AperçuLiverpool vs Brentford: essential pre-match statistics for the premier league encounter

The Reds are set to host the Bees at Anfield this Sunday afternoon, with kickoff scheduled for 4 PM BST. A draw in this crucial match would secure Liverpool a top-five finish and qualification for the 2026-27 Champions League campaign.

Here are 17 compelling facts and figures to consider ahead of the game:

• Historically, Liverpool and Brentford have met 24 times in competitive fixtures. Liverpool holds a significant advantage with 15 victories compared to Brentford’s five. Notably, the Reds have found the net in all but one of these encounters.
• In nine of their last 12 meetings across all competitions, at least one of the teams has managed to score three goals.
• While Liverpool suffered a 3-2 defeat in the reverse fixture, they have never before lost consecutive league matches against Brentford.
• Should the Reds score two goals in this match, it would mark their 150th Premier League goal under the management of Arne Slot.
• Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is on the verge of making his 150th career appearance for Liverpool.
• Mohamed Salah has been particularly prolific against Brentford, scoring seven goals in eight matches. He boasts an impressive average of a goal every 95 minutes against them.
• Salah could achieve a unique feat by becoming the first player since Sadio Mane in 2020 to score Liverpool’s final goal of the season in two consecutive campaigns.
• This match also marks Andy Robertson’s final appearance for Liverpool. Interestingly, his very first goal in English football was scored against Brentford, during a 2-0 victory for Hull City at Griffin Park.
• Virgil van Dijk has played the full 90 minutes in 74 of Liverpool’s 75 Premier League matches under Slot, including every single game this season. If he completes 90 minutes here, at 34 years and 320 days old, he would become the oldest outfield player to have played 100% of available minutes in a Premier League season, surpassing John Terry’s record from 2014-15 (34 years and 168 days).
• Van Dijk has accumulated 4,851 minutes on the pitch across all competitions this season, the highest total for a Liverpool outfield player in a single season since Sami Hyypia (5,205 minutes) in 2005-06.
• The Reds have an excellent record in their final league match of the season, remaining unbeaten in the last 10 campaigns (seven wins, three draws) since a 6-1 loss to Stoke City in 2014-15. When concluding a league campaign at home, they are undefeated in 18 matches (15 wins, three draws) since a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in 1988-89.
• Brentford has secured only one victory in their last nine Premier League matches (six draws, two defeats), a 3-0 win against West Ham United earlier this month.
• The Bees have won their final match in only one of their four previous Premier League campaigns (one win, one draw, two defeats), a 1-0 triumph over Manchester City in 2023.
• Between 1936 and 1937, Brentford enjoyed an unbeaten run in their first three away league matches against Liverpool (one win, two draws). However, they have since lost all six of their subsequent visits to Anfield without scoring a single goal.
• Igor Thiago has been responsible for 41% of Brentford’s Premier League goals this season (22 out of 54). This currently represents the highest share of goals scored by a single player in a campaign since Harry Kane’s 43% for Tottenham Hotspur in 2023 (30 out of 70).
• Keith Andrews, who took over from Thomas Frank as Brentford’s head coach last summer, faced Liverpool five times as a player, scoring once in a 2-1 defeat for Blackburn Rovers in February 2010.
• Brentford is currently on track to achieve their best Premier League finish. This is their fifth campaign in the top flight, having previously finished 13th, ninth, 16th, and 10th since their promotion in 2021.