Darwin Nunez scored twice in stoppage time as Liverpool beat Brentford

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Darwin Nunez scored twice in stoppage time as Liverpool beat Brentford

  • Much-maligned Uruguayan secured Reds’ first league win of 2025
  • Arne Slot’s side avoided another slip-up in the Premier League title race

A stoppage-time brace from Darwin Nunez handed Liverpool a dramatic 2-0 win over Brentford in a thoroughly entertaining Premier League clash.

Liverpool had frustrate for much of the encounter by a resilient Brentford and their profligacy almost proved costly. But substitute Nunez, who manager Arne Slot admitted pre-game to struggling to get the best out of, made an enormous impact off the bench as his brace guided the Reds to a crucial victory.

Slot’s side had conceded the opening goal in their last two Premier League outings and should have found themselves behind within five minutes as Mikkel Damsgaard inexplicably failed to convert from several yards out with the goal gaping.

Ryan Gravenberch forced Mark Flekken into impressive save as Liverpool look to punish Brentford wastefulness.

But the Dutchman’s long-range effort was turn around the post by his international teammate.

Both sides continued to threaten in โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที the final third as they sought an opener and Dominik Szoboszlai came close to handing Liverpool the lead. The Hungarian unleashed a venomous strike from 25 yards that crashed against the top of the crossbar, much to the relief of the home side.

Brentford were let off the hook again just four minutes. Later as a sweeping counter-attack carved the home side open. But Cody Gakpo’s weak effort from six yards failed to test the sprawling Flekken as Liverpool wasted another promising opportunity before the break.

Liverpool continued to pepper the Brentford goal after the restart without overworking Flekken, but Luis Diaz did force the Brentford stopper into a save before referee Andy Madley rightly waved away penalty appeals following the Colombian’s subsequent dive.