Brentford vs Liverpool, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrentford pull off historic win, beating Liverpool for first time since 1938
Brentford pulled off a shock win over Liverpool in the Premier League at the Community Stadium, beating the Reds for the first time since 1938.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
- 2': Zanka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 3': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Virgil van Dijk is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 9': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 9': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 13': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 15': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
- 18': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoane Wissa with a through ball.
- 18': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alisson.
- 19': Own Goal by Ibrahima Konaté, Liverpool. Brentford 1, Liverpool 0.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 20': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Brentford 1-0 Liverpool (Ibrahima Konaté).
- 24': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 24': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 24': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 26': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Offside, Brentford. Ethan Pinnock tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 27': Offside, Brentford. Ben Mee tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 33': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a headed pass.
- 36': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 39': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
- 39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Yoane Wissa (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 39': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa tries a through ball, but Ben Mee is caught offside.
- 40': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 1-0 Liverpool.
- 42': Goal! Brentford 2, Liverpool 0. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
- 44': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 45': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brentford 2, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 47': Offside, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Konaté is caught offside.
- 47': Offside, Liverpool. Thiago tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 48': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 48': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 2-0 Liverpool.
- 50': Goal! Brentford 2, Liverpool 1. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
- 55': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 56': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 56': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Thiago (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt tries a through ball, but Zanka is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 62': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 66': Hand ball by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 70': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 72': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 72': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 76': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 76': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 82': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 84': Goal! Brentford 3, Liverpool 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Vitaly Janelt because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 88': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 88': Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 89': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
- 90'+6': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen replaces Rico Henry.
- 90'+7': Offside, Brentford. Zanka tries a through ball, but Keane Lewis-Potter is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 7 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 73 | Possession | 27 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 543 | Accurate Passes | 118 |
| 652 | Passes | 237 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 15 | Clearances | 37 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,163
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,163
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | +51 | 74 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 33 | +43 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 32 | +44 | 73 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 13 | Mathias Jorgensen  |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 27 | Darwin Núñez |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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