Ian Doyle with the main talking points from Liverpool's dramatic 2-0 Premier League win at Brentford on Saturday afternoon
A day that began with Newcastle United's six-game winning league run ending with a 4-1 home drubbing by Bournemouth finished with Villa ensuring that none of the five matches resulted in home wins.
Newcastle United will be unable to rival Liverpool for an attacker despite being offered the chance to sign him as the ‘finances of the deal make it a non-starter’, according to the Daily Mail. The north east side are expected to sell Miguel Almiron to MLS side Atlanta United this month and that deal could bring in over £8m.
TNT Sports will host a bumper round of Premier League games including Liverpool v Newcastle and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal in February.
Matz Sels was the former Newcastle player who impressed supporters the most as the Nottingham Forest keeper denied Liverpool three points.
Darwin Nunez struck twice in stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 2-0 win at Brentford and open up a seven-point Premier League lead on Saturday after Bournemouth ran riot in a 4-1 win at Newcastle.
Liverpool looked set for a third successive draw until substitute Darwin Nunez's stoppage-time double sent the club to 50 points from 21 games.
Liverpool and Newcastle United are both searching for a new centre-back, and their attentions have been turned to La Liga in their respective pursuits. The player that they are after is someone that
Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle United are all dreaming of making it to Wembley to play in the final of the Carabao Cup. The first-leg of the semi-final of the competition is already done, and two teams have a clear advantage – Newcastle and Tottenham thanks to their wins over Arsenal and Liverpool respectively.
Liverpool defeated Brentford 2-0, whereas Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered another blow after a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Bournemouth boosted hopes of European football next season with a 4-1 win over Newcastle United.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot conceded Darwin Nunez was ‘lucky’ to escape a red card just seconds after his late goal heroics against Brentford. The Uruguayan answered his doubters in