Brentford vs Liverpool Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium Date: 2nd January 2023 Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT
Jurgen Klopp will be looking for maximum points when he takes his in-form Liverpool side to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford. Thomas Frank’s side are in good form and come into this tie on the back of an impressive 2-0 win over West Ham. That win over the Hammers last Friday evening saw them set a new club record of five consecutive Premier League (PL) games unbeaten (W2, D3). They have not had a longer top-flight run since they went six games without defeat between February and March 1939, and so this is another opportunity for them to make history and keep their push for a top-half finish alive. The Bees currently sit in tenth position and will fancy their chances here given their form heading into their first game of the season. But the injury to their star man Ivan Toney who limped off against West Ham could hamper their chances here. Meanwhile, Liverpool continued their impressive run of form when they came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield last time thanks to two rather fortuitous own goals from Wout Faes. The win was the fourth PL win on the bounce for Jürgen Klopp’s men, who are building a head of steam as they gear up to face a side they’ve not lost to in nine competitive meetings (W7, D2). However, January is always a tough month for Liverpool under Klopp. The Reds have won just 23 of their 49 competitive games in January under the German (47%), which is their lowest win rate in any month throughout his reign. They have also lost more games in January than any other month during his tenure (14). However, given the momentum and record against the Bees, they will fancy their chances in this game. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 19, 2024
Arsenal
16:00
Everton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Manchester United
Burnley
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Aston Villa
Liverpool
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town
16:00
Fulham
Manchester City
16:00
West Ham United
Sheffield United
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
37
27
7
3
93
33
+60
88
2
Arsenal
37
27
5
5
89
28
+61
86
3
Liverpool
37
23
10
4
84
41
+43
79
4
Aston Villa
37
20
8
9
76
56
+20
68
5
Tottenham Hotspur
37
19
6
12
71
61
+10
63
6
Chelsea
37
17
9
11
75
62
+13
60
7
Newcastle United
37
17
6
14
81
60
+21
57
8
Manchester United
37
17
6
14
55
58
-3
57
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
37
12
12
13
55
60
-5
48
11
AFC Bournemouth
37
13
9
15
53
65
-12
48
12
Crystal Palace
37
12
10
15
52
58
-6
46
13
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
13
7
17
50
63
-13
46
14
Fulham
37
12
8
17
51
59
-8
44
15
Everton
37
13
9
15
39
49
-10
40
16
Brentford
37
10
9
18
54
61
-7
39
17
Nottingham Forest
37
8
9
20
47
66
-19
29
18
Luton Town
37
6
8
23
50
81
-31
26
19
Burnley
37
5
9
23
40
76
-36
24
20
Sheffield United
37
3
7
27
35
101
-66
16
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