Brentford vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Bryan Mbeumo seals win

Liverpool failed to make it five Premier League wins in a row

Klopp previews Liverpool's trip to Brentford

Liverpool’s poor defending cost them dearly as Brentford claimed another famous scalp with a 3-1 victory.

An Ibrahima Konate own goal and Yoane Wissa’s header put the Bees in control, prompting angry Reds boss Jurgen Klopp to substitute key defender Virgil van Dijk at half-time.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back but Bryan Mbeumo killed the Reds off as they lost more ground in the race for a top-four Premier League finish.

It was a case of no Ivan Toney, no problem for Brentford as Liverpool went the same way as Manchester United and Manchester City this season.

Brentford vs Liverpool

• Match kicked off in west London at 5.45pm GMT
• Andrew Robertson on Liverpool bench; Cody Gakpo not yet registered
• Brentford’s top scorer Ivan Toney ruled out through injury
• GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Liverpool (Konate og, 19)
• GOAL! Brentford 2-0 Liverpool (Wissa, 42)
• GOAL! Brentford 2-1 Liverpool (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 50)
• GOAL! Brentford 3-1 Liverpool (Mbeumo, 84)
• Full-time: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool

[2 January 2023 19:06 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

75 min: Two Brentford changes: Mathias Jensen and Yoane Wissa are off, Josh Dasilva and Keane Lewis-Potter are on.

[2 January 2023 19:04 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

72 min: Darwin Nunez is booked for dissent. It looked like he was being fouled but he then shoved his marker to the ground, and that is how the robust debate with the referee began.

[2 January 2023 19:01 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

69 min: Darwin Nunez screws a shot across goal, a poor finish. Time is ticking away.

[2 January 2023 18:56 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

63 min: A bit of a lull in the game. Liverpool are most certainly the dominant force right now - Jurgen Klopp’s half-time changes and teamtalk have had an effect - but they are struggling to carve out chances after that initial second-half rush.

[2 January 2023 18:52 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

60 min: Thiago has started to pull the strings in Liverpool’s midfield, and he also gets a couple of shots away - the latter is deflected away for a corner, but Brentford deal with it comfortably.

[2 January 2023 18:50 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

57 min: Thiago wipes out a dashing Wissa and picks up a yellow card - probably a ‘good yellow’ in the sense of stopping a Brentford counter, and something Liverpool could have shown more of in the first half. On the bench, Van Dijk has some strapping on his leg, so it would seem his half-time change was for injury while the other two switches were tactical. Andy Robertson in particular has injected lots of energy.

[2 January 2023 18:47 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

54 min: Fabinho spins and drives from midfield before letting fly with a low effort which is parried away by Raya.

[2 January 2023 18:42 · Lawrence Ostlere]

GOAL! Brentford 2-1 Liverpool (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 50)

What a game this is! The ball is over the goalline for the sixth time in the match and this is one that counts. It’s a stunning cross by Trent Alexander-Arnold off his left foot from the right-hand side, perfectly on to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s head who guides it into the far corner. A much better start to the half by Liverpool.

[2 January 2023 18:40 · Lawrence Ostlere]

No goal! Brentford 2-0 Liverpool

What a finish by Darwin Nunez, flicking the ball over David Raya after racing through on goal, but VAR steps in to rule it out - he was just offside.

[2 January 2023 18:37 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-0 Liverpool

Back under way, and Jurgen Klopp has made three half-time changes:

Virgil van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas and Harvey Elliott are off. Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson and Naby Keita are on.