English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 6, 2023
Brentford LLDWW 0
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Liverpool WWWWW 1
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Anfield · 52,838 att.

Match Report

Salah strike fires Liverpool to 1-0 win over Brentford

An early goal by Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday to keep the pressure on the top four.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
46.1
Possession
53.9
5
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
244
Accurate Passes
308
326
Passes
378
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.1
74
Long Balls
49
32
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
4
18
Effective Clearances
27
18
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 18Cody GakpoRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 27Darwin NúñezLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 7James MilnerSUB
  2. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  3. 32Joël MatipSUB
  4. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  5. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  6. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  7. 23Luis DíazSUB
  8. 2Joe GomezSUB
  9. 28Fábio CarvalhoSUB

BRE · 5-3-2

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD
  3. 16Ben MeeCD-L
  4. 13Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  5. 3Rico HenryLB
  6. 2Aaron HickeyRB
  7. 8Mathias JensenCM
  8. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  9. 15Frank OnyekaCM-R
  10. 17Ivan ToneyCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Saman GhoddosSUB
  2. 24Mikkel DamsgaardSUB
  3. 26Shandon BaptisteSUB
  4. 10Josh DasilvaSUB
  5. 9Kevin SchadeSUB
  6. 30Mads RoerslevSUB
  7. 20Kristoffer AjerSUB
  8. 11Yoane WissaSUB
  9. 34Matthew CoxSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 27' Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Darwin Núñez.
  7. 70' Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
  9. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Frank Onyeka.
  10. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Diogo Jota.
  11. 77' Alisson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  13. 82' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
  14. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen.
  15. 82' Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
  16. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Aaron Hickey.

Premier League News

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