Brentford v Liverpool - as it happened
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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90'FT: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool. Resolute performance from the Bees, as they see off a second half pressure from Liverpool to hold on for all three points. Both sides have a got a cup game up next as league proceedings take a break next weekend - it's West Ham for Brentford and Wolves for Liverpool. Thanks for joining the live stream tonight, hopefully see you again soon!
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90'90+6: Liverpool not giving up, but it looks impossible to come back from here.
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90'6 minutes added on for the Scousers to try and salvage something!
Substitution
at Brentford
Substitution
at Brentford
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87'SUBS for Brentford: Mbeumo off for Canos and Janelt makes way.
Goaaaaaal!
de Brentford en el 84'
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Statistics of Bryan Mbeumo in Premier League389
0.24850
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84'GOAL FOR BRENTFORD!!!!!!!!!!! The Bees once again catching Liverpool out on the break, with Mbeumo clamly slotting past Alisson after running half the length of the pitch then turning Konate inside-out.
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84'SUB for Liverpool: Jones on for goalscorer Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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73'SUBS for Brentford: Jensen off for Dasilva and Wissa off for Lewis-Potter.
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70'Nunez adds another one to the catalogue of recent misses, after dragging a shot well wide.
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69'The Bess really under the cosh here, as the expected pressure from Liverpool has finally arrived. They'll do well to see out this victory.
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67'Liverpool have continued under the same vein recently, now winning themselves yet another corner kick.
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60'Liverpool not letting up, and Thiago's shot goes out for a corner.
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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57'Thiago given a deserved yellow after going in hard and late.
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55'Fabinho tries his luck from distance, but Raya gets down low quickly to parry it away.
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54'Bees' turn to attack with another corner.
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52'Can't say that the goal wasn't coming, as Klopp's men get a deserved goal back in this one.
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 50'
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Statistics of A. Oxlade-Chamberlain in Premier League91
0.11000
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50'GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL!!!!!!!! Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain grabs one which should count, after heading home from an Alexander-Arnold cross.
Goal disallowed
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48'GOAL RULED OUT FOR LIVERPOOL!!!! Darwin Nunez has the ball in the net for Liverpool after smartly looping it over Raya, but it was ruled out for for offside. You won't see a closer call than that all season!
Substitution
at Liverpool
Substitution
at Liverpool
Substitution
at Liverpool
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46'SUBS for Liverpool: Robertson for Tsimikas, Elliott off and Matip on for Van Dijk
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45'Back underway here, Liverpool desperate to improve on that first half performance.
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45'HT: Brentford 2-0 Liverpool. What a manic first half, as the Bees are two up but have had another two ruled out for offside. A thoroughly deserved lead for the home side who have dominated large swathes against a poor Liverpool side.
Goaaaaaal!
de Brentford en el 42'
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Statistics of Yoane Wissa in Premier League387
0.18330
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42'GOAL FOR BRENTFORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WISSA HAS IT IN THE NET ONCE AGAIN. Brentford not giving up as this time the Bees striker clinically heads home off a good cross.
Goal disallowed
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41'Brentford have their second VAR-ruled out goal of the afternoon, as Wissa's shot goes past Ben Mee, who was stood in an offside position in front of Alisson. 1-0
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39'GOAL FOR BRENTFORD!!!!!!!! Wissa adds the home side's second which should count this time, as he chests down the corner cleverly, then fires it down into the bottom corner.
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39'Another corner for Brentford, as Tsimikas desperately gets a head on the cross. Brentford dominating this first half overall.
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36'Liverpool dominating the latest exchanges, with Brentford camped in their own half.
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33'Liverpool the next ones to get a corner, can they recreate Brentford's form from them today...
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32'Liverpool getting annoyed with this one as they feel they should be playing better.
Goal disallowed
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27'Brentford have the ball in the back of the net once more after a manic goal mouth scramble from a corner, but it was resultingly ruled out for offside. How the linesman managed to see that one I don't know!
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24'Great save by Raya who does well to get down so low so quickly. Tsimikas finds himself free in the box and lets fly by the Brentford keeper is equal to it.
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23'Liverpool not letting that get them down, as they have come out stronger after the goal, keeping large swathes of the possession.
Own goal
de Liverpool en el 19'
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19'GOAL FOR BRENTFORD!!!!! It's Konate who puts the ball back into his own net from the corner. He was unlucky as I'm not sure he knew much about that, but the cross deflects off him and dribbles past Alisson.
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18'Great counter attack from Brentford which falls to Mbeumo, who cannot put the effort past a sprawled Alisson. Corner.
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15'Wissa goes close, but the Brentford striker's acrobatic overhead kick sails just over Alisson's goal.
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13'Brentford having their chances to get forward, but have been unable to test Alisson as of yet.
Yellow card
a Liverpool
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9'Elliott gets Liverpool's first yellow of the afternoon, as the youngester pulls down the Brentford player who was racing away on the break. The definition of 'taking one for the team'.
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8'Great through ball from Salah, threading Nunez deliciously into the box, who takes it round Raya with his first touch, but he is unable to get the effort in the net. Nunez' first chance of the day.
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6'Liverpool continue their pressing, but have been unable to put one goal-bound.
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3'VVD with a superb chance, finding himself alone just outside the six yard box and a free shot at goal. It was saved then later ruled out for offside, should have put it in the back of the net in any event.
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3'Reds get a corner from the resulting free-kick as they look to get ahead early on.
Yellow card
a Brentford
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2'Early booking for Zanka who goes in late on Nunez.
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1'The away side get us underway here on a cold January evening in London.
Start of match
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PRVWBoth sets of players walking out here, as we prepare to get this new matchday underway!
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PRVWThe stage is set! What a great looking stadium for this battle!
January 2, 2023
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PRVWIvan Toney was 'close' to being available for tonight's game according to Bees boss Thomas Frank.
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PRVWHere's some footage of the Liverpool squad arriving ahead of the game.... Less than 45 minutes to go now!!
January 2, 2023
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PRVWIt's single figures temperature-wise in Brentford at the moment, I hope the fans have gone with their winter gear on!
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PRVWStuart Atwell is the man in the middle for this one, and he'll be assisted by Darren England on the VAR.
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PRVWLiverpool make 3 changes from their win over Leicester, as Henderson, Robertson and Matip are dropped for Fabinho, Tsimikas and Konate respectively.
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PRVWJust the two changes for The Bees from their neat 2-0 win over West Ham, as Toney and Dasilva make way for Wissa and Janelt.
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PRVWBrentford starting XI: Raya, Roerslev, Zanka, Mee, Pinnock, Henry, Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen, Mbuemo, Wissa.
January 2, 2023
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PRVWLiverpool starting XI: Alisson, TAA, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Nunez.
January 2, 2023
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PRVWStay tuned for the line-ups as they will be out shortly....
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PRVWIt's 10th hosting 6th, as Klopp's men will look for their fifth consecutive league win over a Brentford side who are unbeaten in 5 Premier League outings.
Pre-match
02 January 2023, 18:30
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
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PRVWHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League matchday 15 clash between Brentford and Liverpool!
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