Liverpool vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Mohamed Salah winner
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford: Mohamed Salah’s early goal helped the Reds move a point behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who have two games in hand
An early goal by Mohamed Salah was enough to give Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday that keeps the pressure on fierce rivals Manchester United in the hunt for Champions League football next season.
Their sixth league win in a row left the Merseysiders in fifth spot on 62 points, one behind fourth-placed United, but the Red Devils have two games in hand over Liverpool. Brentford are ninth on 50 points.
Before the game got underway, the Liverpool fans loudly booed, whistled and chanted their team’s name as the national anthem was played to mark the coronation of King Charles in London earlier on Saturday.
Brentford strung five across the back in an effort to thwart Liverpool’s array of attacking riches, but they still went behind in the 13th minute as Virgil van Dijk headed Fabinho’s cross back for Salah to bundle home his 100th goal at Anfield.
Bryan Mbeumo out-sprinted and out-muscled Van Dijk to fire home in the 40th minute for Brentford, but the flag went up for a marginal offside that was confirmed by VAR and the goal was disallowed.
Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo both wasted good chances to increase Liverpool’s lead, but with Brentford only managing a single shot on target, Salah’s goal proved enough for the home side to claim the victory.
Relive the day’s action after Liverpool defeated Brentford and Man City returned to the top against Leeds:
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
88 mins: Brentford certainly haven’t given up hope of getting something from this game as they make another attacking change. Full-back Hickey is taken off with Wissa joining the forward line off the bench.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
84 mins: WIDE!! Hickey is isolated in defence and his attempt to head the ball back to his goalkeeper goes awry. Gakpo latches onto the loose ball but slashes the effort wide from the right side of the box.
Liverpool have had chances to kill this game off and their fans will be hoping it doesn’t come back to haunt them.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
82 mins: Double changes apiece for both sides as we enter the closing stages. Milner and Tsimikas are introduced by Liverpool with Robertson and Jones making way while Brentford bring on Damsgaard and Baptiste in place of Jensen and Janelt.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
78 mins: SAVE!! Clear-cut chances have been few and far between this half but Raya is eventually called into action and makes a superb flying save to his right to deny Alexander-Arnold’s sweetly-hit effort from outside the box.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
77 mins: Yellow card. Alisson is deemed to be taking too long with a goal kick and he goes into the referee’s book.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
75 mins: Janelt concedes a Brentford corner but the away side can clear. Liverpool recycle the play but Alexander-Arnold’s pass into the box is overhit and it’s a goal kick.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
72 mins: Both sides turn to their benches. Brentford make an attacking switch as wing-back Henry comes off for Schade while Onyeka makes way for Dasilva.
Jota makes way for the home side with Henderson coming in to sure up the midfield.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
70 mins: Yellow card. Gakpo shows good determination down the right and he attracts a poor challenge from Henry who is shown a yellow card.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
68 mins: There is confusion between Robertson and Alisson and Hickey ghosts in behind the pair to meet Jensen’s cross. The Brentford wing-back makes a meal of it, though, and the ball ends up behind for a goal kick.
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