Darwin Núñez’s incredible missed chance in Liverpool’s defeat by Brentford in the Premier League

Brentford started the year on the right foot and beat Liverpool 3-1. In the first meeting of 2023 for both, the team of Jurgen Klopp He has suffered a severe setback and begins to look further and further away from the top of the Premier League. For his part, Brentford reached seventh place and, consequently, the table zone at UEFA conference league.

But everything must be framed in an incredible situation spoiled by the Uruguayan attacker Darwin Nunez. The former Benfica, in the 7th minute, dribbled past the rival goalkeeper and, in front of goal, was unable to define.

According to statistics, the Uruguayan records the fifth lowest shooting conversion average among players who have shot more than 30 times in the current Premier League: only 9.1% of their total shots (55) ended in goals.

The team led by Thomas Frank, a 49-year-old Danish coach, hit and caromed. Shortly before 20 minutes of play and, following a corner kick, Ben Me header, the ball bounced konate and ended up inside the arch.

Then an unprecedented situation occurred. Yoane Wissa, a 26-year-old French striker, scored his first goal of the match but was disabled and didn’t count. A few minutes later, after another corner kick, he scored again, though again he didn’t count. Eventually, and short of his second invalid goal, he was able to score and extend his side’s lead.

After the break, Liverpool returned to the field determined to turn the score around. It only took him two minutes to send the ball into the goal. Thiago Alcántara participated in a big way Darwin Nunezwhich he defined beautifully, but was narrowly ahead and had his goal disallowed.

As in the first half when Wissa was disallowed, he immediately converted another, leading Oxlade-Chamberlain after a great cross from Alexander-Arnold dropped the discount for the Reds.

However, and despite all efforts by Liverpool to achieve parity in the result, with 7 minutes left in the game, Brentford settled the match after a great finish from Mbeumo after a great dispute for the ball against Konate.