Brentford Vs Liverpool: The Reds Must Rise, But The Bees Are Ready To Be Strong

Hugo Ekitike and Virgyl van Dijk, two important Liverpool players (photo: x @lfc)

JAKARTA - Liverpool came to Brentford on a mission of revenge and revival in the Premier League after performing outstanding in the Champions League midweek. The match, which will be held Saturday night, October 25 at the Gtech Community Stadium, will be a mental test for the Arne Slot team, which had slumped with four consecutive defeats in all competitions.

Liverpool have just destroyed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in their biggest win since April 2025. Hugo Ekitike paved the way for the Reds' comeback after falling behind, with Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Cody Gakpo, and Dominik Szoboszlai also listed names on the scoreboard.

However, the performance in the Premier League is still a big question mark. Of the eight matches, the reigning champion has only collected 15 points (win 5, lost 3) and is now in third place, four points behind Arsenal.

More concerning, Liverpool have now lost their last four league games something that happened the last time in the era of Brendan Rodgers, 2014. Their away record to London was bleak: four consecutive defeats, the last losing five consecutive times in the capital came in 1970.

Worse yet, the trend of conceding in the final minute is even more troubling. In the last three Premier League games, they lost after conceding in the last 10 minutes despite equalizing every time. If that happens again, they will print an unwanted 'historic' in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Brentford began to find its rhythm under the new coach, Keith Andrews. The Bees won their first away win of the season by overthrowing West Ham United 2-0. Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen became the winning stars that make Brentford now perched in 13th place in the standings.

Although unstable at home, has won only five times from 16 matches at Gtech throughout 2025 Brentford appeared confident after previously defeating Manchester United 3-1 at the end of September.

Head-to-head, Brentford has only won once from the last six meetings against Liverpool. After winning 3-1 in January 2023, they lost in the next five matches with a 1-12 aggregate.

Brentford lost Antoni Milimbo (ACL injury) and Paris Maghoma (paha), while Aaron Hickey is doubtful of appearing due to a knee injury. Liverpool's former player, Caoimhin Kelneck, will be the main goalkeeper, with Jordan Henderson filling the midfield. Igor Thiago, the Premier League's five goalscorer this season, is likely to be duetted again with Kevin Schade.

In the Liverpool camp, Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak were absent due to hamstring injuries and groins. Alisson Becker has also not recovered, while Giovanni Leoni is still on the sidelines for a long time. Ryan Gravenberch is likely to return after recovering from an ankle injury.

Slot is faced with a dilemma about Mohamed Salah, who has played seven Premier League games without a goal from an open game. Florian Wirtz also has the opportunity to start after giving two assists against Frankfurt.

Although Liverpool have shown signs of revival in Frankfurt, their backline still looks fragile. Brentford, who has always scored in seven of the Premier League's eight games this season, could come as a surprise. However, the individual quality and depth of the Reds squad are expected to be enough to bring home the three points from West London.

Liverpool have never failed to score in eight meetings against Brentford their second best record against a club after QPR and that tradition looks set to continue this weekend.

Estimates of the line-up: BRettford (5-3-2): Neckneck; Collins, Van den Berg, Pinnock; Kayode, Henderson, Yarmolyuk, Lewis-Potter; Damsgaard; Schade, Thiago.Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike.

Brentford 1.2 Liverpool