Liverpool vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result and reaction from fixture today

18 mins: Mbeumo and Henry link-up on Brentford’s left wing and work the ball towards the corner flag. Alexander-Arnold gets across to win the ball off Henry and then boots it out of play off the left-back to win Liverpool a throw in.

The Reds sweep up the pitch with Robertson driving through the midfield. He slips the ball out to Jota on the left wing. Jota dinks the ball around Kristoffer Ajer but gets cleaned out by the Brentford defender.

15 mins: Alexander-Arnold flicks the ball into the box for Jota. He chests it down but can’t bring it under control. Oxlade-Chamberlain is there to win the ball and he knocks it back to the Liverpool right-back. Alexander-Arnold runs onto a shot and drills one just over the crossbar! It’s been all Liverpool so far.

12 mins: Back at Anfield, Liverpool are pressuring the Brentford back line. They’ve won a couple of corners, the second of which was swung into the box by Andy Robertson. It comes to Diogo Jota but ricochets off the forward and bounces wide of the post.

Trent Alexander-Arnold then drives down the right wing, cuts inside and has a shot from range blocked just inside the box.

10 mins: In the other Premier League game of the day Leeds have taken an early lead against West Ham. Raphinha brings the ball into the right side of the box and pulls it back to Dan James, I think, he shoots and forces a diving save out of Lukasz Fabianski. The ball comes out to Adam Forshaw who lays it off to Jack Harrison. He sets himself and then belts one past the goalkeeper to send the visitors in front!

6 mins: Shandon Baptiste fouls Curtis Jones and Liverpool have the chance to whip the ball into the box. Trent Alexander-Arnold floats the free kick over to the back post where Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk are waiting. Matip recovers the ball and knocks it behind off a Brentford defender. Liverpool think they’ve won a corner but the assistant referee raises the offside flag against the Reds’ centre-back.

3 mins: Jordan Henderson wins the ball in the middle of the pitch and slots a pass up to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He goes on a fine run through the inside right channel with Diogo Jota providing an option to his left. Oxlade-Chamberlain continues his run towards the box and Christian Norgaard slides in from the left to win the ball. It’s a great tackle and Brentford come away with the ball.

Kick off: There’s a slight delay to ensure the referee’s are all wired up with the communications devices and then Bretnfrod get the match started. They send the ball long, over the top of the Liverpool defence, as Bryan Mbeumo makes a run through the lines. He looks to bring the ball under control on the left side of the box but he’s flagged offside.

Liverpool will move up to second if they avoid losing to Brentford today. The teams make their way out onto the pitch at Anfield, can the Reds step it up in the absence of Sadio Mane and Mo Salah?

Less than 10 minutes to go until kick off at Anfield, can Liverpool get back to winning ways or will Brentford shock the Reds again after drawing the reverse fixture 3-3 back in September?

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not write off their rare goalless performance as he believes it will provide valuable help in preparing for the visit of Brentford.

The 0-0 draw with 10-man Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg was the first time since April the Reds had not scored in a home match and only the second occasion this season they had drawn a blank.