Premier League Football 2024-2025, Sunday, August 25, 2024 is the last match of Match Day 2. “The Reds” Liverpool opened to receive the visit of “The Peace” Brentford from Anfield. Before and after.
Arne Slott, Liverpool's new Dutch boss, used more key players from the opening game of the season, with Dominic Sophoslai playing alongside Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz as targets for Diogo Jota in attack.
For Brentford manager Thomas Frank, the midfield sent Christian Norgaard, Vitali Genelt, Matthien Jensen to combine with Brian Embermo and Joan Vissa.
In the 13th minute, Liverpool took a 1-0 lead from a quick defense and counterattack when Diogo Jota pulled the ball down the middle of the field and Luis Diaz used his speed to run into the penalty area. Beautifully into the net to the left of Brentford goalkeeper Flecken.
In the 27th minute Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard scored a free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold. But the ball went out of bounds.
In the 41st minute, Trent Alexander-Arnold had a chance to score for Liverpool. Pulling the ball in and firing to the left, the ball crashed over Nathan Collins' crossbar.
Brentford almost had a chance to equalize in the 42nd minute through a Kean Lewis-Potter goal. He cut in and shot through the hole, but Alison Becker was saved.
Liverpool led Brentford 1-0 in the first half.
Returning to play in the second half, the “Reds” struck immediately in the 47th minute, hitting the ball into the path of the approaching Andrew Robertson, who headed to save it.
In the 56th minute, Nathan Collins turned Brentford's ball in for a header but it didn't go past Alisson's hands.
In the 64th minute, Salah dribbled the ball into the penalty area and Luis Diaz raced in to shoot to the right. But Liverpool still lead 1-0 thanks to Flecken's save.
In the 70th minute, with Liverpool 2-0 up, Brentford lost the ball from Sophoslai's pressure and sent Luis Diaz through for Salah to slip and shoot left.
Then, at the end of the game, Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 to collect 3 points and win 2 matches in a row with 6 points, they are 4th in the table as they scored less goals. Defeated by Manchester City, the leader, Dan and Arsenal, as for the away team, are 13th in the table with 1 win, 1 loss and 3 points.
List of 11 real players
Liverpool (4-2-3-1) : Alison Becker – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konade, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson – Roy Ann Grafenberg, Alexis MacAllister – Mohamed Salah, Dominic Sophoslai, Luis Diaz – Diogo Jota
Brentford (4-3-3): Mark Flecken – Mats Rohrslev, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Christopher Ajer – Christian Norgaard, Wie Tali Janelt, Matthias Jensen, Kean Lewis-Potter – Brian Mbemo, Joan Vissa
