Liverpool overcomes Brentford 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRENTFORD. Liverpool had a smooth win over Brentford.

February 18, 2024

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BRENTFORD. Liverpool had a smooth win over Brentford. Liverpool got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from Darwin Núñez (35′), Alexis Mac Allister (55′) and Mohamed Salah (68′). Brentford tried to recover with a goal from Ivan Toney (75′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (86′) scored by Cody Gakpo for Liverpool. Liverpool was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in Brentford on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 17,193 spectators. The referee was Michael Oliver assisted by Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.71 degrees Celsius or 53.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Brentford

1 - 4

Liverpool

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

15 Total 15
6 On Target 8
7 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 2

89 Attack 128
43 Dangerous attack 59
78 Ball safe 91

20 Free Kicks 7
0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

4 Total 18
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 63% while Brentford was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the contest.

Brentford shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 15 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Brentford received 2 yellow cards (Frank Onyeka and Sergio Reguilón). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Wataru Endo ).

Match Timeline

34'

Ryan Gravenberch- sub ->Curtis Jones

35'

Darwin Núñez (goal)Diogo Jota

44'

Mohamed Salah- sub ->Diogo Jota

Sergio Reguilón- Yellow

45'

46'

Cody Gakpo- sub ->Darwin Núñez

55'

Alexis Mac Allister(goal)Mohamed Salah

Keane Lewis-Potter- sub ->Mads Roerslev

63'

Yoane Wissa- sub ->Neal Maupay

63'

Frank Onyeka- sub ->Christian Nørgaard

63'

67'

Wataru Endo - Yellow

68'

Mohamed Salah(goal)Cody Gakpo

Frank Onyeka- Yellow

72'

Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Mathias Jensen

74'

Ivan Toney(goal)

75'

83'

Harvey Elliott- sub ->Alexis Mac Allister

83'

Joe Gomez- sub ->Conor Bradley

86'

Cody Gakpo(goal)Luis Díaz

Saman Ghoddos- sub ->Sergio Reguilón

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Brentford stays with 25 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will has 57 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away against Manchester City on the 20th of February with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Liverpool will host Luton Town on the 21st of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Brentford – Formation

Brentford

Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands

7.0

Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica

Ben Mee 16.England

6.0

Nathan Collins 22.Republic of Ireland

5.7

Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway

6.6

Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark

7.0

63'

Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark

6.7

74'

Sergio Reguilón 12.Spain

6.7

85'

45'

Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany

6.7

Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark

6.3

63'

Neal Maupay 7.France

7.3

63'

Ivan Toney 17.England

7.8

75'

Substitutes

Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania

Zanka 13.Denmark

Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo

7.0

63'

Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria

6.3

63'

72'

Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark

7.0

74'

Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada

Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine

Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

6.4

85'

Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England

6.8

63'

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

The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Ethan Pinnock, Mark Flekken (7.0), Nathan Collins (5.7), Kristoffer Ajer (6.6), Ben Mee (6.0), Mads Roerslev (6.3), Mathias Jensen (6.7), Christian Nørgaard (7.0), Vitaly Janelt (6.7), Sergio Reguilón (6.7), Ivan Toney (7.8) and Neal Maupay (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Yoane Wissa (7.0), Zanka, Saman Ghoddos (6.4), Frank Onyeka (6.3), Thomas Strakosha, Keane Lewis-Potter (6.8), Mikkel Damsgaard (7.0), Shandon Baptiste and Yegor Yarmolyuk.

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Christian Nørgaard for Frank Onyeka (63′), Neal Maupay for Yoane Wissa (63′), Mads Roerslev for Keane Lewis-Potter (63′), Mathias Jensen for Mikkel Damsgaard (74′) and Sergio Reguilón for Saman Ghoddos (85′).

Player of the match: Ivan Toney

The most impressive player for Brentford was Ivan Toney .

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool

Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands

7.7

Ibrahima Konaté 5.France

6.7

Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland

7.7

Conor Bradley 84.Northern Ireland

7.3

83'

Wataru Endo 3.Japan

7.0

67'

Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina

7.7

83'

55'

Curtis Jones 17.England

6.8

34'

Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay

7.3

46'

35'

Diogo Jota 20.Portugal

7.0

44'

Luis Díaz 7.Colombia

7.8

Substitutes

Adrián 13.Spain

Joe Gomez 2.England

6.7

83'

Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece

Jarell Quansah 78.England

Harvey Elliott 19.England

7.1

83'

Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands

7.1

34'

Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt

8.4

44'

68'

Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands

8.4

46'

86'

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

Jürgen Klopp played with: Caoimhín Kelleher (7.5), Conor Bradley (7.3), Ibrahima Konaté (6.7), Virgil van Dijk (7.7), Andrew Robertson (7.7), Alexis Mac Allister (7.7), Wataru Endo (7.0), Curtis Jones (6.8), Diogo Jota (7.0), Darwin Núñez (7.3), Luis Díaz (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Salah (8.4), Joe Gomez (6.7), Adrián, Cody Gakpo (8.4), Harvey Elliott (7.1), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch (7.1), James McConnell and Jarell Quansah.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Ryan Gravenberch (injured) and Mohamed Salah (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Curtis Jones for Ryan Gravenberch (34′), Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo (46′), Diogo Jota for Mohamed Salah (44′), Conor Bradley for Joe Gomez (83′) and Alexis Mac Allister for Harvey Elliott (83′).