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

Klopp previews Liverpool's trip to Brentford

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.

Brentford vs Liverpool

• Match kicked off in west London at 5.45pm GMT
• Andrew Robertson on Liverpool bench; Cody Gakpo not yet registered
• Brentford’s top scorer Ivan Toney ruled out through injury
• GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Liverpool (Konate og, 19)
• GOAL! Brentford 2-0 Liverpool (Wissa, 42)
• GOAL! Brentford 2-1 Liverpool (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 50)
• GOAL! Brentford 3-1 Liverpool (Mbeumo, 84)
• Full-time: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool

[2 January 2023 19:53 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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.

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[2 January 2023 19:30 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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.

[2 January 2023 19:25 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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.

[2 January 2023 19:21 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 3-1 Liverpool

90 min: Six minutes will be added on.

[2 January 2023 19:20 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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.

[2 January 2023 19:17 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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!

[2 January 2023 19:16 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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...

[2 January 2023 19:14 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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.

[2 January 2023 19:13 · Lawrence Ostlere]

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.

[2 January 2023 19:09 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Brentford 2-1 Liverpool

77 min: Darwin Nunez chases a throughball but it’s just too heavy for him and David Raya rushes out to clear.