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Fan waits 36 years to be part of Liverpool match

Fan waits 36 years to be part of Liverpool match

Fan waits 36 years to be part of Liverpool match

Monday 26-10-2026
Sameh Salem

Liverpool's match against Brentford in the 7th round of the Premier League featured a humorous moment that caught the eye, as British comedian Lloyd Griffith successfully headed a stray ball back onto the pitch, fulfilling a wish he had waited for many years.


Griffith was watching the match from the stands when a ball sent by Liverpool player Alexis Mac Allister went wide of the goal, so he decided to deal with it with a header instead of avoiding it.


The most amusing part is that the fan revealed he had predicted this moment just seconds earlier, after asking his companions to prepare for the possibility of the ball reaching them, which indeed happened amidst the laughter of those present.


Griffith explained that he had been waiting for a similar opportunity since 1990, when he started attending football matches, before his wish finally came true in the match between Liverpool and Brentford, which ended with the Reds winning 2-1.

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