Mohamed Salah powers Liverpool to win over Brentford; Brighton held by Sheffield

LONDON: Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool maintained its 100% winning record at Anfield this season with a 3-0 victory over Brentford on Sunday, its sixth successive Premier League win at home.

Salah - who now has 200 goals in English football with Liverpool and Chelsea - became the first player in history to score in each of Liverpool’s first six home league games of a season as Juergen Klopp’s side climbed over Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal into second in the table on 27 points after 12 games.

Brentford, which saw its three-match winning run end, is 10th on 16 points.

Darwin Nunez had two first-half efforts disallowed for offside as the sense of an impending goal grew. Talisman Salah finally broke the deadlock in the 39th minute after Trent Alexander-Arnold drilled a pass to Nunez who slipped it to Salah behind Brentford’s defence for a left-footed finish into the far corner.

The 31-year-old Salah headed in his second at the back post in the 62nd minute after Kostas Tsimikas slid to keep the ball in play on the byline. Diogo Jota scored in the 74th when he cut inside and bent the ball inside the far corner past keeper Mark Flekken.

Brighton & Hove Albion was held to a 1-1 home draw by Sheffield United after going down to 10 men in the second half when midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud received a red card.

An own goal by Antonee Robinson and strikes from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa cruise to a 3-1 win over Fulham on Sunday, matching the club’s 40-year-old record of 13 home league wins in a row.

West Ham United’s Tomas Soucek powered home a late header to seal a topsy-turvy 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest and end its winless streak in the Premier League.

Arsenal moved above Tottenham with a 3-1 win at home to Burnley on Saturday.

Victor Lindelof scored the only goal of the game as Manchester United beat Luton Town 1-0 at Old Trafford. Luton had defended well before halftime but rarely threatened after the goal as United saw out the win.

Everton continue to pick up points with a 3-2 win away to Crystal Palace in a chaotic game. Agencies

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