Liverpool are at Anfield for the primary time within the Premier League this season, with Brentford standing in the best way of an unbeaten begin for Arne Slot, who has made one change to his XI.
The Reds might have come out of the blocks slowly towards Ipswich however their two unanswered objectives acquired them off to the perfect begin underneath their new head coach.
Jarell Quansah was a doubt coming into the conflict with a minor harm sustained in coaching however he’s out there from the bench afternoon, however Curtis Jones just isn’t concerned.
Alisson, who insists he desires to remain on the membership till not less than 2026, is on the hunt for his second clear sheet in as many video games.
Forward of him sit Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
The midfield is unchanged as Ryan Gravenberch continues because the No. 6 with Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai sitting alongside the Dutchman.
Mohamed Salah, after all, begins on the proper, with Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota taking over the opposite key roles in assault.
As for Slot’s choices off the bench, he once more has the likes of Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez to show to, along with Joe Gomez.
For Brentford, Sepp van den Berg and Fabio Carvalho are each on the bench after their current strikes from Anfield.
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Jota
Substitutes: Kelleher, Quansah, Gomez, Tsimikas, Bradley, Endo, Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez
Brentford: Flekken; Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Roerslev, Janlet, Norgaard, Jensen, Lewis-Potter; Mbeumo, Wissa
Substitutes: Valdimarsson, Van den Berg, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Trevitt, Onyeka, Damsgaard, Carvalho, Schade
Liverpool vs. Brentford – The stats
In eight of the final 9 conferences in all competitions not less than one of many groups has scored three objectives, the exception being Liverpool’s 1-0 Anfield victory in Could 2023.
Of the 21 earlier encounters between the groups in league and cup, Liverpool have scored in all however one – that got here in a goalless draw at Anfield in 1936. The Reds have discovered the online in the entire sides’ 18 conferences since.
Mo Salah has scored 5 objectives towards Brentford in 406 minutes of motion.
Salah has discovered the online in 4 of the six Premier League clashes and his objectives in 5 appearances are probably the most by any Liverpool participant in historical past towards Brentford.