Brentford condemn Liverpool to fourth straight Premier League loss

Premier League holders Liverpool’s rubric defence continues to stutter arsenic Brentford’s betterment persists.

Champions Liverpool suffered a 4th successive Premier League decision arsenic they lost 3-2 astatine Brentford to proceed their miserable tally of signifier successful London.

Arne Slot’s stumbling broadside fell down aft 5 minutes connected Saturday erstwhile Dango Ouattara volleyed successful pursuing a agelong throw, and Kevin Schade went done to marque it 2-0 successful the 45th.

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Milos Kerkez replied for the visitors successful first-half stoppage clip with his archetypal Liverpool extremity from Conor Bradley’s cross.

Liverpool’s expected second-half siege ne'er truly materialised, however, and Igor Thiago restored Brentford’s two-goal vantage from the punishment spot connected the hr mark.

Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool anticipation with a objective decorativeness successful the 89th minute, but they had near it excessively late.

It is the archetypal clip since 2021 that Liverpool person mislaid 4 successive league games, with 3 of those matches being successful London aft defeats astatine Crystal Palace and Chelsea.

They are present sixth successful the array connected 15 points, 4 points down leaders Arsenal, who could widen that borderline connected Sunday erstwhile they big Crystal Palace.

Brentford’s 2nd triumph successful a enactment moved them up to 10th place, 2 points down Liverpool.

Brentford fans taunt Liverpool manager Slot

The location fans took delight successful taunting Liverpool manager Arne Slot with chants of “you’re getting sacked successful the morning”, and portion the Dutchman request not interest astir that, the consciousness of his side’s rubric defence wilting was palpable.

They looked fragile astatine the backmost and were often out-muscled by Brentford. Doubts astir Salah’s deficiency of interaction volition besides continue, contempt him slamming location a good precocious extremity to extremity a much than a month-long scoreless tally successful the Premier League.

Brentford’s menace from agelong throws could not person escaped Slot’s attention, but his broadside were caught acold by the maneuver connected a chilly nighttime successful southwest London.

Michael Kayode coiled up a agelong transportation into the box, and erstwhile Kristoffer Ajer flicked it on, Ouattara reacted superbly to hook his volley past Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Liverpool responded with chances for Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo, but they were not convincing and were undone again arsenic halftime loomed. Mikkel Damsgaard’s superb agelong walk sent Schade away, and helium kept his composure to bushed Mamardashvili.

Kerkez fired location from adjacent scope successful the 5th infinitesimal of stoppage time, contempt fierce Brentford protests astir an infringement.

Brentford earned a punishment erstwhile Virgil van Dijk clipped Ouattara’s ft connected the borderline of the area, and aft a agelong VAR check, referee Tim Robinson awarded a spot-kick, and Thiago coolly slotted his changeable down the middle.

Salah’s instant power and decorativeness acceptable up a chaotic play of stoppage clip that took the crippled into its 100th minute, but Brentford held connected for a thoroughly deserved 3 points.