Liverpool vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Mohamed Salah double helps Reds go top
Liverpool 3-0 Brentford: Mohamed Salah scored twice and Diogo Jota added a fine third as the Reds kept pace with the leaders at the top of the Premier League
Liverpool moved joint-top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah’s double helped the Reds return to winning ways against Brentford at Anfield.
Salah struck at Anfield for the sixth Premier League game in a row to start the season with goals either side of half-time, with Diogo Jota adding a third late on.
Darwin Nunez saw two goals disallowed for offside before the Uruguayan turned provider as Salah broke the deadlock with a smart finish on 39 minutes.
Salah then doubled Liverpool’s lead as he nodded a free header into the corner after Kostas Tsitmikas managed to keep the ball in play on the byline.
Brentford carried threat at times but were denied by Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, before Jota added a third with a fine curling finish late on.
After last week’s draw at Luton and defeat to Toulouse in midweek, victory for Liverpool put Jurgen Klopp’s sidel level on points with Arsenal and Manchester City, ahead of the champions’ trip to Chelsea.
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Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
45+5 mins: OVER! A huge chance from Salah before the break!
A delightful ball over the top from Alexander-Arnold catches the Brentford defence on their heels but Salah fires over from close range. A great chance for Liverpool to double their lead.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
45+2 mins: A fizzing shot from Nunez on the edge of the box who has been a constant threat in this first half. Flekken does well to parry the shot up before claiming it properly at the second attempt.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
45+1 mins: Into the first of six minutes of added time at Anfield as the ball drops kindly to Mee inside the box. The centre-back tries to fire a low cross across the box on the swivel, but it’s deflected and eventually cleared away by the Liverpool defence.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
With that goal, Salah becomes the first Liverpool player to score in each of their first six home league games. Not bad.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Brentford (Salah, 39 mins)
The Egyptian with the opener!
I said a goal was coming and it’s the home side who have it courtesy of Salah.
Alexander-Arnold drills a pass into Nunez, who does superbly to control the ball and slip in Salah behind the Brentford defence who makes no mistake with a customary left-footed finish into the far corner.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
34 mins: End-to-end stuff now here as Nunez tries his luck before Wissa almost creates a chance for the visitors up the other end.
It surely won’t remain goalless for much longer here...
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
32 mins: SAVE! But what a chance for Brentford now. Straight from the corner, a long ball finds Mbuemo who is clean through on goal but the forward is denied superbly by the outstretched left hand of Alisson.
A big save from the Brazillian.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
31 mins: Tsimikas swings in the cross but it just doesn’t break for Jota as Brentford hack it away for a corner.
A good spell, this, for the home side.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
30 mins: A pair of yellow cards for the away side as captain Norgaard is shown one for a handball before Ajer joins him in the book after a late challenge on Jota.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
27 mins: DISALLOWED! Nunez has another ruled out!
It’s an acrobatic finish from the forward but he’s clearly come back from an offside position and the goal is ruled out.
It was a superb save from Flekken initially to deny Van Dijk’s header from the corner.
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