English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 17, 2024
Liverpool DWWLW 4
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Brentford LWLLW 1
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LIV134
BRE011
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,193 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool ease to 4-1 win over Brentford to maintain title charge

Mohamed Salah scored and provided an assist on his return from injury as Liverpool kept their foot on the throttle in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 win at Brentford on Saturday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
4
63
Possession
37
15
SHOTS
15
8
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
508
Accurate Passes
247
614
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
62
18
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
13
17
Effective Clearances
21
17
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:29 Is Nicol worried about Liverpool's injuries vs. Brentford? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerCD
  3. 16Ben MeeCD-L
  4. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  5. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  6. 8Mathias JensenCM-R
  7. 6Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 12Sergio ReguilónLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 7Neal MaupayCF-L
  11. 17Ivan ToneyCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 20Diogo JotaRF

Timeline

  1. 34' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Curtis Jones because of an injury.
  2. 35' Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a headed pass following a fast break.
  3. 44' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Diogo Jota because of an injury.
  4. 45' Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Darwin Núñez because of an injury.
  6. 55' Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  7. 63' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  8. 63' Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Neal Maupay.
  9. 63' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Mads Roerslev.
  10. 67' Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 68' Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a headed pass.
  12. 72' Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 74' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen.
  14. 75' Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 3. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  15. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  16. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Conor Bradley.
  17. 85' Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  18. 86' Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 4. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.

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