Brentford 0-2 Liverpool: Match report & talking points from stoppage-time drama

- Darwin Nunez was the hero on Saturday
- Brentford had frustrated Liverpool across the 90 minutes
- Liverpool earned their first league win of 2025
Darwin Nunez earned Liverpool an invaluable 2-0 victory away to Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
The Bees had battled valiantly for 90 long minutes, ceding possession and territory to the visitors who racked up 37 shots – most of which were from เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย range. Brentford had arguably enjoyed the better opportunities before Nunez converted two late efforts from point-blank range.
The late turnaround ensured that Liverpool extended their lead at the Premier League summit to seven points, piling the pressure on second-placed Arsenal before their clash with Aston Villa.
How the game unfolded
When Arne Slot came up against Brentford in his first home match as Liverpool manager, he thought to himself: “This is a more difficult league than the Eredivisie.”
Brentford have that effect on many teams and managers. They are proudly awkward, deliberately playing the game at a different rhythm and adept at frustrating their opponents in every third of the pitch. When Liverpool picked their way through their hosts’ mid-block, they were met with a mass of red and white stripes comfortably hunkered on the edge and inside their own box.
Largely restricted to efforts from beyond the D, Dominik Szoboszlai still managed to clatter the crossbar with a fizzing first-half effort.
It took until the 39th minute for either side to catch the other in transition. Cody Gakpo bypass Brentford’s best attempts at winning back possession with a superb, first-time cross-field switch of play, setting away a move which ended with the Dutchman scuffing an effort narrowly past the post.