Mohamed Salah scored his first goal for Liverpool since New Year’s Day as they beat Brentford to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Darwin Nunez put Liverpool ahead with a superb chip before Alexis Mac Allister poked in a second at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Salah, back from an injury sustained on Egypt duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, got on the scoresheet with a crisp finish.
Ivan Toney pulled a goal back for Brentford, but Cody Gakpo added the gloss for Liverpool.
Manchester City and Arsenal will move back to within two points of Liverpool later on Saturday if they beat Chelsea and Burnley respectively.
The only sour point for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was more additions to a lengthening injury list.
Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota limped off before half-time, while Nunez was substituted at the interval.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Flekken
- 22Collins
- 20Ajer
- 16Mee
- 30RoerslevSubstituted forLewis-Potterat 63′minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forDamsgaardat 74′minutes
- 6NørgaardSubstituted forOnyekaat 63′minutesBooked at 72mins
- 27Janelt
- 12ReguilónBooked at 45minsSubstituted forGhoddosat 85′minutes
- 17Toney
- 7MaupaySubstituted forWissaat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 11Wissa
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 15Onyeka
- 21Strakosha
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 33Yarmoliuk
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 62Kelleher
- 84BradleySubstituted forGomezat 83′minutes
- 5Konaté
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 10Mac AllisterSubstituted forElliottat 83′minutes
- 3EndoBooked at 67mins
- 17JonesSubstituted forGravenberchat 34′minutes
- 20JotaSubstituted forSalahat 44′minutes
- 9NúñezSubstituted forGakpoat 45′minutes
- 7Díaz
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 11Salah
- 13Adrián
- 18Gakpo
- 19Elliott
- 21Tsimikas
- 38Gravenberch
- 53McConnell
- 78Quansah
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 17,193
Live Text
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Match ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 4.
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Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 4.
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Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
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Offside, Brentford. Ben Mee is caught offside.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cody Gakpo.
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Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
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Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
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Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
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Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
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Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
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Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 4. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
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Brentford
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Squad number1Player nameFlekken
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Squad number22Player nameCollins
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Squad number20Player nameAjer
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Squad number16Player nameMee
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Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
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Squad number8Player nameJensen
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Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
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Squad number27Player nameJanelt
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Squad number12Player nameReguilón
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Squad number17Player nameToney
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Squad number7Player nameMaupay
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Squad number11Player nameWissa
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Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
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Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
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Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
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Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
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