In this week 35 match, on Sat May 6th, Liverpool will host Brentford at Anfield in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Liverpool is fresh off their 4-3 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Curtis Jones struck first for Liverpool in the 3rd minute on a feed from Trent Alexander-Arnold, then Luis Díaz added another in the 5th minute on a feed from Cody Gakpo. Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brentford recorded a 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest. Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira scored the first goal for Nottingham Forest in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Ivan Toney got the equalizer for Brentford in the 82nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Joshua Da Silva. Brentford is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 2nd, Brentford hosted Liverpool in their last match together. Brentford was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of just over 17000 fans. Ibrahima Konaté scored the first goal for Brentford on an own goal in the 19th minute, then Yoane Wissa added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Mathias Jensen.
Ivan Toney has been the most effective weapon for Brentford lately. The English attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Liverpool has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 5 goals for Liverpool and look to continue their dominance.
Roberto Firmino, Naby Keïta and Calvin Ramsey are unavailable to play for Jürgen Klopp’s team, while Brentford will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Christian Nørgaard and Pontus Jansson.