Liverpool v Brentford, 16 January 2022

Score3-0 to Liverpool
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance52,824

View Liverpool v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Liverpool won: 1 Drawn: 1 Brentford won: 0 Liverpool scored: 6 Brentford scored: 3 This was Brentford's first league visit to Anfield since October 1946 in League Division One.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Fabinho 44 G
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 69 G
Takumi Minamino 77 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Andy Robertson
Defender Virgil Van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Pontus Jansson
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Ivan Toney

Substitutions:

Takumi Minamino for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 74
James Milner for Roberto Firmino 78
Kaide Gordon for Diogo Jota 82

Substitutions:

Sergi Canós for Rico Henry 50
Yoane Wissa for Shandon Baptiste 68
Mathias Jensen for Bryan Mbeumo 75

Cards:

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Neco Williams
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Tyler Morton
Midfielder/Forward Kaide Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Mads Bidstrup
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Marcus Forss

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now won nine of their 21 games so far in this Premier League season by a margin of three or more goals. James Milner became the sixth player to make 250 appearances for the Reds in all competitions after his 30th birthday. [c/o Michael Reid] Takumi Minamino became the fifth player to score in a game in the Premier League on his birthday for Liverpool.

Comments:

League position: 14th Brentford had now lost both of their last two games in the Premier League by a three goal margin after none in their first 19 games in the division. The Bees had now conceded the opening goal in 13 of their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now conceded two or more goals in each of their last seven away games in the Premier League.