A match that was minutes from going down as the most gripping scoreless draw of the season ended in style as Darwin Nunez scored a dramatic stoppage-time brace to give Liverpool a massive win on the road at Brentford.
Both parties had many scoring opportunities in any of the halves, but failed in the face of the purpose since Mark Flekken and Alisson had great games.
With time running out and going into second-half stoppage time, maligned substitution Nunez emphatically ended his struggles to complete as he hit the ball into the net once and twice to seal the 3 points.
VIDEO: Watch both Darwin Nunez goals vs. Brentford in the USA
Liverpool had a difficult attack day before that, generating a total of 37 crazy shots (its most important match in a single league match since at least 2003/4) and obtaining 15 corner serves. controlled to limit their danger despite the large amount of attack opportunities.
At the other end, the Bees were dangerous on the counter, as Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa had a number of chances but were denied either by the Liverpool goalkeeper or great defensive scrambling.
The win put Liverpool seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table, with second-place Arsenal set to play later today at home to Aston Villa. Brentford, meanwhile, were just minutes from a valuable point and instead fall to 11th in the standings.
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Location: Gtech Community Stadium (Brentford, England)Referee: Andy Madley
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Starting lineups:
Brentford (4-3-3, right to left): Flekken (GK) — Roerslev, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter — Norgaard, Janelt (Schade, 65′), Yarmolyuk — Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard (Jansen, 80′).
Liverpool (4-2-3-1, right to left): Alisson (GK)-Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas (Robertson, 65′)-Gravenberch, Mac Allister (Jones,’)-SalahArray Szoboszlai (Elliott,’), Gakpo (Chiesa, 87′) – Díaz (Núñez, 65′).
WHAT a finish! Darwin Nunez strikes twice in stoppage time to secure the three points and inch Liverpool back into control of the Premier League title race.
An exciting purpose with a lot of luck on either end requires 90 minutes to a fly half, but in the end, the Reds get away with it!
90+3 min: GOAL! LIVERPOOL!!! NUNEZ AGAIN!!! HE’S DONE THE BUSINESS LATE!!!
He takes a square pass at the top-left corner of the six-yard box, side steps a defender, and roofs it!
90+1 min: GOAL! LIVERPOOL!!!! DARWIN NUNEZ HAS PUT THE REDS IN FRONT IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF ADDED TIME!!
Brentford fails to clear his lines and Trend Alexander-Arnold tries a second attempt to cross, where he finds Núñez open from 4 yards, and he cannot fail from there!
89th min: Chance, Liverpool! Mo Salah puts one just inches wide! It’s a little flicked curler that misses wide of the far post.
87th min: Federico Chiesa makes his first Premier League appearance since September as he replaces Cody Gakpo.
84th min: Chance, Brentford! Yoane Wissa is denied by a great save from Alisson! Both goalkeepers have been great today!
Then moments, later, Chance, Liverpool! The Reds pass and Trent Alexander-Arnold marten a missile a few inches wide!
80th min: More changes for both sides as Alexis Mac Allister is brought off for Curtis Jones, while the booked Dominik Szoboszlai is replaced by Harvey Elliott. Brentford replace Mikkel Damsgaard with Mathias Jansen.
76th minute: Darwin Núñez throws a chance over the crossbar from 20 meters. It’s not a blatant miss, but it’s an opportunity to make a clever shot in the frame and control the goalkeeper, and he doesn’t do either.
72nd min: chance, Brentford! Bees almost hit a loose kick! The delivery from the left touch line shines on the goal of the goal, and when a striker ends, Bryan Mbuemo pushes the ball on the frame, but Alisson is there to block the effort!
Alisson then makes two saves in the next few minutes, while Brentford begins to reproduce in the game and make efforts at the net.
69 minute: Christian Norgaard and Mads Rootslev are warned for consecutive faults within a minute.
63rd minute: good luck, Liverpool! Mark Flekken dives to his right to prevent Luis Diaz from moving into central position!The Brentford goalkeeper was one today!
Liverpool make a pair of changes as Darwin Nunez and Andy Robertson enter, with Luis Diaz and Kostas Tsimikas brought off. Kevin Schade enters for Brentford to replace Vitaly Janelt.
55th minute: Liverpool again oppose dangerously, but Luis Diaz is closed down by Mark Flekken and Sepp van den Berg, the latter sliding to make a block.
It gives the Reds their ninth corner, but again it’s cleared by Brentford. Liverpool have been shockingly bad from corners in this game, even as they pile up the set-pieces.
