English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 18, 2025
Liverpool WDLWD 2
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Brentford DLWLD 0
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Gtech Community Stadium · 17,215 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Late Darwin Núñez double sees Liverpool edge Brentford

Substitute Darwin Nunez's stoppage-time double gave Liverpool a 2-0 win at Brentford on Saturday, as the Premier League leaders left it late to record their first league win of 2025.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
15
Corner Kicks
2
7
Saves
6
61.1
Possession
38.9
37
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
423
Accurate Passes
252
484
Passes
319
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
1
32
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.1
36
Long Balls
46
20
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
15
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
35
19
Clearances
35

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 30Mads RoerslevRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 6Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 11Yoane WissaF
  10. 18Yehor YarmoliukAM-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoAM-R

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 7Luis DíazF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
  4. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
  5. 66' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  6. 68' Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Mads Roerslev (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  9. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  10. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  11. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Cody Gakpo.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  13. 90'+2' Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Brentford 0, Liverpool 2. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a fast break.

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