Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo scores the staff’s third aim in opposition to Liverpool within the Premier League on January 2, 2023
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Brentford pulled off their newest Premier League shock by beating Liverpool 3-1 at house on Monday, bringing Jurgen Klopp’s facet’s four-game profitable streak to an finish and rattling their top-four ambitions.
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate knocked the ball into his personal internet within the nineteenth minute whereas Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford’s benefit earlier than halftime after his facet had two objectives disallowed following VAR evaluations in a frantic opening 45 minutes.
Darwin Nunez struck for Liverpool early within the second half however his aim was then dominated out for offside.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain did give Liverpool hope when he headed in a fizzing cross from Trent Alexander Arnold quickly after however Bryan Mbeumo clinched all three factors for Brentford within the 84th minute.
The victory added to a shock 4-0 win at house to Manchester United in August and a 2-1 triumph at champions Manchester City in November, taking Brentford as much as seventh within the standings on 26 factors after 18 video games.
⬆️ Up to seventh
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Liverpool are sixth on 28 factors from 17 matches.
Brentford had been lacking their high scorer Ivan Toney by damage however made their extra illustrious opponents undergo with their intense recreation plan and likewise capitalised on some slack defending from the guests.
Liverpool might have taken the lead within the fifth minute when Nunez noticed his shot cleared off the road by Ben Mee whereas Mbeumo was then denied down the opposite finish by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.
Brentford took the lead with the assistance of some luck, Konate connecting with a nook together with his knee and sending the ball trickling into his personal internet.
Wissa thought he had doubled Brentford’s benefit when he bundled the ball into the online however the effort was dominated out because the ahead had left the pitch.
There was but extra frustration for Brentford after they had a second aim disallowed after Mee deflected a Wissa shot into the online.
But simply 13 seconds later, Wissa made it third time fortunate by heading the ball previous Alisson and over the road.
Liverpool coach Klopp took drastic motion at halftime, taking off Virgil van Dijk, Harvey Elliott and Konstantinos Tsimikas. The staff improved within the second half and after Oxlade-Chamberlain had lowered the deficit they hemmed Brentford into their very own half in quest of an equaliser.
But Brentford hit them on the counter assault, Christian Norgaard launching a protracted diagonal ball in the direction of Mbeumo, who outmuscled Konate earlier than slotting into the online.
