LONDON. Brentford and Liverpool went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell who had the assistance of Daniel Cook and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
42'
27'
44'
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Sergi Canós , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
The home team had on the bench: Mathias Jensen, Mads Bidstrup, Marcus Forss, Yoane Wissa , Álvaro Fernández, Saman Ghoddos, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Zanka and Shandon Baptiste .
Brentford could not rely on the presence of M. Jorgensen (injured).
Best player: Ethan Pinnock
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Ethan Pinnock.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joël Matip , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Curtis Jones , Mohamed Salah , Diogo Jota and Sadio Mané .
They had on the bench: Takumi Minamino, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Roberto Firmino , Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konaté, James Milner, Caoimhin Kelleher, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi.
Best player: Sadio Mané
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Sadio Mané.
His rating is with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 4 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 85 Attack 126
- 35 Dangerous attack 70
- 77 Ball safe 97
- 11 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 11
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 67% while Brentford was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Liverpool was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Liverpool to win the match.
Brentford shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 1 yellow card (F. Onyeka). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (A. Robertson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Brentford will have 9 points like Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Liverpool will have 14 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away against West Ham United on the 3rd of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Liverpool will host Manchester City on the 3rd of October with a 15-8 head to head in favor of Liverpool (11 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Chelsea – Manchester City – 0-1
- Everton – Norwich City – 2-0
- Leeds United – West Ham United – 1-2
- Leicester City – Burnley – 2-2
- Manchester United – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Watford – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Brentford – Liverpool – 3-3
