Liverpool vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Brentford in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Liverpool vs Brentford
Salah has the ball just outside the box on the right and tries to curl an effort into the top corner on the other side. However, he does not get any bend on it, with his shot going out for a goal-kick.
Liverpool vs Brentford
Alisson tries to let a long ball go out for a goal-kick, but it hits the goalkeeper and goes outside of the box. The away fans cheer as Mbeumo presses him, with the Brazil international pretending to clear it before rolling the ball back into the box.
Liverpool vs Brentford
HOW DID THAT NOT GO IN? Salah plays the ball down the right with Jota rushing into the box. He drives a low cross from right to left into the middle of the box, towards Gakpo in the middle. He is free and has an open goal, but it comes at him too quickly and hits the leg of the Liverpool man.
Liverpool vs Brentford
Toney flicks the ball delightfully down the left, allowing Mbeumo to race away down the flank. He gets to the byline, but nobody is in the middle. He sends his cross straight at Alisson.
Liverpool vs Brentford
Mbeumo has the ball on the byline and crashes it across the box. Alisson claims it next to his post but is bundled into by Toney. He hits the floor, with the referee giving a free-kick.
Liverpool vs Brentford
Henry looks to curl a cross into the box towards Toney, but it goes over him and out to Hickey on the other side. He decides to recycle the ball rather than put another cross in with his left foot.
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