Brentford v Liverpool
Play By Play
The full-time whistle arrives as a frenetic West London spectacle ends with Brentford's first defeat in the Premier League this season. Losing 2-1 to Liverpool, the determined nine-men of Brentford can end the day with their heads held high, yet will be critical of emotional mismanagement against their clinical visitors. The Bees stung the Reds with Lewis-Potter's powerful header in the 45th minute, yet ultimately suffered during an extensive stoppage-time saga that saw Yarmoliuk dismissed for a "head-butted action" on Jacquet at a corner. After the break, the Merseyside men rallied against their depleted foe. First, Munoz latched onto a Wirtz through ball and cut in to finish cutely in the 62nd minute. Not long after, Isak continued his unrelenting record against the Gtech residents, with a fine low shot back across from the left, marking his fifth goal in five games against them. Janelt was the sending-off for the hosts, as they threw everything at Iraola's savvy side late on to no avail. The Spaniard now sees his team move up to fifth after this 1.51 xG-topping performance, giving him his first win over Brentford at the seventh time of asking and with his second club. For Andrews' group, they slip down to sixth, while both discipline and squandered opportunities will undoubtedly be analysed after this 0.85 xG outing. Thanks for joining us today. Goodbye!
FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 1-2 LIVERPOOL
Ajer and Kayode usher Barcola out of trouble, but the flagging few have little options as they clear their lines.
Liverpool are UNABLE to kill this one off as Barcola and Koumas botch a two-v-one against former Red, Kelleher.
Kayode loses his footing on the edge of the Liverpool area, and the away side can push forward. The move culminates with Koumas firing on target, with Kelleher saving. Now, Andrews roars his side forward yet again!
Mac Allister lashes a wild free-kick off target. Can the nine of Brentford get anything out of this in the minutes that remain? They're still in it, despite being two men down.
RED CARD! It's the second dismissal of the day for the hosts, as Janelt loses the ball to Ngumoha and then tracks back to foul him from behind on the edge of the home box! That's the German's second booking after his first for dissent earlier. It's been a tough day for the Bees. Now they're down to nine.
There'll be a minimum of six added minutes today.
Everybody up! That's the call from Andrews as Brentford go for one last surge as we move into the final minute of the 90.
It's a scrappy end here, for what has been a scrappy game. Brentford will be happy, at least, that they've pushed their 11-man adversaries to the wire. Alas, it just doesn't seem like the Bees have been able to work around the sting of Yarmoliuk's red card at the end of the first half.
The hosts are really trying to box the visiting side in, albeit unsuccessfully. Schade fails to latch onto a ball at the right byline, and now Liverpool can eat up some precious moments before hoofing up the pitch.
Kayode sends in a high, hanging delivery from the right, but it's just headed out. Damsgaard retrieves it, but his second ball in is poor.
Brentford want a penalty as Thiago is brought down under grappling pressure from Jacquet as Diouf crosses dangerously from the left! It is briefly checked at Stockley Park, but the VAR sides with the referee's on-field decision of no penalty!
The flag is up against Koumas. He led the line against City at Anfield in a game where a red card changed everything. We're seeing the parallel here.
The second change sees the other scorer, Munoz, head off for Joe Gomez as Liverpool look to shut up shop in the final 11 minutes plus stoppages.
After a dangerous Liverpool corner is cleared, the prolific Isak is replaced by Lewis Koumas.
That header arrives as his last action. Now, the earlier goal-getter, Lewis-Potter, makes way for El Hadji Malick Diouf.
Following a tame Lewis-Potter header, Brentford make changes. Off comes Anthony for Mikkel Damsgaard.
The right-sided corner is short, and eventually defended as a patient Liverpool are forced backwards.
Ngumoha pelts a low drive across the box, and Hickey has to turn it behind for a Liverpool corner.
Alisson comes and then retreats as Brentford can't poke home inside an uncertain Liverpool box! Somehow it's manoeuvred clear. Thiago needs to be more decisive with Anthony's pull-back there!
Van den Berg's first start of the season comes to an end. On comes Aaron Hickey.
What a record against the Bees! Isak now has five goals in five appearances in the Premier League against Brentford. This is his first in Liverpool colours.
While he hasn't been able to score on something of a frenetic outing today, Barcola did brilliantly to deftly nod down for Isak to lash home back across goal.
GOOOAAAALLLLLLL! 2-1! ISAK GIVES LIVERPOOL THE LEAD! What a turnaround against the resolute 10 men of Brentford! The overload is stifling from the visitors, and a deep ball from the right is headed down by Barcola. Isak takes the ball down and jabs a swivelling left-footed effort into the bottom-right corner to grab his fifth goal of the season!
