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Premier League: 13 stats to know before Brentford v Liverpool

The Reds have quickly turned their focus back to domestic matters as they head to Gtech Community Stadium for a 3pm BST kick-off.

Provided by Opta and club statistician Ged Rea, a baker's dozen of facts and figures related to the match can be found below...

**Virgil van Dijk is in line to captain Liverpool for the 200th time, with this also set to be his 150th occasion in the Premier League.**

Bradley Barcola could become the first Red to score a hat-trick in successive fixtures since [**Jack Balmer**](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/jack-balmer) in November 1946.

**In the 25 encounters between the clubs in all competitions, Liverpool have scored in all bar one – a 0-0 draw at Anfield in 1936. They have won 15.**

The five previous Premier League meetings between Brentford and Liverpool at Gtech Community Stadium saw 22 goals scored – an average of 4.4 per game.

**The Reds are unbeaten in their last six Premier League fixtures in the 3pm Saturday slot, with four wins and two draws.**

Liverpool have won their last two Premier League away games, keeping a clean sheet in both; they last won three in a row on the road without conceding in March 2022.

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**They are undefeated in the last four league visits to London (two wins, two draws) since losing to Keith Andrews' side almost a year ago.**

Only three outfield players have started every Premier League game this season – Van Dijk, Jeremy Jacquet and Florian Wirtz.

**Brentford are unbeaten in their six league games so far this season (two wins, four draws), their best run from the start of a campaign since 2006-07 in League One (first seven).**

Overall, the Bees are unbeaten in eight Premier League matches, the longest current run of any side.

**They have not lost any of their last eight top-flight home games and have kept clean sheets in four of the past six.**

Brentford's Vitaly Janelt has recorded the most interceptions in the division so far this term (20).

**Only Brighton & Hove Albion (10) have had more different goalscorers in the league in 2026-27 than Brentford (nine).**

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