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Premier League gameweek 2 fixtures
Saturday, August 24
Brighton 2-1 Man UnitedTottenham 4-0 EvertonCrystal Palace 0-2 West HamSouthampton 0-1 Nottingham ForestFulham 2-1 Leicester CityMan City 4-1 Ipswich TownAston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
Sunday, August 25
Wolves 2-6 Chelsea Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle Liverpool vs Brentford (4:30pm)
21 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
There goes the final whistle, and it's a first Anfield win for Arne Slot, and it's two out of two for the Dutchman.
Luis Diaz opened the scoring in the first half after a great counter-attack.
Then Mohamed Salah doubled the lead in the second half with a composed left-footed finish.
At times, the Reds were very sharp and created plenty of chances in the second period.
However, Brentford were dangerous throughout, and on another day, they could have easily scored at least one.
But none of that matters for Liverpool, who now head into a huge game against Manchester United with six points.
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37 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Cody Gakpo now hits the bar.
The Dutchman is on in place of Luis Diaz and nearly makes an instant impact.
He cuts in from the left and curls a shot at goal that hits Nathan Collins and deflects off the crossbar and away.
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47 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
HE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO SCORE!
Luis Diaz drifts in from the left and pings a low pass into Mohamed Salah's feet.
It's a great ball, and Salah's touch takes him away from his marker.
Then with his second, he opens up his body and curls a finish into the net.
There is a quick check for offside, but he's just on, and that should be the end of the game.
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50 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Andy Robertson, you lucky boy.
Brentford think they should have a penalty as Bryan Mbeumo is bundled to the floor in the box.
The referee blows his whistle and looks to be pointing to the spot, but the offside flag saves Robertson, who bundled the Bees man to the ground.
VAR has a quick look, but it's offside.
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57 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Dominik Szoboszlai hits the crossbar!
Liverpool win a corner after putting together a sensational move involving Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Diogo Jota.
It ends with Mac Allister poking a ball through towards the six-yard-box for Salah, but it's poked out out for a corner.
Szoboszlai spots Mark Flekken off his line and drills an effort at goal from the corner and hits the bar.
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Today, 17:50By Jack Cunningham
Wonderful block from Nathan Collins!
Liverpool put together a lovely move that ends with Alexis Mac Allister pinging a gorgeous pass to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
He gets to the byline and drills a cross into the box.
Diogo Jota connects and looks certain to score, but Collins somehow diverts the effort over the bar.
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Today, 17:47By Jack Cunningham
Big stop from Alisson Becker!
He's not had too much to do this afternoon, but he's just come up with a good save there.
Brentford win a corner, and they work it cleverly to Mathias Jensen.
He swings a ball into the back post, and Nathan Collins meets it with a thumping header.
It's probably a bit too close to the goalkeeper, but he still makes an important save.
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Today, 17:42By Jack Cunningham
Good move from the Bees sees Keane Lewis-Potter beat Trent Alexander-Arnold and drive inside.
He feeds a pass into Bryan Mbeumo.
The winger makes space for himself in the box and strikes at goal.
His effort takes a wicked deflection and drops just past the near post, and the resulting corner is cleared.
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Today, 17:39By Jack Cunningham
This is a good start to the second half from the Reds, and they've had a couple of chances.
Initially, Diogo Jota attempts an incredible overhead kick.
He makes contact, and the ball flies to the back post, where Andy Robertson connects with a header.
But from close range, Mark Flekken denies him before he then stops Dominik Szoboszlai.
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Today, 17:36By Jack Cunningham
We are back underway for the second period of the final Premier League game of the weekend.
But at half time, there was a special guest as Liverpool's very own Katarina Johnson-Thompson was brought onto the pitch.
The 31-year-old is a Reds fans and claimed a silver in the heptathlon at the Paris Olympics.
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Today, 17:22By Jack Cunningham
That's the end of the first 45 minutes, and it's been a decent one for Arne Slot's side.
They have the lead thanks to an excellent Luis Diaz finish.
Apart from that, the hosts haven't created too much more, but have looked dangerous at times.
Meanwhile, Brentford grew into the game and probably should be level through Christian Norgaard.
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Today, 17:14By Jack Cunningham
Mathias Jensen spreads a magnificent pass out to Keane Lewis-Potter.
The winger is allowed to bring the ball down on his chest by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
He drives into the box, cuts in on his right and drills in a low strike.
It's a decent effort, but it's straight at Alisson Becker.
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Today, 17:12By Jack Cunningham
Few yellow cards are now being dished out by Stuart Attwell.
Liverpool have Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai in the book for professional fouls, while Christian Norgaard has also received a yellow card for clattering into Luis Diaz.
