After all the closest competition got stuck at 13 points on the league table, Liverpool had the chance to divide themselves at the summit with 16. However, London Bees interfered and took a chunk of the points Liverpool fans expected. Final score at Brentford Community Stadium – 3-3.Vardy scores on both ends, Everton eases past the Premier League ‘yo-yo’ clubFrom the very start goalkeepers on both ends had a lot of work to do. In the 8th minute already, after an amazing individual effort, Mohamed Salah tried from inside the box. He beat David Raya, but hit one of the defending players and the ball bounced away.Hosts struck back three minutes later. Frenchman Bryan Mbeumo directed his low drive towards the middle of the goal, but Joel Matip reacted brilliantly to block it.The Bees took took the lead in the 27th minute and deservedly so. Ethan Pinnock received a neat pass from Ivan Toney and coolly sent the ball into the back of the net.Pinnock is the 100th different player to net his first ever Premier League goal against Liverpool; only Everton (142), Tottenham (124) and Aston Villa (102) have seen more players score their first goal in the competition against them.And even though Brentford were courageous against a much bigger opponent, they were up front for only 4 minutes. Jordan Henderson handed Diogo Jota the simplest of tasks from close range after the cross evaded the keeper, and he made no mistake with his header into the left side of the goal.Five of Jota’s 12 Premier League goals for Liverpool have been headers, after none of his 16 strikes for Wolves in the competition came in this fashion.Two massive chances for Liverpool in just two minutes followed. In the 39th minute, young Liverpool talent Curtis Jones threatened the goalkeeper with his long-range shot. Unluckily for the Scousers, his attempt only rattled the left post. A minute after, Raya made a sensational save to thwart an effort from Jota.Great match continued in the second half. Liverpool turned it around in the 55th minute – Salah caught a precise pass from Fabinho, and sent the ball behind the goalkeeper with a low shot.Salah has scored 100 goals in 151 Premier League games for Liverpool, reaching 100 top-flight goals in fewer appearances than any other player in Liverpool’s history.Brentford refused to back-out, their fans pushed towards the equalizer that came in the 64th minute. Vitaly Janelt got to the rebound inside the goal-box and put the ball inside the right post.Community Stadium exploded with joy but died down only three minutes after. Curtis Jones attempted a powerful long-range strike which was redirected by one of the home team defenders into the top left corner.Salah could have scored his second and sealed the win in the 77th minute but was too cocky and his one-on-one shot went over the crossbar.Fortune favours the bold, the old saying reads. That is why the hosts found a way to score their third. Late substitute Yoane Wissa fired the rebound low into the middle of the goal after the ball breaks to him in the box. He calmly chipped it over Alisson to level the scoresheet.Both teams had a couple of opportunities to score again but it ended with 3 goals on both sides. Fearless performance from Brentford was the hurdle in Liverpool’s path to create a three-point cushion between the closest rivals in the standings.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 6SaturdayChelsea – Man.City 0-1 (0-0)/Jesus 53/Man.Utd. – Aston Villa 0-1 (0-0)/Hause 88/Watford – Newcastle 1-1 (0-1)/Sarr 72 – Longstaff 23/Leeds – West Ham 1-2 (1-0)/Raphinha 19 – Firpo 67 og, Antonio 90/Everton – Norwich 2-0 (1-0)/Townsend 29 pen, Doucoure 77/Leicester – Burnley 2-2 (1-2)/Vardy 37, 85 – Vardy 12 og, Cornet 40/Brentford – Liverpool 3-3 (1-1)/Pinnock 27, Janelt 63, Wissa 82 – Jota 31, Salah 54, Jones 67/Sunday16.00: (2.75) Southampton (3.10) Wolverhampton (2.95)18.30: (2.45) Arsenal (3.30) Tottenham (3.15)***odds are subject to change***
