Liverpool vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool storm to victory over Brentford to go second in Premier League
Goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino helped Liverpool to a 3-0 win over Brentford at Anfield on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Brentford. Rico Henry tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
- 2': Hand ball by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 4': Offside, Brentford. Mads Roerslev tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 5': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
- 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 9': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 11': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 12': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 14': Offside, Brentford. Ethan Pinnock tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 16': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 19': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 21': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
- 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 22': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 26': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 26': Offside, Brentford. Álvaro Fernández tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 39': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt tries a through ball, but Shandon Baptiste is caught offside.
- 40': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 41': Attempt saved. Joel Matip (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 42': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 44': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Fabinho (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 46': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 46': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 49': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Rico Henry.
- 50': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 57': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a through ball.
- 59': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 62': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 62': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Offside, Brentford. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
- 65': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 67': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 69': Goal! Liverpool 2, Brentford 0. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 76': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 77': Goal! Liverpool 3, Brentford 0. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Diogo Jota.
- 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 85': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 85': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho with a headed pass.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a through ball.
- 88': Offside, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 90'+1': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 90'+2': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kaide Gordon (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 10 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 213 | Accurate Passes | 589 |
| 340 | Passes | 712 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 32 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,824
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,824
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer  |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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