Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Brentford | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
| Danny Drinkwater | Danny Drinkwater | Anthony Connelly | Anthony Connelly | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Hulme | D. Hulme |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 84 |  | Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey | |||||||||
| Pierpaolo Baronchelli | P. Baronchelli |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Colin Burley | C. Burley | |||||||||
| Tom Degryse | T. Degryse |  | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Elbekay Hadji | E. Hadji | |||||||||
| Ken Richardson | K. Richardson |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Evangelos Boutaris | E. Boutaris | |||||||||
| Stefan Döring | S. Döring |  | 55 | M | | 5 | | D | 74 |  | Toufik Zeroual | T. Zeroual | |||||||||
| Gennaro Pesaresi | G. Pesaresi | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 |  | Luis Santos | L. Santos | |||||||||
| Neil Sturridge | N. Sturridge | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 83 |  | Oluwashegun Babayaro | O. Babayaro | |||||||||
| Celestine Ikpeba | C. Ikpeba | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Guerino Triuzzi | G. Triuzzi | |||||||||
| Daniel Hartl | D. Hartl |  | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Mark Appiah | M. Appiah | |||||||||
| Daigo Ihara | D. Ihara |  | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 |  | Manuel Salgado | M. Salgado | |||||||||
| Sven Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Georgios Bourbakis | G. Bourbakis | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Brentford. A crowd of 19,896 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Liverpool are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Liverpool kick off!
2.25
0-0Tom Degryse makes a probing pass to Neil Sturridge. Neil Sturridge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
3.21
0-0Gennaro Pesaresi makes a simple pass to Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.39
Stefan Döring chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.15
Colin Burley makes a probing pass to Guerino Triuzzi. Guerino Triuzzi passes the ball forward to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
18.33
0-0Guerino Triuzzi makes a simple pass to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierpaolo Baronchelli.
22.17
Elbekay Hadji deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oluwashegun Babayaro. Oluwashegun Babayaro passes the ball forward to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.41
0-0Oluwashegun Babayaro catches Gennaro Pesaresi on the ankles. Oluwashegun Babayaro is warned by the referee! Gennaro Pesaresi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.08
Pierpaolo Baronchelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Celestine Ikpeba. Celestine Ikpeba controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
30.53
0-1Guerino Triuzzi kicks a strong pass forward to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! David Hulme has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.40
Luis Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.54
Pierpaolo Baronchelli chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Döring. Stefan Döring flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Brentford kick off!
48.03
Elbekay Hadji makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oluwashegun Babayaro. Oluwashegun Babayaro takes it forward alone. Oluwashegun Babayaro shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.51
Neil Sturridge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.23
Gennaro Pesaresi makes a beautiful solo run. Gennaro Pesaresi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.18
Celestine Ikpeba hacks Elbekay Hadji from behind! Celestine Ikpeba is given a warning by the referee! Elbekay Hadji grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.18
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
59.21
Luis Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis makes a simple pass to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.51
Pierpaolo Baronchelli chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Sturridge. Neil Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Mark Dugbatey!
67.35
Celestine Ikpeba passes the ball forward to Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl knocks in a cross ball towards Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara heads the ball goalwards. Mark Dugbatey easily picks it out of the air!
73.59
Elbekay Hadji knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Santos. Luis Santos sees a break and surges forward. Luis Santos whips in a cross ball towards Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. David Hulme easily smothers it.
77.47
0-2Pierpaolo Baronchelli hacks Mark Appiah from behind! The referee calls over Pierpaolo Baronchelli and shows him a yellow card! Mark Appiah runs off the knock.
78.30
Guerino Triuzzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Hulme who gathers it comfortably.
79.15
Evangelos Boutaris advances with the ball. Evangelos Boutaris knocks the ball forward to Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.38
Toufik Zeroual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Santos. Luis Santos advances with the ball. Luis Santos whips in a cross ball towards Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.56
Gennaro Pesaresi makes a simple pass to Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.23
Luis Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Oluwashegun Babayaro flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
34.5%
39.3%
26.2%
Scorers
| Manuel Salgado 31, 59 |