Brentford v Liverpool: Premier League preview

What the table says

Brentford have 10 points from six matches, level with Everton and Chelsea but ahead on goal difference. Liverpool have played the same number and sit on nine points. A win would lift Brentford to 13 points from seven; Liverpool would reach 12 from seven with three points here.

The hosts have drawn three of their last five recent matches, including a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in their most recent outing. Two wins in that run, 2-1 against Reading and 3-0 against Chelsea, sit either side of the Villa result. Liverpool have won three of their last five, most recently Slot rotates, Liverpool still score six, though that run also includes a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Recent meetings

The five most recent meetings between these two produced 16 goals in total. Brentford won one, a 3-2 victory in October 2025, and drew another 1-1 in May 2026. Liverpool won the other three, twice by two goals and once 4-1. The pattern in those results is goals: four of the five finished with three or more.

The betting angle

The market expects Brentford to win in 39.6 per cent of outcomes, a draw in 26.4 per cent and a Liverpool win in 34.0 per cent. That makes Brentford narrow favourites despite sitting only one point ahead in the table. The hosts' unbeaten run of five, two wins, three draws, offers one explanation; another is Liverpool's heavy defeat to Manchester City in their second-most-recent result. The market sees this as close, with less than six percentage points separating the two teams.

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