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 0-0 Brentford
25 mins: A brief stoppage after a collision between Brentford centre-back duo Pinnock and Mee. The latter came off worse but he’s back up on his feet now and looks alright to continue.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
23 mins: A matter of centimetres but the goal is correctly ruled out for offside.
Szoboszlai’s wayward effort fell into the path of Nunez but he was just offside as he finished past Flekken. Goalless it remains.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
22 mins: DISALLOWED! Nunez thinks he has Liverpool’s opener but the flag goes up.
VAR begins its check...
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
18 mins: A rare foray forward for Brentford but Ajer is unable to find Wissa with a low cross. Liverpool almost make a mess of clearing the ball out of their box but Mbuemo blazes over with a half chance.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
16 mins: A great surging run from deep by Nunez who is picked out by Salah. The forward doesn’t quite get the power on the effort from a tight angle and Flekken is on hand to turn it behind for a corner.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
14 mins: It’s given away cheaply by the Brentford defence as Endo surges forward with the ball. It bounces the way of Jota but Pinnock does well to deny the forward with a well-timed block.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
8 mins: Alexander-Arnold tries to slide in Nunez down the right, but it skips off the surface and away from the Uruguayan as Flekken collects with ease.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
5 mins: The first set piece for Brentford causes Liverpool a host of problems. Pinnock wins the initial header, but Wissa can’t quite make contact with Mee’s hooked cross before Pinnock eventually skews his effort wide.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
4 mins: A quiet start in this encounter before Gakpo finds a touch of space on the edge of the Brentford box. Szoboszlai finds him well and it’s a fierce strike from the Dutchman but straight down the through of Flekken who saves comfortably.
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