Brentford, riding high after an impressive performance against West Ham face Liverpool who have just one win in their last five games.
20:00 Saturday
Brentford, sitting in 13th position, will host Liverpool, who are currently 4th, in the Premier League at the Brentford Community Stadium. Arne Slot needs to win to get things back on track.
Brentford vs Liverpool Form
Brentford won their last match 2-0 away to West Ham. The Bees have been in mixed form, having won three, drawn one, and lost two of their last six matches.
Liverpool suffered a defeat in their most recent Premier League fixture, losing 2-1 at home to Manchester United but bounced back in the Champions League. The Reds' form has been poor recently, having lost four of their last six matches.
Brentford vs Liverpool Head to Head
The previous meeting between these two teams saw Liverpool emerge victorious with a 2-0 win at the Brentford Community Stadium in January 2025.
Liverpool have dominated Brentford in recent years, winning five of the last six encounters.
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Brentford vs Liverpool Lineups
Brentford Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool
Brentford (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Hickey, v. d. Berg, Collins, Kayode; Henderson, Yarmoliuk; Damsgaard, Ouattara, Schade; Thiago
Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Brentford
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Kerkez, v. Dijk, Konaté, Frimpong; M. Allister, Jones; Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Salah; Isak
Brentford vs Liverpool Team News
- Keith Andrews’ Brentford have won two of their last three, already more than in their previous seven combined.
- Consecutive victories would mark their first such run since the end of last season under Thomas Frank.
- They’ve lost only one of four home matches this term, and the tactical blend is increasingly distinct: a 4-2-3-1 that morphs into a pressing diamond out of possession, anchored by Jordan Henderson and Yegor Yarmolyuk.
- With Antoni Milambo (cruciate ligament) and Paris Maghoma (hamstring) sidelined, Andrews is expected to keep faith with the same XI that beat West Ham, meaning Caoimhín Kelleher continues in goal against his parent club.
- Team news complicates Slot’s efforts to reset. Alisson (hamstring), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring), Wataru Endo (unknown injury), and Giovanni Leoni (cruciate ligament) are all unavailable, meaning Giorgi Mamardashvili is set to deputise in goal once again.
- In defence, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez will patrol the flanks, with Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté continuing at centre-back.
- Ryan Gravenberch is a doubt due to a minor knock. Should he miss out, Curtis Jones is expected to step in alongside Alexis Mac Allister in midfield behind a dynamic attacking line featuring Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, and Alexander Isak.
- The latter is yet to score for Liverpool but boasts a remarkable record against Brentford — four goals in four appearances, the best 100% scoring rate of any player versus a single opponent in Premier League history.
Brentford vs Liverpool Prediction
- Both sides enter this late kickoff at contrasting crossroads. Brentford, buoyed by an impressive win at West Ham, are beginning to rediscover their verve under Keith Andrews, while Liverpool, uncharacteristically fragile under Arne Slot, arrive on the back of three straight league defeats — each surrendered in the final 10 minutes.
- The narrative feels inverted from the past few years: the newcomers brimming with energy, the giants searching for rhythm. Brentford’s 2–0 win at the London Stadium was their most complete performance of the season, built on clarity and compactness. Igor Thiago led from the front, pressing relentlessly and scoring his fifth league goal — a tally bettered only by Erling Haaland (11) and Antoine Semenyo (6). Behind him, full-back Michael Kayode delivered a breakout performance, creating seven chances — the joint-highest by any player in a Premier League game this season. His overlapping surges with Kevin Schade and Mikkel Damsgaard restored the aggressive verticality that had gone missing during September’s slump.
- For Liverpool, this fixture arrives at a delicate juncture. Slot’s men have lost three league matches in a row for the first time since February 2021, and five of their last eight away from home — a sequence that underlines their current defensive and psychological fragility. They have not lost four in succession since the early 1990s, and rarely has their control been so brittle: each of those defeats (against Crystal Palace, Chelsea, and Manchester United) came after Liverpool had equalised, only to concede again in the final minutes.
- Despite their current wobble, Liverpool’s attacking rhythm remains: they’ve scored in all eight Premier League meetings with Brentford, their second-best perfect scoring record against any side (after QPR, 14/14). Yet the capital has not been kind to them of late — the Reds have lost their last four league visits to London, their longest such run in over half a century.
- Brentford, meanwhile, will look to turn that trend into opportunity. Compact and disciplined, they’ve rediscovered the directness and intensity that once defined them. Igor Thiago’s penalty-box efficiency, Kayode’s adventurous width, and Damsgaard’s drifting creativity have given Andrews’s side a renewed identity — pragmatic but still brave in transition. Liverpool, by contrast, appear a team in search of composure.
- Slot’s high-tempo blueprint remains promising, but vulnerability in late-game scenarios has eroded confidence. With both sides playing on the edge of transition, expect a game defined less by sustained control and more by moments — of precision, of poise, and, perhaps, of redemption.
Score Prediction: Brentford 1-3 Liverpool
Brentford vs Liverpool Odds
| Result | Odds |
|---|---|
| Brentford | 18/5 |
| Draw | 33/10 |
| Liverpool | 3/4 |
Brentford vs Liverpool Bet Builder Tips
Our bet builder tips for Brentford vs Liverpool features Dango Ouattara 2+ Shots, Nathan Collins 1+ Foul, and Konate 1+ Foul.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 9/2 with bet365.
Dango Ouattara 2+ Shots
Dango Ouattara has been lively since joining Brentford in the summer. He is averaging 2.53 shots per 90 this season and showed his willingness to test the keeper against West Ham, where he managed 5 shots in the first half. Liverpool have struggled defensively on the left side of their back line and with the front three of Thiago, Schade, and Ouattara beginning to show signs of clicking, they can cause Liverpool some issues down the wing.
Nathan Collins 1+ Foul
Collins looks good value for a foul here. Despite not fouling in either of his last two games, he fouled in 7 of the eight games before that. Liverpool have one of the most direct attacking front lines in the Premier League this season (17 direct attacks (the most in the league)) and Collins is prone to making a rash challenge. With the likes of Salah, Wirtz, Ekitike, and Gakpo facing him, one foul looks likely.
Konate 1+ Foul
Expect Brentford to spend most of the game in their own half, but when they do attack, the Bees do so with purpose, transitioning with few passes as they look to catch teams sleeping. Konate will have to deal with that threat. Another aspect of the Bees attack is their long balls to the physical prescence of Thiago. Konate could find himself involved in a number of duels in this game and Brentford will take fouls where they can get them. He has fouled in all but three games this season.