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Today, 17:03By Jack Cunningham
Big opportunity for Christian Norgaard!
Mohamed Salah gives away a free-kick on the left.
Bryan Mbeumo steps up and delivers a sublime ball into the box.
Norgaard beats everyone to the delivery and flashes a header past the far post with Alisson Becker rooted.
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Today, 17:00By Jack Cunningham
Luis Diaz wins a free-kick on the edge of the box after a jinking run infield.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominik Szoboszlai stand over it.
But it's the England man who takes, and he sends the effort over the wall.
Mark Flekken is scrambling to get across to make the save, and he's relieved to see the effort fly over the crossbar.
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Today, 16:56By Jack Cunningham
The Bees try and play the ball out from the back and are caught up the pitch
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah combine, and the former strides to the edge of the box.
He thinks he's been blocked off and goes down, but the referee says play on, and Diogo Jota lunges in on Mark Flekken, and the goalkeeper just about clears his lines ahead of Jota tapping in.
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Today, 16:50By Jack Cunningham
The home side are starting to motor now.
A quick break down the left sees Luis Diaz slide a pass into Andy Robertson.
The Scotsman charges into the box and drills in a shot at the near post that Mark Flekken tips behind.
From the resulting corner, Trent Alexander-Arnold tries to catch the goalkeeper out, but his effort hits the side-netting.
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Today, 16:45By Jack Cunningham
THE ARNE SLOT ERA AT ANFIELD IS UP AND RUNNING!
Brentford have a corner that is cleared to the edge of the box.
A shot comes in that is blocked and rebounds through for Diogo Jota.
He carries it forward and plays Luis Diaz in.
The Colombian charges through and smashes a finish into the roof of the net.
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Today, 16:33By Jack Cunningham
Arne Slot sits down and takes in the first of what he will hope to be many renditions of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.
The hosts get us underway, kicking towards the Anfield Road End.
The Bees are wearing their pink away kit, and the final Premier League game of the weekend is underway.
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Today, 16:27By Jack Cunningham
Chelsea hat-trck hero Noni Madueke has apologised to the people of Wolverhampton.
Before the match, the winger accidentally posted a picture on Instagram in which he called Wolverhampton 's***'.
He was booed all throughout the game and popped up with a brilliant treble.
All of his goals came in the second half and were set up by Cole Palmer.
Speaking after the game, he said: “Listen, I just want to apologise to anyone I offended.
That’s part of the game, you have to be able to play under that pressure."
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Today, 16:11By Jack Cunningham
That's the end of the 2pm Premier League matches, Chelsea seal their first win under Enzo Maresca with a 6-2 thrashing of Wolves.
The game was level at 2-2 at half time before Noni Madueke scored a second-half hat-trick.
The Blues were a bit all over the place in the first half, but they were brilliant in the second period and Cole Palmer scored and got a hat-trick of assists.
In the other game, Bournemouth and Newcastle played out a 1-1 draw.
The Cherries were the much better team in the first half and opened the scoring through Marcus Tavernier.
The Magpies improved in the second half when Eddie Howe introduced some substitutes.
Harvey Barnes came off the bench to deliver a stunning cross for Anthony Gordon to tap in.
But the Toon were fortunate to come away with a point after Dango Ouattara saw a late winner ruled out for a controversial handball.
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Today, 15:59By Jack Cunningham
Andoni Iraola is sent to the stands by David Coote.
Newcastle come forward, and Harvey Barnes clips a cross into the box.
Neto grabs it, and looks to start a counter-attack, but Joelinton clotheslines him.
The Brazilian is booked, but the home crowd and bench want a red card.
Iraola is particularly fuming, and he's sent to the stands.
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Today, 15:56By Jack Cunningham
CRUEL ENDING FOR BOURNEMOUTH!
The Cherries think they've got a winner, but it's ruled out.
From a corner, Dango Ouattara gets up and appears to head an effort into the back of the net.
But he heads the ball off his hand and in.
VAR has a look, and the goal is chalked off.
Andoni Iraola is furious and is booked.
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Today, 15:49By Jack Cunningham
THIS IS A ROUT!
Chelsea come forward, and the ball is played down the left by Cole Palmer to Pedro Neto.
The former Wolves man drives forward, looks up and squares a pass into the box for Joao Felix.
Felix connects with an excellent first-time finish that flashes into the top corner.
Enzo Maresca, welcome to Chelsea!
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Today, 15:44By Jack Cunningham
Yerson Mosquera, you lucky boy.
The Wolves man could and should have been sent off last week against Arsenal for strangling Kai Havertz, and he gets away with one this time as well.
The centre-back crunches into a challenge on Moises Caicedo.
It's late and high, but it's just a booking.
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