Liverpool v Brentford, 06 May 2023

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance52,838

View Liverpool v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Liverpool won: 2 Drawn: 1 Brentford won: 1 Liverpool scored: 8 Brentford scored: 6 . Brentford remained without a win at Anfield since November 1937.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 13 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Aaron Hickey Defender
Mathias Jorgensen Defender
Ben Mee Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Frank Onyeka Midfielder
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Luis Díaz for Darwin Núñez 65
Jordan Henderson for Diogo Jota 73
James Milner for Curtis Jones 82
Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 82

Substitutions:

Kevin Schade for Rico Henry 72
Josh Dasilva for Frank Onyeka 72
Shandon Baptiste for Mathias Jensen 82
Mikkel Damsgaard for Vitaly Janelt 82
Yoane Wissa for Aaron Hickey 88

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 5 Y
Fabinho 42 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 54 Y
Alisson Becker 77 Y

Cards:

Bryan Mbeumo 27 Y
Rico Henry 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matthew Cox
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Josh Dasilva

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now won their last six games in the Premier League; the last five by a one-goal margin in each. . The Reds had now won their last 21 home games in the Premier League when they scored the opening goal. . Mohamed Salah had now scored 100 goals at Anfield in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brentford failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games for the third time in the Premier League. . The Bees had now lost four of their last seven games in the Premier League after one in the previous 16. . They had now taken 50 points from their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; ten points more than at the same stage of the previous season.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Luis Díaz for Darwin Núñez 65
Jordan Henderson for Diogo Jota 73
James Milner for Curtis Jones 82
Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 82

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 5 Y
Fabinho 42 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 54 Y
Alisson Becker 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now won their last six games in the Premier League; the last five by a one-goal margin in each. . The Reds had now won their last 21 home games in the Premier League when they scored the opening goal. . Mohamed Salah had now scored 100 goals at Anfield in all competitions.

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Aaron Hickey Defender
Mathias Jorgensen Defender
Ben Mee Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Frank Onyeka Midfielder
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin Schade for Rico Henry 72
Josh Dasilva for Frank Onyeka 72
Shandon Baptiste for Mathias Jensen 82
Mikkel Damsgaard for Vitaly Janelt 82
Yoane Wissa for Aaron Hickey 88

Cards:

Bryan Mbeumo 27 Y
Rico Henry 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matthew Cox
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Josh Dasilva

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brentford failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games for the third time in the Premier League. . The Bees had now lost four of their last seven games in the Premier League after one in the previous 16. . They had now taken 50 points from their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; ten points more than at the same stage of the previous season.