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By Neil JohnstonBBC Sport
Last updated on 7 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Liverpool have taken a maximum 18 points from the past six Premier League games, scoring 17 and conceding sevenMohamed Salah continued his superb scoring form as Liverpool made it six Premier League wins in a row by defeating Brentford to move one point behind Manchester United in the race for the top four.
The Egypt forward became the first player in Reds history to score in nine consecutive home appearances in all competitions, while his winner was his 100th goal for the Reds at Anfield.
His 13th-minute attempt was not the most eye-catching goal of his career - Salah bundling the ball over the line from close range after Virgil van Dijk's cushioned header across the six-yard box.
But Salah's 30th goal of the season set Jurgen Klopp's side on the way to another crucial win that keeps alive Liverpool's outside hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Liverpool are on 62 points, one behind fourth-placed Manchester United who have two games in hand - including one at struggling West Ham United on Sunday (19:00 BST).
At a vibrant Anfield, Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo thought had equalised only for it to be ruled out for offside after a video assistant referee check, while Cody Gakpo missed a great chance to make it 2-0 after the break from point-blank range.
Before the game, many Liverpool fans booed the national anthem which was played as a tribute to King Charles III on the day of his coronation, despite the club saying they know some fans "have strong views on it".
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold- Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson- Squad number18Player nameGakpo
- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number17Player nameJones
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number27Player nameNúñez
Squad number7Player nameMilner
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
Brentford
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Squad number13Player nameM Jorgensen
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number9Player nameSchade
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1AlissonBooked at 77mins
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 5KonatéBooked at 54mins
- 4van DijkBooked at 5mins
- 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 82'minutes
- 18Gakpo
- 3FabinhoBooked at 42mins
- 17JonesSubstituted forMilnerat 82'minutes
- 11Salah
- 20JotaSubstituted forHendersonat 73'minutes
- 27NúñezSubstituted forDíazat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 7Milner
- 14Henderson
- 19Elliott
- 21Tsimikas
- 23Díaz
- 28Carvalho
- 32Matip
- 62Kelleher
Brentford
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Raya
- 2HickeySubstituted forWissaat 88'minutes
- 13M Jorgensen
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 3HenryBooked at 70minsSubstituted forSchadeat 72'minutes
- 15OnyekaSubstituted forDasilvaat 72'minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forBaptisteat 82'minutes
- 27JaneltSubstituted forDamsgaardat 82'minutes
- 19MbeumoBooked at 27mins
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 9Schade
- 10Dasilva
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 20Ajer
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 30Roerslev
- 34Cox
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Brentford 0.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Aaron Hickey.
Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen.
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