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Liverpool vs Brentford: Three Key Factors To Consider, Predicted Lineups And Team News

Uttiyo Sarkar · · 4 min read
Liverpool vs Brentford: Three Key Factors To Consider, Predicted Lineups And Team News
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Liverpool vs Brentford will mark the end of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign for both sides when they meet in the 38th and final gameweek, an encounter that should be entertaining at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

The Liverpool vs Brentford clash should be a thrilling end-to-end battle between two sides desperate for three points to end the campaign.

The Reds are aiming to solidify their top-five finish in the league with a win, while the Bees are desperate for a win to increase their chances of securing European football for next season.

Match Details

Anfield
Liverpool, England
Sunday, May 24
15:00 GMT

Under-Pressure Liverpool Look To Finish Season With Strong Win Over Determined Brentford

The Liverpool vs Brentford clash should be a pretty entertaining one because both teams have something notable to achieve by winning their final league game.

Liverpool are now winless in their last three Premier League matches, which has caused them to tumble down to fifth place in the table. With Arne Slot reportedly poised to keep his position as Liverpool boss for the next season, he will be aiming to get fans back on his side by motivating his players to produce a thrilling display.

The Reds need to look to play some thrilling attacking football to outwit Brentford and send their fans home happy after what has been a difficult campaign for them.

Brentford, however, are no pushover, and they are also in the hunt for European football qualification themselves. The Bees can potentially secure a seventh-place finish in the Premier League by defeating Liverpool, which would result in a place in a European competition next year!

Keith Andrews will urge his side to be fearless at Anfield, not only maintaining a strong defensive shape, but also being clinical and brave in building up and finishing off chances.

Liverpool have won four of their last five matches against Brentford, and after losing to them earlier this season, they’ll be gunning for revenge and a big win to thrill their fans.

Departing Mohamed Salah Looking For One Last Hurrah At Anfield

The Liverpool vs Brentford clash will be a special game because it’ll mark the final match for Mohamed Salah in a Liverpool shirt.

The Egyptian forward will be leaving the club after the end of the 2025/26 campaign, and he will be determined to make the most of his final appearance at Anfield after a legendary career at Liverpool.

Salah might’ve only scored seven goals in the 2025/26 Premier League season, but he will be aiming to go out with a bang.

He’ll aim to make good use of his movement and trickery to move the ball into the danger zones and create chances for teammates. However, Salah will definitely be hungry to finish off chances efficiently to end his Liverpool career with a trademark goal against Brentford.

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Could Wily Igor Thiago Stun Liverpool At Anfield?

Igor Thiago has been the breakout star of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, having scored 22 goals in the Premier League and only being behind Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race.

After being named in the Brazil squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Thiago will be eager to prove his quality against formidable opponents in the upcoming clash at Anfield.

Thiago, who scored against Liverpool earlier this season, will be aiming to haunt them once again. He’ll need to be really smart with his off-the-ball movement and positioning to get to the end of chances, but the Brazilian needs to be clinical in converting the chances that come his way to get a big win.

Liverpool vs Brentford Injuries

Liverpool Injuries: Hugo Ekitike, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic, Jeremie Frimpong (doubt), Alexander Isak (doubt), Alisson (doubt)

Brentford Injuries: Rico Henry,  Fabio Carvalho

Liverpool vs Brentford Predicted Lineups

Here are our Liverpool vs Brentford predicted lineups.

Liverpool Predicted XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK), Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo

Brentford Predicted XI: Caiomhin Kelleher (GK), Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Keane Lewis-Potter, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Jordan Henderson, Mikkel Damsgaard, Dango Outtara, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago

Main Photo

Credit: IMAGO / Sportimage

Recording Date: 25.10.2025

Uttiyo Sarkar

Uttiyo is a Football/Sports freak who has been avidly following the beautiful game for 20 years. He is a dedicated writer, a passionate reader and loves to spend hours dedicated to the beautiful game. Also an occasional gamer and hardcore music enthusiast.

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