The race for the Premier League title continues this weekend, as Liverpool bid to stretch their advantage at the summit to seven points. However, this could be a potentially difficult task, as Brentford got back to winning ways away from home against Liverpool last Saturday.
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Liverpool remain the team to catch in the Premier League standings, but they will need to maintain their winning sequence if they are to continue to hold their advantage over Manchester City. At present, the Reds sit two points clear of both City and Arsenal, and they bounced back from their defeat at the latter by winning at Anfield against Burnley last weekend.
It has been an excellent return to form for the Reds this term, as they have picked up 15 more points than they had at this stage of the season last term. Interestingly, in three of the last four seasons in which they have had at least 54 points, they have finished second in the standings. The only exception to that rule came in 2019-20 when they had 70 points at this stage on their way to winning the league for the first time in 30 years.
Brentford will still be looking for important points at the opposite end of the standings, as they are still in a battle to avoid relegation in the Premier League. They currently sit six clear of the bottom three, and they aided their relegation worries by landing a 2-0 win on the road against Wolves last time out. That win ended a two-game losing sequence.
However, Brentford’s home form would be a concern coming into this round of matches, as they have suffered defeats in four of their last six at the Gtech Community Stadium. That is as many defeats as they had suffered in their last 30 home matches in the Premier League combined.
Brentford vs Liverpool Head to Head
The home team has never lost in five Premier League clashes between Liverpool and Brentford. That was echoed last season after the Bees landed a 3-1 win. Meanwhile, Liverpool have scored and conceded in each of their seven league away visits to Brentford. But, they have never stuttered to defeats in consecutive visits to the Bees in their history.
Brentford vs Liverpool Injury News
Josh Da Silva is out for the season for Brentford, while Bryan Mbeumo is unlikely to return until early March. Aaron Hickey could return for the Bees on Saturday. Meanwhile, Liverpool will be without Mohamed Salah until later this month, while Thiago Alcantara is back on the sidelines. Alisson Becker may also be forced to sit out another round through illness.
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The first goal could be an interesting narrative to follow this weekend. Brentford have lost their last two home matches in the league after netting the opening goal, ending a 25-match sequence of losing just once after scoring the opener.
The Reds have won more points than any other side in the Premier League this season after conceding the first goal, meaning that there could be value in siding with Brentford to be leading at half-time, before Liverpool wins maximum points.
Brentford vs Liverpool Prediction
This will be an interesting test for the in-form Premier League leaders on Saturday. Liverpool will need maximum points to ensure that they remain ahead of Arsenal and Man City in the standings, and we expect them to achieve that target in an entertaining clash against the Bees. We can see both teams finding the net, but the preference is for the Reds.
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