At the opening of the 19th round of the Premier League, Liverpool visited Brentford away from home and was defeated by 3 to 1, this Monday. Konaté scored against, Wissa and Mbeumo extended the home team’s advantage and Chamberlain scored for the Reds.
Liverpool won their first two Premier League games after the break world Cup, but was surprised by a suffocating pressure from Brentford. Jurgen Klopp’s team wasted opportunities, made mistakes on the ball and struggled to stop the opponent’s counterattacks.
First time
Early in the match, Liverpool had two great chances to open the scoring, but Van Dijk and Darwin Núñez did not take advantage of the opportunities. Brentford grew in the game and forced Alisson to make a great save on Mbeumo’s kick. In the sequence, defender Konaté deflected and scored an own goal after a corner kick.
The Reds’ defense began to fail in both marking and ball output and Brentford imposed their pressure. In the 26th minute, the home team took danger again from the dead ball and pushed the ball into the back of the goal, but the referee signaled the offside.
In the 38th minute, Wissa received a cross in the area and headed towards the goal. After review by VAR, the bid was canceled due to the striker’s irregular position. In the next attack, Brentford took advantage of a tackle in the offensive field and put Wissa once again in front of the goal to score the second of the match.
HALF-TIME Brentford 2-0 Liverpool
The hosts lead after Ibrahima Konate’s own goal and Yoane Wissa’s header#BRELIV pic.twitter.com/B4iNdDyMkP
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 2, 2023
Second time
On the way back from the break, Klopp made three substitutions to renew the team’s spirits. The changes took effect quickly and Darwin Núñez scored two minutes into the second half. However, the goal was also disallowed for offside. Then Alexander-Arnold sent a beautiful cross and found Chamberlain in the area to reduce the deficit.
Despite the good start, Liverpool’s pace dropped and little threatened the Brentford goal for the remainder of the second half. In the 38th minute, Mbeumo was launched on the counterattack, beat Konaté in the body dispute and displaced Alisson to declare victory for the home team.
position in the table
With the defeat, Liverpool parked in sixth place in the English Championship, with 28 points added. The Reds’ next appointment is against Wolverhampton for the FA Cup. On the other hand, Brentford rises to seventh position after 18 rounds.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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