Follow live coverage as Liverpool travel to Brentford in the Premier League tonight.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have the chance to go clear at the top after Chelsea and Manchester United were both beaten earlier on Saturday but won’t have it easy against Thomas Frank’s side who have hit the ground running in the English top flight for the first time.
Klopp has made clear his admiration for the newly-promoted London club, who sit ninth in the table after winning two of their first five games, against Arsenal and Wolves.
“The football they play is incredible,” Klopp said. “The organisation they have is incredible, so Thomas (Frank) is obviously doing a brilliant job. Brentford is doing a brilliant job. How they recruit, how different they are, how they show with less money that it’s really possible to create something special.
“It reminds me a lot of my time at Mainz when I was there because we had no money and had to be creative in the transfer market. Brentford have a chance against us, not just because it’s football, but because of the football they play. They’re an incredibly well-drilled football team, a 3-5-2. Everybody knows what to do, everybody is ready to make the extra yard. Follow all the latest:
Brentford 0 – 0 Liverpool
10 mins: A response from Brentford! Bryan Mbeumo curls it in from the left and Ivan Toney gets in front of Virgil van Dijk to glance a header wide of the far post.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:41
OFF THE LINE! Ajer saves Brentford!
Brentford 0 – 0 Liverpool
9 mins: How has Salah not scored? Brilliant defending from Ajer that’s how. Jones wins the ball in midfield taking it off Christian Norgaard. He pokes it out to Diogo Jota who feeds Salah into the box first time. David Raya comes out to meet Salah but he dinks it past the goalkeeper. Everyone is waiting for the ball to cross the line but Ajer sprints back and dives at the ball, clearing it off the line at the last minute ans sparing Brentford from going a goal behind!
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:40
Brentford 0 – 0 Liverpool
6 mins: Crunch. Salah drives down the right wing once again but can’t find the space to swing in a cross. He knocks it back to Jordan Henderson who flicks the ball into the area. Kristoffer Ajer and Curtis Jones both attempt to win the aerial ball but the defender is the stronger man. He throws himself at the ball, heads it clear and cleans out Jones in the process.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:37
Brentford 0 – 0 Liverpool
3 mins: Solid defensive work from Brentfrod as Vitaly Janelt forces Mo Salah to retreat down the Liverpool right and fire the ball back to his own backline.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:35
Brentford 0 – 0 Liverpool
Kick off: Liverpool get the last Premier League match of the day underway. The ball is played out back to Alisson who boots it up to the left wing towards Sadio Mane but he can’t bring in under control and Brentford win a throw in.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:32
Brentford vs Liverpool
Here come the teams. The Brentford fans are in full voice singing ‘Hey Jude’ as they welcome the players onto the pitch. This match has the potential for a lot of goals. If Brentford concede early it could be long day for the Bees.
Jordan Henderson leads out Liverpool. Mo Salah is one goal away from 100 Premier League goals for the Reds.
Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo are last out of the tunnel. Can they upset the visitors this evening?
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:27
Brentford vs Liverpool
Liverpool are hoping to continue their undefeated start to the Premier League season. If they pick up all three points against Brentford they will go clear at the top of the table.
For Thomas Frank’s men, three points would move them up to a potential seventh place and they would be just two points behind the Reds.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:22
Brentford vs Liverpool
Mohamed Salah has 99 Premier League goals for Liverpool and could become the 13th player to reach a century of league goals for the Reds.
Liverpool have also scored an unrivalled 16 Premier League goals from corners since the start of last season.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:18
Brentford vs Liverpool
Liverpool are unbeaten in this season’s top flight, conceding just one goal in their first five games for the first time since 1977.
They have the longest current unbeaten league run in England’s top four divisions, spanning 15 matches with 12 wins and three draws.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:14
Brentford vs Liverpool
Brentford could lose consecutive home league games for the first time since their move to the Brentford Community Stadium at the start of last season.
Forward Ivan Toney has scored 33 league goals since the start of last season, the joint-most by any player in the top four divisions.
Michael Jones25 September 2021 17:09