Inconsistent Brentford host Liverpool on Saturday, with the guests vying to get their Premier League marketing campaign again on observe.
Liverpool’s snug win in Frankfurt on Wednesday ended a run of 4 straight defeats in all competitions.
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The Reds put 5 previous the Bundesliga outfit and did so with out Mohamed Salah, who was relegated to the bench in Germany.
Head coach Arne Slot as a substitute opted to begin with Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak as a entrance two for the primary time. The gamble definitely paid off. Nonetheless, the Swede didn’t emerge for the second half and Slot later confirmed that the £125m striker had suffered a groin drawback.
Isak’s harm, coupled with one other for right-sided participant Jeremie Frimpong, all however confirms a return for Salah this weekend – however his numbers throughout all competitions in 2025-26 present a stark drop-off from the earlier marketing campaign.
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Salah is enduring arguably the hardest interval of his profession in England up to now, excluding his unsuccessful and temporary spell at greater than 10 years in the past.
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Nonetheless, this weekend’s opposition have confirmed beneficial for the 33-year previous – he has registered six objectives and one help in seven earlier Premier League conferences in opposition to the Bees. His supervisor can also be backing him to return to scoring methods.
“We’re not used to him lacking probabilities, not to mention in a number of video games in a row, however this stuff occur,” mentioned Arne Slot in his pre-match press convention. “The very last thing I fear about is Mo beginning to rating objectives once more as a result of that is what he executed his entire life and that is what I count on him to do once more.”
Brentford haven’t any apparent choice points and after a dominant show at on Monday their beginning XI, barring accidents, will probably choose itself.
Igor Thiago has emerged as one of many Premier League’s kind strikers and his objective in opposition to the Hammers took his whole to 5 within the high flight this season, solely behind runaway chief Erling Haaland, who has 11, and Antoine Semenyo, with six.
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Marauding full-back Michael Kayode created seven probabilities at London Stadium – the joint-most of any Premier League participant this season – whereas ex-Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson once more proved to be a key cog within the machine.
The 35-year-old contributed an help in opposition to each Chelsea and and was just lately labelled a Liverpool “legend” by his pal and former colleague Andy Robertson.
Henderson is certainly one of 4 ex-Liverpool gamers within the Brentford squad and he’s set to make his 440th Premier League look on Saturday, transferring him one behind the league’s all-time high scorer Alan Shearer. Of present top-flight gamers, solely one other of his former team-mates James Milner has featured extra within the division.
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