Premier League: Liverpool Down Brentford, Aston Villa Beat Fulham, Brighton Held by Sheffield – News18

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool maintained their 100% successful file at Anfield this season with a 3-0 victory over Brentford on Sunday, their sixth successive Premier League win at residence.

Salah – who now has 100 targets in English soccer with Liverpool and Chelsea – turned the primary participant in historical past to attain in every of Liverpool’s first six residence league video games of a season as Juergen Klopp’s aspect climbed over Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal into second within the desk on 27 factors after 12 video games.

Brentford, who noticed their three-match successful run finish, are tenth on 16 factors.

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Darwin Nunez had two first-half efforts disallowed for offside because the sense of an impending aim grew. Talisman Salah lastly broke the impasse within the thirty ninth minute after Trent Alexander-Arnold drilled a cross to Nunez who slipped it to Salah behind Brentford’s defence for a left-footed end into the far nook.

The 31-yr-outdated Salah headed in his second on the again publish within the 62nd minute after Kostas Tsimikas slid to maintain the ball in play on the byline. Diogo Jota scored within the 74th when he reduce inside and bent the ball contained in the far nook previous keeper Mark Flekken.

Aston Villa beat Fulham

An personal aim by Antonee Robinson and strikes from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to cruise to a 3-1 Premier League win over Fulham on Sunday, matching the membership’s 40-yr-outdated file of 13 residence league wins in a row.

Villa took the lead within the twenty seventh minute when Youri Tielemans snapped up a ball down the left wing and fired it throughout the aim, the place Fulham defender Robinson turned it into his personal internet.

Villa captain McGinn netted the second aim three minutes earlier than the break with a low drive earlier than Watkins added a 3rd with a detailed-vary end within the sixty fourth minute.

Striker Raul Jimenez netted his first league aim since March 2022 to scale back the deficit for Fulham, however they got here no nearer as Villa held on to stay in fifth place within the desk on 25 factors, whereas the Cottagers are sixteenth on 12 factors.

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Sheffield maintain Brighton

Brighton and Hove Albion have been held to a 1-1 residence draw by Sheffield United within the Premier League on Sunday after taking place to 10 males within the second half when midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud acquired a purple card.

Simon Adingra bought Brighton off to a flying begin within the sixth minute when the winger reduce in from the left flank and dribbled previous 5 defenders whereas taking part in a one-two cross with Facundo Buonanotte earlier than he slipped the ball previous the keeper.

But the Seagulls suffered a setback when Dahoud was despatched off for stamping Ben Osborn’s leg and United took full benefit, equalising 5 minutes later when Jayden Bogle drilled a cross into the field and Adam Webster turned it into his personal internet.

Both groups had phases of play the place they put stress on their opponents however they ultimately needed to accept some extent. Brighton stay in eighth place with 19 factors whereas the Blades are nonetheless within the relegation zone, in nineteenth place on 5 factors.

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