49th Min: Luck, Liverpool! Cody Gakpo is released vertically thanks to a glorious breakaway pass from Luis Diaz, and his shot from a tight angle escapes the tester, is blocked for a corner through a defender. Liverpool is actually a strain for a purpose now.
Minute 46: Good luck, Liverpool! A few seconds after the initial serve, Mark Flekken is called to action so that the attack is aimless. What a wonderful task save you, Dominic Szoboszlai, to intervene in the first post!
Cut off Brentford’s counter-attack to the other goal and win their first corner of the game, what a dazzling start to the moment!
Start of the 2nd half: there are no adjustments for either group, as either of them are back. The only wonder possibly is that Arne Slot could have cut Kostas Tsimikas reserved for Andy Robertson, however, that replacement will likely eventually take place.
Half time: Brentford 0-0 Liverpool
A brilliant first half ended without much progress, as the groups were tied after the first forty-five minutes.
This part had everything but a goal, with a lot of mouth action, smart saves, great tackles, physicality, yellow cards and even some sparks on the touchline. It was frustrating for Liverpool, but Brentford also made some wonderful missed chances early on.
43rd minute: Dominic Szoboszlai is the moment reserved by the Liverpool player in this part for having brought down Janelt. Liverpool began to show symptoms of frustration because, from their point of view, Brentford managed to come out of there with a similar physique.
The previous yellow tsimikas in the fit are dazzling, but this is a bit more of a decision of judgment.
41st minute: At first it appears that Nathan Collins had injured himself to stretch for the ball, while he punctured his groin and pointed promptly to Bentford’s bench, supposedly to imply that he needed a substitute. However, despite everything, he is able to continue, and he is staying for the time being.
39 minutes: Lucky, Liverpool! How did Cody Gakpo not score?
35 min: Luck, Liverpool! A vicious shot from Dominic Szoboszlai crushes the crossbar at about 22 meters!What Smash is so unfortunate to locate the bottom of the net!
31 min: Brentford admitted a ton of corners to Liverpool, already their sixth for the reds, but they controlled them very well.
There is a slight war of words outside between the two managers, but to create an inflammation point, the two laugh and shake hands. Accept not to agree!
18th min: Chance, Liverpool! Mark Flekken denies fellow Dutch international Ryan Gravenberch with an absolutely sensational diving save! He goes full-stretch to his right to palm the ball away after Gravenberch had rifled an effort on goal from outside the top of the penalty area!
Minute 11: Good luck, Brentford! Bryan Mbeumo sends a shot to Alisson’s hands! It is a disappointing attempt by Brentford player after locating the most sensitive right corner of the criminal area outside the area.
Minute 10: A surely exceptional play by Virgil van Dijk takes the ball away from Bryan Mbeumo, who in the middle of the transition penetrates the attacking third. Brentford were surely cruel on the counter and Liverpool controlled slightly to stay alive.
8th min: Kostas Tsimikas absorbs an early yellow card by grabbing Bryan Mbeumo’s blouse to save a Brentford against the right wing. It will be a tightrope for tsimikas, and that probably means that we will see Andy Robertson at some point protecting the side Liverpool right.
5th min: Chance, Brentford! A HUGE EARLY OPPORTUNITY! Bryan Mbeumo does brilliantly down the right and feeds Mads Roerslev on the overlap, whose fizzing cross evades Allison along the face of goal, but Mikkel Damsgaard somehow whiffs at the far post, only need to tap it in! How has he missed???
It turns out that Damsgaard would have possibly expected him to touch it again and not realize that it would be okay, but that’s no excuse!
Kick off – they’re underway at the GTech Community Stadium! Can the Reds keep their distance at the top of the table, or will they play a third consecutive league game without a win?
15 mins to kickoff: With the match about to kick off, another look at today’s venue, Gtech Community Stadium, before it began to fill with fans!
Today’s position? #Breliv Pic. twitter. com/cav5slsl8W
45 minutes before the beginning: as their conflict sides also dress in red, the Liverpool will wear its visitor uniform today.
A look at our dressing room ? #breliv pic. twitter. com/u3wq58tgbs
1 Start time: Brentford’s alignment shows that Thomas Frank has to continue with Keane Lewis-Potter on the left side, with the striker of his herbal position to the left. Yarmolyuk arrives at the center of the field for his sixth entry this season, while the former Liverpool Sepp Van den Berg begins his old club.
1 hour 15 mins to kick: The Liverpool lineup is in a bit early, and there’s some surprises. Diogo Jota has been pushing for a starting spot but felt some discomfort against Nottingham Forest and only makes the bench, with Luis Diaz deployed at the No. 9 position again.
