Brentford vs Liverpool - LIVE!
Liverpool missed the chance to move within touching distance of the Premier League’s top four as they fell to a 3-1 defeat in west London to open 2023. The Reds endured a horrendous first half in a battle of two in-form teams on Monday evening, with Ibrahima Konate accidentally deflecting a corner beyond his own goalkeeper on his first start since losing the World Cup final with France.
Yoane Wissa, in for the injured Ivan Toney, then saw not one but two goals chalked off for offside before finally heading in to extend the Brentford lead before half-time. Liverpool came out firing after a triple substitution at the interval from a furious Jurgen Klopp, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain heading in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s pinpoint cross after Darwin Nunez had his own effort ruled out.
But the buzzing Bees held on for another famous scalp on home soil that takes them up to seventh in the table, with their opponents still sixth and four points adrift of the Champions League spots after a run of four straight wins was halted in emphatic fashion. Follow Brentford vs Liverpool reaction LIVE below, with expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the Gtech Community Stadium.
