Model verdict
Post-match · 90 sec read
Statistics
LIV 1 – 0 BRE54%
Possession (%)
46%
2.24
Expected Goals (xG)
expected goals
0.20
15
Total Shots
5
5
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
3
8
Shots Inside Box
3
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Offsides
2
19
Fouls
10
81%
Pass Accuracy (%)
75%
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Goalkeeper Saves
4
Match events
16 · 1 – 0Virgil van Dijk
Yellow Card
5'
Mohamed Salah
Assist · V. van Dijk · 1–0
13'
27'
▮
Bryan Mbeumo
Yellow Card
Fabinho
Yellow Card
42'
Half-time · 1 – 0
Ibrahima Konaté
Yellow Card
54'
L. Díaz ↓ · D. Núñez ↑
Substitution 1
65'
70'
▮
Rico Henry
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
J. Dasilva ↓ · F. Onyeka ↑
Substitution 1
72'
⇄
K. Schade ↓ · R. Henry ↑
Substitution 2
J. Henderson ↓ · Diogo Jota ↑
Substitution 2
73'
Alisson
Yellow Card
77'
81'
⇄
M. Damsgaard ↓ · V. Janelt ↑
Substitution 3
K. Tsimikas ↓ · A. Robertson ↑
Substitution 3
82'
J. Milner ↓ · C. Jones ↑
Substitution 4
82'
82'
⇄
S. Baptiste ↓ · M. Jensen ↑
Substitution 4
88'
⇄
Y. Wissa ↓ · A. Hickey ↑
Substitution 5
Full-time · 1 – 0
Match recap
Liverpool beat Brentford 1–0 at home. At half-time it was 1–0.
On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 2.24 to 0.20. In attack, the hosts carried the greater threat — 15 shots to 5, 5 on target. From set pieces, the hosts won the corner count, 7 to 3. At the back, the visitors leaned on their goalkeeper for 4 saves. For discipline, the referee produced 6 yellow cards.
On the scoresheet: Mohamed Salah (13').