 9 | 1 |
+1 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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6 | Fouls | 6 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
7 | Offsides | 2 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
10 | Saves | 1 |
31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
6 | SHOTS | 27 |
1 | ON GOAL | 13 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
213 | Accurate Passes | 589 |
340 | Passes | 712 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
4 | Crosses | 32 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
70 | Long Balls | 75 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
21 | Tackles | 9 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
15 | Interceptions | 9 |
32 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
32 | Clearances | 5 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
17 | Curtis Jones |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
20 | Diogo Jota |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
Brentford (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
18 | Pontus Jansson |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
20 | Kristoffer Ajer ![]() |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
26 | Shandon Baptiste |
6 | Christian Nørgaard |
3 | Rico Henry |
30 | Mads Roerslev |
17 | Ivan Toney |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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