English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 25, 2024
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Liverpool WWWDW 2
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Match Report

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Mo Salah nets as Arne Slot's Liverpool keep up winning start

Arne Slot's comfortable start to life as Liverpool manager continued when his new side strolled to a 2-0 victory over Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
2
37.9
Possession
62.1
8
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
550
364
Passes
602
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
46
25
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
7
6
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
11
16
Clearances
11

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 7Luis DíazAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

BRE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerLB
  5. 30Mads RoerslevRB
  6. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  7. 6Christian NørgaardCM-R
  8. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLM
  9. 8Mathias JensenRM
  10. 11Yoane WissaCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a fast break.
  2. 30' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  7. 66' Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mathias Jensen.
  8. 70' Goal! Liverpool 2, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  9. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
  10. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
  11. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  12. 73' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  13. 73' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa.
  14. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  16. 90'+4' Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

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