Ahead of Saturday’s clash, we have the Brentford vs Liverpool preview, prediction, latest team news and predicted lineups.
Brentford Vs Liverpool Preview
After fighting back to earn a point against the faltering champions midweek, Brentford get to test themselves again against the current Premier League leaders.
Goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard cancelled out Phil Foden’s brace to ensure a share of the spoils against Manchester City.
The Bees immaculate home form in the first-half of the campaign is beginning to falter. Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Championship strugglers Plymouth have all won at the Gtech Community Stadium in recent weeks.
Thomas Frank’s side are perched just outside the top-half of the table going into gameweek 22. A return of 28 points from 21 games is admirable but a win on home soil is strangely overdue.
Since earning promotion to the top-flight, the west Londoners have only beaten Saturday’s opponents on once occasion. Wissa and Mbeumo were amongst the goals in a 3-1 win two years ago.
Liverpool at the Gtech next 👊 pic.twitter.com/vLwopMHA9m
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) January 16, 2025
Liverpool’s stuttering start to 2025 is becoming a slight cause for concern. The one time runaway leaders have given the chasing pack a chance at toppling them.
On Tuesday, super sub Diogo Jota rescued a point against high-flying Nottingham Forest. The FA Cup victory over Accrington is the Reds only win four outings since the turn of the year.
Manager Arne Slot will need a sharp response from his players as the Merseysiders into a pivotal stage to the 2024/25 campaign.
Arsenal have cut the lead at the top of the table to just four points. However, Slot’s side still has a game in hand over the Gunners to navigate.
Ahead of Saturday’s clash, the best football betting sites in the UK price Liverpool as the 1/2 match favourites. Brentford can be backed at 23/4 with the draw 17/4.
Brentford Vs Liverpool Team News
Rico Henry made a welcome return on Tuesday night against Manchester City. The left-back played his first Premier League game since September 2023. Albeit just for a few minutes.
Thomas Frank will need to decide whether Henry is ready for the off. It’s no easy call as the 27-year-old would come up against Mo Salah.
Josh Dasilva, Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes and Ryan Trevitt are all ruled out for the Bees.
Meanwhile, Joe Gomez is the only absentee for the league leaders. The England defender suffered a hamstring injury last month.
Darwin Nunez is back from suspension. The Uruguayan will be hoping for some much needed game time. However, Diogo Jota is primed to start ahead of him after his midweek exploits.
Kostas Tsimikas is set to start over Andy Robertson. The latter has endured a mixed campaign and looked off the pace at the City Ground.
Last time out #BRELIV 📸 pic.twitter.com/km57a78oX3
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 16, 2025
Brentford Vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Brentford (4-3-3): Flekken; Roerslev, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Jota
Brentford Vs Liverpool Prediction
Goals at the Gtech is almost a guarantee this season. Brentford give as good as they get on home soil and we are siding with another net-rippling afternoon in west London.
Liverpool will need to be at their sharpest and we believe they will just about get the better of the Bees on Saturday. Especially if Jota starts.
Prediction: Brentford 2-3 Liverpool
