
Liverpool vs Brentford 2022-23 English Premier League
Salah strike fires Liverpool to 1-0 win over Brentford

An early goal by Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday to keep the pressure on the top four.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Goal! Liverpool 1, Brentford 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a corner.
- 27': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
- 54': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 70': Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Diogo Jota.
- 77': Alisson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
- 82': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 88': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Aaron Hickey.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,838
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 35 | 64 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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---|---|---|
10 | Fouls | 19 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
5 | SHOTS | 15 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
244 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
326 | Passes | 378 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
18 | Crosses | 19 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
74 | Long Balls | 49 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
11 | Tackles | 9 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 4 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
18 | Clearances | 27 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) ![]() |
4 | Virgil van Dijk ![]() |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté ![]() |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho ![]() |
17 | Curtis Jones |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
20 | Diogo Jota |
27 | Darwin Núñez |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Brentford (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David Raya (GK) |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
16 | Ben Mee |
13 | Mathias Jorgensen |
3 | Rico Henry ![]() |
2 | Aaron Hickey |
8 | Mathias Jensen |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
15 | Frank Onyeka |
17 | Ivan Toney |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo ![]() |
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