Brentford
Liverpool
Match summary
Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 away at Brentford.
Keane Lewis-Potter put Brentford ahead with a header in the 44th minute, set up by Thiago, Víctor Muñoz equalised in the 62nd minute, set up by Florian Wirtz, and Alexander Isak won it in the 70th minute, set up by Bradley Barcola.
The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Brentford's 0.86 from 10.
Brentford hosted Liverpool on matchday 7 of the Premier League, with the visitors dominating the overall statistics across the encounter. Liverpool controlled 60 percent of the possession and registered 21 shots compared to 10 for the hosts, managing 5 shots on target against 2. The away side also led significantly in corners at 10 to 3, total attacks at 112 to 92, and passes completed at 499 with an 83 percent accuracy rate. Despite trailing at the interval, Liverpool's territorial pressure eventually told, while the match saw a total of 7 yellow cards and 2 red cards distributed.
The scoring opened in the 44th minute when Keane Lewis-Potter headed in to put Brentford 1-0 up, following earlier action that included a 31st minute yellow card for Liverpool player Bradley Barcola and a substitution for Dominik Szoboszlai. Following a VAR card review, Brentford player Yegor Yarmolyuk received a red card for violent conduct in the 45th plus 8th minute. Liverpool equalised in the 62nd minute through a left-footed shot from Víctor Muñoz. Alexander Isak scored the winning goal in the 70th minute with a left-footed shot, before Brentford had Vitaly Janelt sent off in the 90+2nd minute after a second yellow card.
