The hosts secured a narrow 1-0 win over Fulham in the mid-week, while the Bees are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
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Liverpool will be bidding to make it six consecutive wins in the Premier League when they host Brentford at Anfield on Saturday. The hosts secured a narrow 1-0 win over Fulham in the mid-week, while the Bees are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest. The impressive run of form has helped the Reds to move to fifth spot in the English top flight standings, having collected 59 points from 34 games, just four points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United who have a game in hand. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting four places behind Liverpool, separated by nine points.
“It’s not every time you have three games in a row at home, so we have to enjoy it.”
Fabinho on three successive home games ahead of #LIVBRE đź—Ł
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 5, 2023
Liverpool recorded their 17th league-win of the season against Fulham on Wednesday night thanks to Mohammad Salah’s penalty kick in the first half. The result extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the top flight, winning five along the way. Meanwhile Jurgen Klopp’s men are undefeated in their last ten top flight games at Anfield, winning eight matches in the period. The Reds have the third-best home record in the Premier League this term, having collected 40 points from a possible 51 thus far. Meanwhile, two of their remaining four fixtures are against relegation-threatened sides Leicester City and Southampton.
Brentford, on the other hand, have recorded only four away-wins in the top flight this season and their latest success on the road came came against Chelsea (2-0) at Stamford Bridge on April 26 thanks to Cesar Azpilicueta’s own goal and Bryan Mbeumo’s second-half effort. After that, the Bees came from behind to take all three points against Forest at Gtech Community Stadium courtesy of Ivan Toney’s 82nd-minute equaliser and Josh Dasilva’s dramatic winner four minutes into the injury time. It was their 12th league-win of the season. Meanwhile Thomas Franck’s side secured an impressive 3-1 win over Liverpool in the reverse fixture in January through Ibrahima Konate’s 19th-minute own goal and one goal each from Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo.
Liverpool probable starting lineup: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Jones, Fabinho, Elliott, Salah, Gakpo, Nunez
Brentford probable starting lineup: Raya, Hickey, Mee, Pinnock, Henry, Jensen, Janelt, Dasilva, Mbeumo, Toney, Schade
Liverpool
| Opponents | Score |
| Fulham | 1-0 (W) |
| Tottenham | 4-3 (W) |
| West Ham | 1-2 (W) |
| Nottingham | 3-2 (W) |
| Leeds | 1-6 (W) |
Brentford
| Opponents | Score |
| Nottingham | 2-1 (W) |
| Chelsea | 0-2 (W) |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 (D) |
| Wolves | 2-0 (L) |
| Newcastle | 1-2 (L) |
| Last 3 match-results | Score |
| Brentford beat Liverpool | 3-1 |
| Liverpool beat Brentford | 3-0 |
| Brentford draw Liverpool | 3-3 |
The Premier League match between Liverpool and Brentford will take place at Anfield on Saturday at 10:00 pm IST.
| Liverpool vs Brentford | Key Details |
| Date | May 6 |
| Venue | Anfield |
| Kickoff time in UK | 5:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India will be available on Star Sports network, Besides, the fans in India can also live stream the match through Jio TV and Hotstar VIP. Meanwhile, those in UK can catch the live action on Sky Ultra HD, Sky Go Extra, Sky Sports Premier League, BBC Radio 5 Live and Sky Sports Main Event.
