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Fabinho's header was his second Premier League goal of the seasonLiverpool moved up to second in the Premier League as they overcame a stubborn Brentford side to take all three points at Anfield.
Fabinho's far-post header eased some of the tension that had built up at Anfield over 43 goalless minutes, but the home fans were relieved when Bryan Mbeumo sliced wide from a fine position after the break.
Shortly afterwards, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain connected with an Andy Robertson cross to double the lead and Takumi Minamino came off the bench to side-foot home a third.
Leaders Manchester City are 11 points above Liverpool, having played a game more.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number17Player nameJones
Squad number15Player nameOxlade-Chamberlain
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number18Player nameMinamino
- Squad number49Player nameGordon
Brentford
Squad number40Player nameFernández
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number7Player nameCanós
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 14Henderson
- 3Fabinho
- 17Jones
- 15Oxlade-ChamberlainSubstituted forMinaminoat 74'minutes
- 9FirminoSubstituted forMilnerat 78'minutes
- 20JotaSubstituted forGordonat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Konaté
- 7Milner
- 12Gomez
- 18Minamino
- 21Tsimikas
- 49Gordon
- 62Kelleher
- 76N Williams
- 80Morton
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 40Fernández
- 20AjerBooked at 19mins
- 18Jansson
- 5Pinnock
- 30Roerslev
- 26BaptisteSubstituted forWissaat 68'minutes
- 6Nørgaard
- 27Janelt
- 3HenrySubstituted forCanósat 49'minutes
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forJensenat 75'minutes
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 7Canós
- 8Jensen
- 9Forss
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 28Bidstrup
- 29Bech Sørensen
- 36Stevens
- 49Lössl
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Brentford 0.
Foul by Kaide Gordon (Liverpool).
Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
Offside, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Kaide Gordon (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho with a headed pass.
Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Diogo Jota.
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
Goal! Liverpool 3, Brentford 0. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabinho.
Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
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