LIVERPOOL. Liverpool conquers Brentford 1-0 after M. Salah scored just 1 goal (13′).

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Brentford that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brentford was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Liverpool succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Liverpool shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brentford shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 4 yellow cards (Virgil van Dijk , Fabinho, Ibrahima Konaté and Alisson). On the opposite side, Brentford received 2 yellow cards (Bryan Mbeumo and Rico Henry).

Standings

After this match, Liverpool will have 62 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Brentford will stay with 50 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Southampton on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Brentford will host Manchester City on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.9), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.2), Ibrahima Konaté (6.8), Virgil van Dijk (7.2), Andrew Robertson (6.8), Cody Gakpo (6.5), Fabinho (7.2), Curtis Jones (6.6), Mohamed Salah (8.0), Diogo Jota (6.8) and Darwin Núñez (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Caoimhin Kelleher, Konstantinos Tsimikas (6.8), Harvey Elliot, Joël Andre Job Matip, Fabio Carvalho, Jordan Henderson (6.4), James Milner (6.4), Luis Díaz (6.6) and Joe Gomez.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Jordan Henderson (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 6 changes: Darwin Núñez for Luis Díaz (65′), Diogo Jota  for Jordan Henderson (73′), Mathias Jensen for James Milner (81′), Mathias Jensen for Shandon Baptiste (82′), Vitaly Janelt for Mikkel Damsgaard (82′) and Andrew Robertson for Konstantinos Tsimikas (82′).

Best player: Mohamed Salah​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Thomas Frank played with: David Raya (7.1), Aaron Hickey (6.4), Zanka (6.6), Ethan Pinnock (6.8), Ben Mee (7.0), Rico Henry (6.2), Frank Onyeka (7.0), Mathias Jensen (6.8), Vitaly Janelt (6.7), Bryan Mbeumo (6.7) and Ivan Toney (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Saman Ghoddos, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Matthew Cox, Yoane Wissa, Shandon Baptiste (6.5), Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Joshua Dasilva (6.9), Kevin Schade (6.4) and Mikkel Damsgaard (6.4).

Brentford could not rely on the presence of K. Schade (injured).

Substitutions

Brentford made 3 changes: Frank Onyeka for Joshua Da Silva (72′), Rico Henry for Kevin Schade (72′) and Aaron Hickey for Yoane Wissa (88′).

Best player: David Raya​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was the goalkeeper: David Raya. His rating is 7.05. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Aston Villa – 1-0
• Tottenham Hotspur – Crystal Palace – 1-0
• Manchester City – Leeds United – 2-1
• Liverpool – Brentford – 1-0
• AFC Bournemouth – Chelsea – 1-3