Fresh from their five-star Champions League outing in midweek, Liverpool will endeavour to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford on Saturday night.
The two teams meet for the first time since January when the Reds secured a 2-1 top-flight away victory over the Bees courtesy of two stoppage time goals from Darwin Nunez.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot pictured on October 22, 2025
After losing four games in a row across all competitions for the first time since the days of Brendan Rodgers in November 2014, including a painful 2-1 home defeat to bitter rivals Manchester United in the Premier League last weekend, the pressure had ramped up on Arne Slot and his floundering Liverpool side ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Reds have been far from their best this season, despite spending around £450m on summer signings, and their defensive frailties were exposed once again when they fell behind against Frankfurt - their 18th goal conceded in 13 matches this term.
However, Hugo Ekitike’s equaliser against his former club sparked an emphatic comeback from Liverpool, with Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahim Konate, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai also on target to help the Reds thrash Frankfurt by a 5-1 scoreline - their biggest win since April (also 5-1 against Tottenham).
While six points from a possible nine have been collected by Slot’s side in the Champions League, 15 points have been accumulated across eight Premier League fixtures by the reigning champions (W5 L3), who have slipped to third place and have fallen four points behind leaders Arsenal following losses to Man United, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Not since February 2021 have Liverpool lost four consecutive league games, and success on Saturday is not a given for the Reds, who have suffered defeat in five of their last eight PL away matches and have lost each of their last four top-flight fixtures on the road against London-based teams - they last lost five successive league visits to the capital between March and November 1970.
Liverpool made a habit of scoring late goals at the beginning of this season, but they are now suffering from the same fate, losing their last three Premier League matches to strikes in the final 10 minutes, and having equalised in each games. No PL team has ever lost four in a row this way, while only Crystal Palace in November 2016 have suffered four straight defeats after restoring parity each time.
Igor Thiago of Brentford celebrates after scoring on October 20, 2025
Brentford celebrated their third Premier League win of the season, and their first away from home under new head coach Keith Andrews, on Monday night when they deservedly beat a woeful West Ham United outfit 2-0 at the London Stadium.
The Bees, who had lost their opening three away league matches prior to their clash with the Hammers, dominated throughout and registered 15 shots on goal before Igor Thiago broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, before Mathias Jensen sealed maximum points deep in second-half stoppage time.
Sitting 13th in the Premier League table with five points separating themselves from both the relegation zone and Saturday’s opponents Liverpool in third, Brentford are looking to claim back-to-back top-flight victories for the first time since winning four in a row between April and May of last season.
Brentford will be keen to improve their form at the Gtech, as they have come out on top in only five of their 16 home matches across all competitions in 2025 (D4 L7), though three of those victories have taken place this season, including their most recent against Man United (3-1) at the end of September.
Against Liverpool, Brentford lost just one of their first three Premier League encounters (W1 D1), but since a 3-1 home triumph in January 2023, the Bees have suffered defeat in each of their last five meetings with the Reds by an aggregate score of 12-1.
Brentford Premier League form:
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Brentford form (all competitions):
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Liverpool Premier League form:
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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool FC looks on during his side's UEFA Champions League on September 30, 2025
Brentford’s Antoni Milambo (ACL) and Paris Maghoma (thigh) are both ruled out through injury, while Aaron Hickey will be assessed ahead of kickoff after missing the win at West Ham due to a knock to his knee.
Andrews has deployed a back five with wing-back in previous games against Chelsea and Man City this season, and he may decide to use the same system against Liverpool, with Keane Lewis-Potter hoping to earn a recall at left wing-back.
Former Liverpool duo Caoimhin Kelleher and Jordan Henderson are both expected to start in goal and in midfield respectively, while the Bees’ top scorer Igor Thiago - who has netted five PL goals this term - is set to be joined up front by either Kevin Schade or Dango Ouattara.
As for Liverpool, Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak are both expected to miss Saturday’s game after they were forced off with respective hamstring and groin injuries in the midweek win over Frankfurt.
Giovanni Leoni (ACL) and Alisson Becker (hamstring) are two confirmed absentees, while the Reds are hopeful that Ryan Gravenberch will be fit to return in midfield after he missed the trip to Germany with a minor ankle issue.
Slot has a big decision to make over whether to recall out-of-form attacker Mohamed Salah, who has failed to score from open play in his last seven PL matches, while Florian Wirtz has begun as a substitute in three of Liverpool’s last four league games, but he did assist the Reds’ final two goals against Frankfurt and will hope to earn a start against Brentford.
Brentford possible starting lineup:
Kelleher; Collins, Van den Berg, Pinnock; Kayode, Henderson, Yarmolyuk, Lewis-Potter; Damsgaard; Schade, Thiago
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike
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We say: Brentford 1-2 Liverpool
Liverpool’s performance against Frankfurt was encouraging, but Slot’s team still looks disjointed and their defensive vulnerabilities remain a concern ahead of facing a Brentford side who have scored in seven of their eight Premier League games this season.
Having said that, the Reds themselves have scored at least once in all eight of their PL meetings with the Bees - their second best 100% scoring rate against an opponent after QPR (14) - and they should still have enough quality to outscore their opponents in West London.
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