EPL Leader Liverpool Overpowers Brentford Amid Injuries… Salah’s Return Gun
Salah returns after injury at Nations Cup, scores 15th goal of the season… Holland chases by 1 goal
Liverpool, an English professional soccer team, maintained its lead with two consecutive wins in the Premier League (EPL) with a complete victory in its away game at Brentford.
The Liverpool defeated Brentford 4-1 in the 2023-2024 EPL round 25 away game held at the G-Tech Community Stadium in Brentford, England on the 17th.
Liverpool, who lost 1-3 against Arsenal in the 23rd round earlier this month and had an unbeaten streak of 15 league games, was cut off. 파워볼사이트
Following their 24th round loss against Burnley (3-1) against Burnley on the 11th, Liverpool won 2 consecutive wins and maintained the lead by accumulating 57 points.
They are 5 points behind 2nd place Manchester City and 3rd place Arsenal (52 points).
Manchester City and Arsenal are scheduled to play in the early morning hours of the 18th, Korean time.
Brentford, who failed to maintain the momentum of beating Wolverhampton 2-0 in the last round, remained at 25 points and ranked 14th.
Brentford defender Kim Ji-soo, who was included in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup squad, was not included in the roster that day.
In the 30th minute of the first half, midfielder Curtis Jones suffered an ankle injury in a battle with an opponent, and Liverpool was quickly replaced by Ryan Hrabenberg, taking the lead in the 35th minute.
Diogo Jota connected with a header pass when Virgil Van Dijk kicked the ball far from his own half, and Darwin Núñez, who rushed to the center of the penalty area, exquisitely floated the ball in.
However, Liverpool suffered from a series of injuries in the 40th minute of the first half, with even Jota lying down complaining of pain in his knee due to the impact of being crushed by an opponent in a duel.
Muhammad Salah, who withdrew from the Egyptian national team last month due to a leg muscle injury suffered in the African Cup of Nations match, stepped on the field in place of Jota and made his return.
Liverpool, who replaced Nuñez with Cody Hakpo at the start of the second half, took control of the game in the 10th minute of the second half with an additional goal from Alexis Marc-Alistair following Salah’s pass.
In the 23rd minute of the second half, Salah’s return shot exploded, giving Liverpool an early lead.
Salah, who ranks second in EPL scoring this season, scored his 15th goal, narrowing the gap with Erling Holland (Man City, 16 goals) to one goal.
Liverpool gave up a goal to Brentford’s Ivan Toney in the 30th minute of the second half, but Hakpo fired a victory gun in the 41st minute of the second half.