Liverpool will host Brentford in the Premier League this weekend, looking to get back to winning ways after two winless results.
Liverpool, who face Brentford on Sunday, are currently third in the league table, and they will want to push for the title this season. They cannot afford to drop points in these games if they want to match up to Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
The home side are certainly favourites heading into this contest, and it remains to be seen whether they can grind out all three points. Meanwhile, Brentford are ninth in the league table, and they have won their last three matches in the Premier League. They will look to pull up an upset at Anfield.
Liverpool have been vulnerable at times, and it remains to be seen whether the away side can exploit their deficiencies. Brentford are unbeaten in two of their last four meetings against Liverpool, and the hosts will have to work hard in order to grind out all three points.
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Team News & Tactics
Liverpool
Liverpool will be without the services of Thiago Alcantara, Andrew Robertson and Stefan Bajcetic. All three players are long-term absentees and they will miss out here. Alexis Mac Allister is suspended after picking up five yellow cards. On the other hand, Curtis Jones is sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Liverpool are likely to shape up in their usual 4-3-3 formation, with Alisson Becker in goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas will start as the full-backs. The two players will look to help out in the attack and protect the central defenders. Virgil van Dijk is likely to have recovered from an illness and will start alongside Ibrahima Konate at the heart of the defence.
In the middle of the park, Wataru Endo will start as the defensive midfielder, and he will look to break up the opposition attack and protect the central defence. Ryan Gravenberch will start alongside Dominik Szoboszlai.
The two players will look to add creativity and control to the side. Finally, Darwin Nunez will lead the line for Liverpool here, with Mohamed Salah on his right and Luis Diaz on the left. So, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo miss out for Liverpool.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Brentford
The away side have a number of injury problems heading into this contest. Rico Henry and Mikkel Damsgaard. are sidelined with knee injuries. Aaron Hickey, Joshua Da Silva and Mark Flekken are ruled out as well. Ivan Toney remains suspended, and Kevin Schade is still recovering from his groin injury.
Brentford will shape up in their usual 4-3-3 formation, with Thomas Strakosha in goal. Kristoffer Ajer and Vitaly Janelt will start as the full-backs, and they will look to protect against the likes of Salah and Diaz. Nathan Collins will start alongside Ethan Pinnock at the heart of the defence.
In the middle of the park, Christian Norgaard will start as the defensive midfielder, and he will look to protect the central defence and break up opposition attacks. Onyeka and Mathias Jensen will start alongside him. Neal Maupay will lead the line for the away side, with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa on either side of him.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Strakosha; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Janelt; Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen; Mbeumo, Maupay, Wissa
Key Stats
- Liverpool are undefeated in 21 of their last 22 matches in the Premier League.
- Brentford have won their last three matches in the Premier League.
- Brentford have scored at least two goals in their last three matches in the Premier League.
- 14 goals have been scored in the last four meetings between these two sides.
- Liverpool have scored 15 goals in their last six matches across all competitions.
Player to Watch
Mohamed Salah
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The Egyptian international is once again Liverpool’s key player here, with eight goals and four assists in 11 league matches. He will look to create problems for Brentford by creating goalscoring opportunities for his teammates and getting on the score sheet here.
Brentford can be quite vulnerable defensively, and Salah has the quality to punish them with his linkup, creativity and finishing ability. Liverpool will need the 31-year-old to step up and deliver if they want to grind out all three points here.
Prediction
Liverpool 2-1 Brentford
Liverpool are undoubtedly the better team here, and they will be expected to pick up all three points. However, this is unlikely to be an easy game. Brentford have done well against Liverpool in recent meetings, and they will look to make life difficult for the home side.
Liverpool will have to work hard in order to grind out all three points. But the gulf in class between the two teams should see them rise to the top eventually. A narrow for the home side is on the cards here cards here.
