Yoane Wissa scored a late equaliser as Brentford held Liverpool to a draw in a thrilling encounter at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Wissa’s dinked finish over Alisson rescued a point for the hosts, who matched Jurgen Klopp’s team for long spells and created enough opportunities to claim all three points.
Ethan Pinnock had given Thomas Frank’s side a deserved early lead, poking home from close range after Ivan Toney flicked Sergi Canos’ low cross into the defender’s path.
Diogo Jota brought the visitors level just three minutes later, rising unmarked to head Jordan Henderson’s looping cross into the corner from the edge of the six-yard box.
Mohamed Salah’s 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool put the Reds ahead for the first time in the match, only for Vitaly Janelt to equalise once more after Pontus Jansson had rattled the crossbar.
Curtis Jones restored the visitors’ lead with a long-range drive that took a wicked deflection off Kristoffer Ajer on its way in, but Brentford – and Wissa – had the last word.
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Brentford
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Squad number1Player nameRaya
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Squad number20Player nameAjer
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Squad number18Player nameJansson
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Squad number5Player namePinnock
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Squad number7Player nameCanós
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Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
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Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
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Squad number27Player nameJanelt
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Squad number3Player nameHenry
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Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
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Squad number17Player nameToney
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Squad number11Player nameWissa
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Squad number22Player nameM Jorgensen
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Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Liverpool
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Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Raya
- 20Ajer
- 18Jansson
- 5PinnockSubstituted forM Jorgensenat 43′minutes
- 7Canós
- 15OnyekaBooked at 44minsSubstituted forBaptisteat 68′minutes
- 6NørgaardSubstituted forWissaat 78′minutes
- 27Janelt
- 3Henry
- 19Mbeumo
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 8Jensen
- 9Forss
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 22M Jorgensen
- 26Baptiste
- 28Bidstrup
- 30Roerslev
- 40Fernández
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonBooked at 70mins
- 14Henderson
- 3Fabinho
- 17JonesSubstituted forFirminoat 68′minutes
- 11Salah
- 20Jota
- 10Mané
Substitutes
- 5Konaté
- 7Milner
- 9Firmino
- 12Gomez
- 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 18Minamino
- 21Tsimikas
- 27Origi
- 62Kelleher
Live Text
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Match ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 3.
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Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 3.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rico Henry.
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Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
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Offside, Brentford. Zanka tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
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Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
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Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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VAR Decision: Goal Brentford – Brentford 3-3 Liverpool (Yoane Wissa).
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Goal! Brentford 3, Liverpool 3. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
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Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
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Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Christian Nørgaard.
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Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a through ball.
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Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
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Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.