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Brentford defeat Liverpool first time in 84 years

Brentford, on Monday, wrote another extraordinary chapter in their Premier League tale after registering a first win over Liverpool since 1938.

An own goal from Ibrahima Konate and strikes from Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo sealed a remarkable 3-1 victory over Liverpool.

Konate met the same fate as Leicester’s Wout Faes did on Friday night, inadvertently turning the ball into his own net for the opener in the 19th minute before Wissa doubled the hosts’ lead from a Mathias Jensen cross in the 42nd minute.

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Liverpool sparked into action after the break, following a dramatic triple substitution from Jurgen Klopp, in which Virgil van Dijk was withdrawn, prompting a change of shape and brief change of fortune.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, breathing renewed life into his Reds career, glanced a header beyond David Raya from a pinpoint Trent Alexander-Arnold delivery in the 50th minute but Brentford withstood the remainder of Liverpool’s half-hearted pressure, ending any hope of an improbable comeback.

Mbeumo put the gloss on a historic triumph six minutes from time, bullying Konate off the ball, before effortlessly side-footing past Alisson.

Brentford are back in action on January 14, hosting Bournemouth, while Liverpool will face Brighton and Hove Albion on the same day.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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