Brentford 0 – Liverpool 2.

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Darwin Nunez emerged as a super sub hero. Scoring twice in stoppage time to help Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 and return to winning ways in the league after two previous draws.

Liverpool had a chance in the 7th minute. When Luis Diaz crossed from the right for Cody Gakpo to head. But the ball was too soft and went into the hands of Mark Flekken สมัคร UFABET

Brentford hit back too, with Bryan Mbeumo curling a left-footed shot from inside the right-hand side of the box but it went straight to Alisson.

In the 18th minute, the Reds almost took the lead. Alexis Mac Allister quickly passed the ball forward to Ryan Gravenberch. Who took a shot from the edge of the penalty area. But Flekken managed to dive and push it behind with full force.

In the 35th minute, Liverpool had a great chance. Dominik Soboszlai tried a long shot. But the ball hit the top crossbar and bounced out.

The visitors had another golden opportunity in the 39th minute. When Mo Salah dribbled up the right and passed to the middle for Cody Gakpo, who was alone in the middle of the goal. But his shot was not good enough to give them any chance.

The first half ended with both teams still tied 0-0.

In the second half, Liverpool continued to attack like in the first half. But they did not have many clear opportunities. They only shot and threw the ball away. Meanwhile, Brentford also had a beautiful counterattack. With chances from both Yohan Wissa and Embo.

In the 89th minute, Liverpool had a chance when Salah shot with his left foot from 18 yards out. But the ball narrowly missed the post.

The game looked like it was going to end in a draw. But in the 90+1 minute of stoppage time, Trent stormed into the penalty area on the right and his first pass was blocked. But he still managed to cross it in again. And Darwin Nunez swung in a close-range shot into the goal.

Not only that, in the 90+3 minute injury time, the Reds sealed the deal with a counter-attack. Harvey Elliott dragged the ball into the penalty area for Nunez to tap past the home team’s defenders. And fire a powerful shot past Flekken into the net.

Full-time: Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 to lead the league with 50 points from 21 matches.