Ibrahima Konate remains at center-back, but Andy Robertson is replaced by Kostas Tsimikas at left-back.
1 hour 30 mins to kick: Liverpool monitored Brentford forward Yoane Wissa while in France, where he played for Lorient. According to former Liverpool director of research Dr. Ian Graham in his book ‘How to Win the Premier League: The Inside Story of Football’s Data Revolution,’ the Reds closely monitored his progress.
“Yane Wissa had been brilliant in League Dos and then in the League one for years; in 2012 she would have been on the list of Liverpool finalists, when she moved to Brentford we had the luxury of buying food in the most expensive markets. “
He already hit them strongly, marking a double against the Reds in a 3-3 draw at the beginning of the 2021/22 season before returning the blow to Brentford’s victory 3-1 two years ago.
Please understand that Brentford intends to sell Yoane Wissa this month. Wissa is in wonderful form with 11 top-league goals and two assists this season.
1 hour forty -five minutes to kick: two former Liverpool players have many other first seasons in Brentford. The SEPP Van Den Berg defender has been adequate for bees, which has appeared slightly for the Reds in their five years in the club while sending to various positions. It was despite everything that was permanently downloaded last summer and made 17 openings in the center-back, an important player for an intelligent middle class premier team.
Fabio Carvalho, however, found the incredibly difficult life. Fulham’s youth product was sold for 23 million euros in the summer, but has only played three games as a starter, playing thirteen appearances from the bench and scoring only one goal. Two contrasting lots of two players that everyone did the replacement in the last low season.
? Given the defensive lesions of LFC and the continuous uncertainty related to the future of Virgil van Dijk, it would not have been the worst concept to maintain each other. But by hardening other fortunes in Brentford, Liverpool possibly not remordance the sale of fabio carvalho. ? https: //t. co/mxSpvtryf6 pic. twitter. com/k3xDNSW4XO
2 hours before kick-off: One thing Liverpool will want to keep in mind is that only Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa are among the Premier League’s most sensible goalscorers, although both have a limited number of opportunities.
The two players are among the 3 Americans in the League with fewest shooting goals among players with 4 or more goals, only Chris Wood surpasses them each.
In addition, Mbeumo is having a peculiar season in front of the net from a full perspective, as his thirteen goals with just 6. 25 xG give him the highest positive differential of any Premier League player this season. If he gets even a half-decent look at the frame, he can cause disorder to any opponent.
6. 75: Brentford’s Bryan Mbuemo has scored thirteen league goals with an XG of just 6. 25, giving him a better performance of 6. 75 than any player in Europe’s big five leagues. . twitter. com/boleqow9me
This Premier League match kicks off from Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday, January 18 at 3 p.m. local time in Brentford, England. Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
Aaron Hickey, Kristoffer Ajer, Ethan Pinnock and Josh Dasilva are absent from Thomas Frank’s team.
Former Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg lines up against his former club, while Rico Henry must wait for his first start of the season, having finally made it back from a years-long knee issue for a sub appearance vs. Man City.
Frank was determined to decide whether he should stick with Keane Lewis-Potter at left back, where he played against City, or play the 23-year-old in a more familiar attacking role. He chose the first, with Yegor Yarmolyuk, who leaves the bench to gain a starting position in midfield.
Brentford confirmed starting lineup (4-3-3): Flekken (GK) — Roerslev, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter — Norgaard, Janelt, Yarmolyuk — Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard.
Brentford subs (9): Valdimarsson (GK), Mee, Kim, Henry, Jensen, Konak, Maghoma, Carvalho, Schade.
Darwin Nunez is back from Liverpool suspension and Diogo Jota is pushing for a starting moment, but neither can upgrade Cody Gakpo or Luis Diaz in Arne Slot’s most sensible three. on Friday.
Joe Gomez is injured, but fellow defender Ibrahima Konate is resting for him after admitting he came off injury when he is fully fit.
Kostas Tsimikas was inspired after replacing Andy Robertson at the City Ground and secured a starting position for the out-of-form regular, while Dominic Szoboszlai repositions Curtis Jones.
Liverpool showed the lineup (4-2-3-1): Alisson (GK) – Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas – Gravenberch, Mac Allister – Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo – Díaz.
Liverpool substitutes (9): Kelleher (GK), Robertson, Bradley, Quansah, Endo, Jones, Elliott, Chiesa, Núñez.
The match will not be broadcast live on television for UK audiences due to the blackout on Saturday at 3pm. m. , but will be available worldwide.
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