Football Previews
Liverpool vs Brentford
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Anfield
Date: 25th August 2024
Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
After becoming the first coach to win his first game in charge of Liverpool last week, Arne Slot will be looking to make even more history when his side welcomes Brentford to Anfield this Sunday.
Liverpool beat newly-promoted Ipswich Town 2-0 in their opening game with second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah enough to extend the Reds’ streak of losing just once in their last 23 Premier League games played in August (W16, D6).
Slot will now get a first taste of Anfield and he’ll be welcomed with open arms after former manager Jürgen Klopp set him up with his own song during his farewell speech last season. With the support of the home faithful behind him, Slot will be looking to continue Liverpool’s formidable home form down the years that’s seen them win ten of their last eleven opening home league fixtures (D1).
Looking to spoil the Dutchman’s party will be Brentford, who started their fourth consecutive term in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at home over Crystal Palace. Beating Liverpool here would not only destroy Liverpool’s decent opening home fixture record but would also see the Bees win their first two league games for the first time since doing so in the third tier to begin the 2006/07 campaign.
Manager Thomas Frank has form for raiding Anfield too having already signed Fábio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg from Liverpool this summer. The Danish manager will hope that beefing up the dressing room helps his side continue their away form shown during the back end of last season where they went unbeaten in three of their last four road trips (W2, D1).
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
| April 7, 2025 | ||
| Leicester City | 20:00 | Newcastle United |
| April 12, 2025 | ||
| Manchester City | 12:30 | Crystal Palace |
| Brighton & Hov… | 15:00 | Leicester City |
| Nottingham Forest | 15:00 | Everton |
| Southampton | 15:00 | Aston Villa |
| Arsenal | 17:30 | Brentford |
| April 13, 2025 | ||
| Chelsea | 14:00 | Ipswich Town |
| Liverpool | 14:00 | West Ham United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14:00 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Newcastle United | 16:30 | Manchester United |
| April 14, 2025 | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 20:00 | Fulham |
| April 16, 2025 | ||
| Newcastle United | 19:30 | Crystal Palace |
| April 19, 2025 | ||
| Brentford | 15:00 | Brighton & Hov… |
| Crystal Palace | 15:00 | AFC Bournemouth |
| Everton | 15:00 | Manchester City |
| West Ham United | 15:00 | Southampton |
| Aston Villa | 17:30 | Newcastle United |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 73 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 62 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 53 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 52 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 46 | +0 | 51 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 50 |
| 8 | Fulham | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 48 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hov… | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 47 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 43 |
| 12 | Brentford | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 42 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 37 |
| 15 | Everton | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 35 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 35 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 32 |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 65 | -34 | 20 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 67 | -42 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 74 | -51 | 10 |
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