Premier League Nuñez shoots Liverpool to victory with late brace

Premier League leaders Liverpool have had to settle for a draw twice recently. The Reds won 2-0 at Brentford thanks to two late goals from Darwin Nuñez.

Liverpool FC remain in a commanding position at the top of the table. After two draws, the Reds secured a 2-0 away win against Brentford in stoppage time. Uruguayan striker Darwin Nuñez doubled his goal tally for the Premier League season within two minutes (91st and 93rd).

For Fabian Schär, meanwhile, a run of nine wins with Newcastle United came to an end. The Swiss defender and his team lost 4-1 at home to Bournemouth in the 22nd round of the Premier League.

Justin Kluivert was the outstanding player at St. James' Park. The son of 79-time Dutch international Patrick Kluivert scored Bournemouth's first three goals and provided the final pass to make it 4-1. Fabian Schär only came on for Newcastle after the break, when the score was 1-2. The central defender had recently had to take a break due to illness.

The visitors' victory was well deserved. Bournemouth are playing more successfully under Basque coach Andoni Iraola than ever before in the club's history and are on course to qualify for the European Cup for the first time. The team from the tourist destination on the south coast of England has not lost ten times in a row and has beaten Manchester United 3-0 away from home during this period.

Brentford

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0:2

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• (90.+2.) 0:1 - Darwin Núñez
• (90.+3.) 0:2 - Darwin Núñez

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90.+6.
End of 2nd half
90.+3.
Goal for Liverpool, 0:2 through Darwin Núñez (Harvey Elliott)

Darwin Núñez
Striker
Assist: Harvey Elliott
Striker
90.+2.
Yellow card Liverpool
Darwin Núñez
90.+2.
Goal for Liverpool, 0:1 through Darwin Núñez (Trent Alexander-Arnold)

Darwin Núñez
Striker

Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender
87.
Substitution in Liverpool

Federico Chiesa
Striker
87.
Substitution out Liverpool

Cody Gakpo
Midfielder
80.
Substitution in Brentford

Mathias Jensen
Midfielder
80.
Substitution out Brentford

Mikkel Damsgaard
Striker
80.
Substitution in Liverpool
Harvey Elliott
Striker
80.
Substitution out Liverpool

Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder
80.
Substitution in Liverpool

Curtis Jones
Midfielder
80.
Substitution out Liverpool

Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder
69.
Yellow card Brentford
Mads Roerslev
68.
Yellow card Brentford
Christian Nørgaard
66.
Substitution in Brentford

Kevin Schade
Striker
66.
Substitution out Brentford

Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder
65.
Substitution in Liverpool

Darwin Núñez
Striker
65.
Substitution out Liverpool
Luis Díaz
Striker
65.
Substitution in Liverpool

Andrew Robertson
Defender
65.
Substitution out Liverpool

Kostas Tsimikas
Defender
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+2.
End of 1st half
43.
Yellow card Liverpool
Dominik Szoboszlai
8.
Yellow card Liverpool
Kostas Tsimikas
1.
Start of the match