
Liverpool vs Brentford 2023-24 English Premier League
Salah double helps Liverpool to comfortable win over Brentford
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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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 30': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 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.
- 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': Goal! Liverpool 3, Brentford 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 50,151
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 50,151
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
+24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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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 |
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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