Brentford vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Bryan Mbeumo seals win
Liverpool failed to make it five Premier League wins in a row
Liverpool’s poor defending cost them dearly as Brentford claimed another famous scalp with a 3-1 victory.
An Ibrahima Konate own goal and Yoane Wissa’s header put the Bees in control, prompting angry Reds boss Jurgen Klopp to substitute key defender Virgil van Dijk at half-time.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back but Bryan Mbeumo killed the Reds off as they lost more ground in the race for a top-four Premier League finish.
It was a case of no Ivan Toney, no problem for Brentford as Liverpool went the same way as Manchester United and Manchester City this season.
Match report
Back in August, it might have seemed unimaginable for Brentford to top their 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United, but they came close here against Liverpool. They had the ball in the net four times in the first half, at least, as Liverpool lost their heads and suffered a defeat that is as damaging as it is embarrassing. Perhaps the harshest truth that Jurgen Klopp must face is that his team looked like the version of Manchester United those on Merseyside have enjoyed mocking in recent years: weak defensively and lacking leadership across the pitch.
By Jamie Braidwood:
Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo rip through Liverpool in stunning victory
Brentford 3-1 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp’s side were made to look a sorry mess by their slick hosts and found themselves well beaten
Full-time: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
A comprehensive and deserved win for Brentford thanks to goals by Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and an earlier own-goal from Ibrahima Konate. Liverpool meanwhile look completely shot, well off the intensity of last season or their title-winning campaign, and Jurgen Klopp needs to rebuild.
Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
90+3 min: Liverpool are floundering and almost concede another goal, with Alisson making a crucial interception to stop a certain tap-in at the back post.
Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
88 min: A huge chance for Salah in the box but he can’t find his feet. Then it falls to Keita but his shot is blocked! Thet would have meant game on for these final few minutes, but Liverpool are running out of time now.
Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
No foul: the goal stands. Konate was under pressure but he seemed to go down too easily. What a win this is going to be for Brentford!
GOAL! Brentford 3-1 Liverpool (Mbeumo, 84)
Bryan Mbeumo pounces on the counterattack, barges Ibrahima Konate out of the way and slots past Alisson Becker. Was it a foul? The referee doesn’t think so, and I don’t think VAR will overturn this...
Brentford 2-1 Liverpool
83 min: Fabinho makes a pointless foul on Rico Henry, which wastes another minute. Liverpool goalscorer Oxlade-Chamberlain is replaced by Curtis Jones.
Brentford 2-1 Liverpool
80 min: The past 15 minutes or so have been played at a slower tempo, from Liverpool’s point of view, and they just haven’t had the urgency or the quality to break down this stubborn Brentford defence. Still time, of course, but it doesn’t feel like an equaliser is around the corner.
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