Brentford Vs. Liverpool: Preview, Predictions And Lineups

Liverpool are aiming to build immoderate much-needed momentum disconnected nan backmost of their thumping midweek triumph erstwhile they sojourn Brentford successful nan Premier League.

The Reds had suffered 4 consecutive defeats earlier securing an awesome 5–1 triumph against Eintracht Frankfurt successful nan Champions League connected Wednesday night. They were staring astatine a 5th consecutive nonaccomplishment for nan first clip since 1953, but returned to winning ways successful style to boost assurance levels up of this Saturday’s travel to nan capital.

Liverpool’s caller slip-ups person seen them surrender crushed successful nan Premier League title title and they now find themselves 4 points disconnected table-toppers Arsenal. They will beryllium hopeless to adjacent that spread to a azygous constituent earlier nan Gunners big Crystal Palace connected Sunday afternoon.

Overcoming Brentford will beryllium nary easy feat, however, arsenic Manchester United and Chelsea person already discovered astatine nan Gtech Community Stadium. The Bees stay tricky customers contempt their enforced summertime overhaul and participate nan crippled having beaten West Ham United connected Monday night.

An array of erstwhile Liverpool players will beryllium tasked pinch trying to thwart their aged employers, pinch Jordan Henderson, Caomhín Kelleher, Fábio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg each representing Brentford connected Saturday.

Here is Sports Illustrated’s guide to nan clash.

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Antoni Milambo has torn his ACL. / Harry Murphy/Danehouse/Getty Images

Brentford suffered a devastating wounded setback complete nan October world break arsenic summertime signing Antoni Milambo suffered an ACL injury. He will miss nan remainder of his debut run pinch nan Bees.

In amended news, Aaron Hickey is group to resume afloat training this weekend. The afloat backmost won’t beryllium fresh for Saturday’s game, but could return to action against Crystal Palace adjacent weekend.

Gustavo Nunes and Paris Maghoma some featured for Brentford’s B squad midweek and are successful contention to make nan chair for nan Liverpool game.

Liverpool will person to support a typical oculus connected Igor Thiago, nan Brazilian striker having scored 5 successful 8 leagues games this season—including a brace against Man Utd.

Brentford Predicted Lineup vs. Liverpool

Liverpool will look respective acquainted faces this weekend. / FotMob

Brentford predicted lineup vs. Liverpool (5-3-2): Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Damsgaard; Thiago, Schade.

Alexander Isak is an wounded doubt. / James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

Liverpool suffered 2 wounded setbacks successful Germany midweek, pinch Jeremie Frimpong sustaining a hamstring wounded and Alexander Isak withdrawn owed to a groin issue. The Dutch afloat backmost is “not successful a bully place’ according to Arne Slot and will beryllium sidelined for nan foreseeable future, while Isak is simply a “question mark” for nan weekend’s match.

Alisson is still sidelined and will beryllium replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili, who still awaits his first cleanable expanse for nan Reds. Ryan Gravenberch missed nan triumph complete Frankfurt and Slot has confirmed he remains a uncertainty for nan Brentford clash.

Giovanni Leoni, Jayden Danns and Stefan Bajčetić are each missing pinch semipermanent issues, too.

Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister should return to nan starting lineup having been benched midweek, while Conor Bradley will characteristic astatine correct backmost successful spot of Frimpong. Hugo Ekitiké will lead nan statement arsenic he and Cody Gakpo look to proceed their stellar goalscoring form, but Slot has a large determination to make betwixt Andy Robertson and Milos Kerkez astatine near back.

Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs. Brentford

Slot will make changes from nan midweek triumph astatine Frankfurt. / FotMob

Liverpool predicted lineup vs. Brentford (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konaté, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitiké.

Liverpool will dream to person turned nan area successful their demolition of Eintracht connected Wednesday, but they tin return thing for granted aft a dismal run. Brentford will airs them a superior situation pinch their nonstop attack and velocity connected nan antagonistic attack—two things that person caused awesome issues for Liverpool’s porous defence this term.

However, nan Reds flexed their attacking muscles midweek and should person capable firepower to outscore nan Bees connected Saturday night. Ekitiké, Gakpo and Szoboszlai participate nan crippled successful awesome form, while Wirtz will person been boosted by his 2 midweek assists.

It will not beryllium easy for Liverpool, but they should unafraid a first convention triumph since their Merseyside derby triumph complete a period ago.

Prediction: Brentford 1–2 Liverpool

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