Liverpool travel to the Gtech Community Stadium aiming to extend the momentum from their midweek 1\u20135 win in Germany. The Reds have dropped ground in the Premier League title race and sit four points behind Arsenal; they will be eager to cut that gap to a single point before Arsenal host Crystal Palace on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Brentford remain a difficult opponent. The Bees have shown their quality at home this season and have already taken points from Manchester United and Chelsea. They arrive having beaten West Ham United 0\u20132 on 20\/10\/25 and produced strong recent form, while summer recruits and a summer overhaul have not dulled their counter-attacking threat.<\/p>\n
Injuries have shaped both squads. Brentford lost Antoni Milambo to an ACL injury during the October international break and he will miss the remainder of his debut campaign. Aaron Hickey is set to resume full training this weekend but will not be ready for Saturday; he could return against Crystal Palace next weekend. Gustavo Nunes and Paris Maghoma both featured for Brentford\u2019s B team midweek and are in contention to make the bench. Liverpool will need to keep a close watch on Igor Thiago, who has five goals in eight league games this season.<\/p>\n
Liverpool sustained two setbacks in Germany as Jeremie Frimpong suffered a hamstring injury and Alexander Isak was withdrawn with a groin problem. The Dutch full back is \u201cnot in a good place\u2019 according to Arne Slot and Isak is a “question mark” for the weekend\u2019s match. Alisson remains sidelined, with Giorgi Mamardashvili set to continue in goal. Ryan Gravenberch missed the win over Frankfurt and remains a doubt, while Giovanni Leoni, Jayden Danns and Stefan Baj\u010deti\u0107 are all out long term.<\/p>\n
Brentford predicted lineup vs. Liverpool (5-3-2): Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Damsgaard; Thiago, Schade.<\/p>\n
Liverpool predicted lineup vs. Brentford (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konat\u00e9, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitik\u00e9.<\/p>\n
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Liverpool will hope the demolition in Germany marks a turning point. Brentford\u2019s direct approach and pace on the break will test the Reds\u2019 defence, but Liverpool\u2019s attacking form gives them a strong chance to return to winning ways after more than a month without a league victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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