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
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.
Half-time: Brentford 2-0 Liverpool
Fair to say Jamie Carragher was not impressed by that Liverpool display. He digs out Harvey Elliott for a senseless dummy in midfield which sparked Brentford’s second goal and Trent Alexander-Arnold for poor positioning in dealing with Wissa. “Liverpool have had the same problem all season: they cannot cope with teams who play with intensity in their game.”
Half-time: Brentford 2-0 Liverpool
Brentford have been fantastic, Liverpool awful. Konate put the first past his own goalkeeper - a stroke of misfortunte - but Wissa then scored three times with two ruled out before the third eventually counted.
Brentford 2-0 Liverpool
45 min: Brentford are not mssing Ivan Toney tonight, it seems - Yoane Wissa has been bright and deserves his goal. Liverpool meanwhile have been disjointed in attack since the first 10 minutes and totally flat defensively, lacking any intensity or close contact to Brentford’s forwards.
GOAL! Brentford 2-0 Liverpool (Wissa, 42)
It was offside, but it doesn’t matter now!
Brentford are straight back on the attack and Wissa is unchallenged once more as he heads Jensen’s cross into the ground and to Alisson’s right - the goalkeeper scoops the ball away but it looked as if it had already crossed the line, and the referee’s goal-line technology confirms it: goal!
GOAL? Brentford 2-0 Liverpool (Wissa, 39)
Wissa brings down a corner on his chest and then fires home... but is Ben Mee offside? The ball deflects off the centre-back before squeezing past Alisson in goal. Terrible defending but Liverpool might get away with it...
Brentford 1-0 Liverpool
35 min: A decent spell, this, by Liverpool, which just needs that clear-cut chance at the end of it. Salah drifts out to the right to get involved but gives the ball away and the pressure is relieved - Brentford come forwards, but Wissa is offside.
Brentford 1-0 Liverpool
32 min: Liverpool have a corner, which Tsimikas whips in to the near post where Konate can’t quite connect properly with the header. Oxlade-Chamberlain takes a shot from range after the ball is cleared, but it’s easily saved by David Raya.
Brentford 1-0 Liverpool
29 min: Tsimikas is having a little bit of joy down the left side arriving at the back post, but he’s lacking the end product either with shot or cross.
Brentford 1-0 Liverpool
26 min: Wissa has the ball in the back of the net after another Brentford set-piece, but this one is ruled out for offside. Brentford have their tails up and the Gtech Community Stadium is bouncing.
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