Liverpool make it two wins from two in the Premier League this season with another impressive performance. Discover the best facts and analyse the Opta data from this Premier League match with our Liverpool vs Brentford stats page.
Liverpool enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Brentford in this game, meaning Arne Slot became the first manager to win his first two Premier League matches in charge of the Reds. Not since Graeme Souness in April 1991 has a Liverpool manager won their opening two league games in charge.
It was a commanding Liverpool performance, with Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken and his defence doing well to keep the score at just 2-0. Luis Díaz opened the scoring in the 13th minute, before Mohamed Salah scored his 159th Premier League goal to seal the three points in the second half.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Liverpool vs Brentford stats from their Premier League clash at Anfield.
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Liverpool vs Brentford: Post-Match Facts
- Arne Slot became only the third manager to win both of his first two top-flight matches in charge of Liverpool while seeing his side also keep a clean sheet in each, after Matt McQueen in 1923 and Graeme Souness in 1991.
- Brentford have lost all four of their Premier League games at Anfield by an aggregate score of 9-0. Only Birmingham City (7 at Old Trafford) have played at a particular venue more in the competition without scoring.
- Liverpool have won both of their opening two games of a Premier League season while also keeping a clean sheet each time for the sixth time, after 2002-03, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2018-19, and 2021-22.
- Liverpool have won three consecutive Premier League games without conceding for the first time since May 2023.
- Luis Díaz has scored Liverpool’s first Premier League goal at Anfield in each of the last three seasons. Indeed, 76% of Díaz’s Premier League goals have come at Anfield (13/17) – the highest proportion of any player with 15+ goals for Liverpool in the competition.
- Mohamed Salah became the outright top Premier League goalscorer against Brentford, netting his sixth goal against the Bees in the league. The Egyptian has been directly involved in 128 goals in 128 league appearances at Anfield for Liverpool (93 goals, 35 assists).
- Brentford’s Nathan Collins blocked six shots in this match, the joint-most on record (since 2003-04) by a visiting player in a Premier League game at Anfield.
- Liverpool completed 92% of their passes in this game against Brentford, their highest passing accuracy in a Premier League game on record (since 2003-04).
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