Liverpool beats Brentford and remains top of the Premier League
Darwin Núñez comes off the bench, scores twice, and the team is isolated in first place with one game less
SUMMARY
Liverpool remain top of the Premier League after scoring two late goals to beat Brentford 2-0 in the 22nd round of the competition. Darwin Núñez, who came off the bench, scored twice in the 45th and 47th minutes of the second half to help the team return to winning ways after two consecutive draws against Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
HOW WAS THE GAME?
The opening half between Brentford and Liverpool was quite lively. The home side created danger after just four minutes. Roerslev crossed into the box, but Damsgaard couldn’t reach it. Shortly after, in the sixth minute, Liverpool responded. Gakpo headed the ball inside the box, but the ball ended up in the hands of goalkeeper Flekken. Arne Slot’s team began to control the game more. In the 34th minute, Szoboszlai tried his luck from outside the box, but the ball hit the crossbar. Liverpool continued to dominate the match, but the score remained the same in the first half.
In the second half, Liverpool continued to put pressure on Brentford. The team led by Arne Slot worked hard on the ball and managed to build plays well, but ended up lacking in finishing. Salah and Luis Díaz were dangerous. The home team defended themselves and created few chances. The Liverpool coach made a lot of changes to the team and Darwuim Núñez, who came off the bench, decided the match in the final minutes. In the 45th minute, Arnold received the ball inside the area on the right wing of the attack, crossed, and Darwin Núñez shot to open the scoring. Soon after, in the 47th minute, in a counterattack, Chiesa passed to Elliott, who carried the ball, and passed it to Darwin Núñez, inside the area, to score the second.
IN THE NEXT ROUND
Brentford visit Crystal Palace next Sunday at 11am (Brasília time) for the 23rd round of the Premier League. Liverpool will host Ipswich on Saturday.
