Brentford 3-3 Liverpool: Yoane Wissa rescues a point for Bees in thriller

Yoane Wissa scored a late equaliser as Brentford held Liverpool to a draw in a thrilling encounter at the Brentford Community Stadium.

Wissa's dinked finish over Alisson rescued a point for the hosts, who matched Jurgen Klopp's team for long spells and created enough opportunities to claim all three points.

Ethan Pinnock had given Thomas Frank's side a deserved early lead, poking home from close range after Ivan Toney flicked Sergi Canos' low cross into the defender's path.

Diogo Jota brought the visitors level just three minutes later, rising unmarked to head Jordan Henderson's looping cross into the corner from the edge of the six-yard box.

Mohamed Salah's 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool put the Reds ahead for the first time in the match, only for Vitaly Janelt to equalise once more after Pontus Jansson had rattled the crossbar.

Curtis Jones restored the visitors' lead with a long-range drive that took a wicked deflection off Kristoffer Ajer on its way in, but Brentford - and Wissa - had the last word.

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Brentford

Squad number1Player nameRaya

Squad number20Player nameAjer

Squad number18Player nameJansson

Squad number5Player namePinnock

Squad number7Player nameCanós

Squad number15Player nameOnyeka

Squad number6Player nameNørgaard

Squad number27Player nameJanelt

Squad number3Player nameHenry

Squad number19Player nameMbeumo

Squad number17Player nameToney

Squad number11Player nameWissa

Squad number22Player nameM Jorgensen

Squad number26Player nameBaptiste

Liverpool

Line-ups

Brentford

Formation 3-5-2

1Raya

20Ajer18Jansson5Pinnock

7Canós15Onyeka6Nørgaard27Janelt3Henry

19Mbeumo17Toney

Substitutes

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson

66Alexander-Arnold32Matip4van Dijk26Robertson

14Henderson3Fabinho17Jones

11Salah20Jota10Mané

Substitutes

Live Text

Match ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 3.

Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 3.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rico Henry.

Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).

Offside, Brentford. Zanka tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.

Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.

Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).

Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

VAR Decision: Goal Brentford - Brentford 3-3 Liverpool (Yoane Wissa).

Goal! Brentford 3, Liverpool 3. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.

Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergi Canós.

Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.

Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Christian Nørgaard.

Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a through ball.

Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.

Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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