Leaders Liverpool will be out for their first top-flight win in 2025 at the third attempt when they travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to take on Brentford on Saturday afternoon.
Arne Slot’s men could only secure a draw with other title contenders Nottingham Forest on Tuesday evening but the Bees 2-2 draw with Manchester City was definitely one point gained not two points lost.
Literally meaning ‘super subs,’ Liverpool’s Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota and put their side back into the game with their very first touches from a corner that came in after the Reds were down 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in the second half.
Tsimikas’s first move was to swing a free kick into the box, and Jota’s first touch with the ball produced a clever near-post header to equalise Wood’s early goal but the feeling of annoyance was still clearly visible for the league leaders and their supporters.
Matz Sels inspired himself and man-mountain Murillo to put up heroic display to ensure Liverpool failed to make a winning advantage alert at Anfield and their lead in the English Premier League has been reduced by Arsenal following the North London derby victory against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
However, the Reds have a four-point lead with a game in hand and have started to stumble just a little in the 2025 season, after their overwhelming 4-0 FA cup victory over Accrington Stanley is the only victory from their four games in the new year.
For the first time since May–August 2023, Liverpool would go three Premier League games without a victory if they lost in West London. However, Slot has not lost a top-flight away game while leading the Reds, whose winning streak now stands at an incredible 16 games.
Prior to Man City's visit, Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium had lost its fortress status as Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, and—astonishingly—Plymouth Argyle all left the Bees' home field as the winners in consecutive games, ending Liverpool's winning run on the road.
Darwin Nunez's return from suspension on Saturday will bolster Liverpool's offensive ranks, but Jota is undoubtedly the front-runner to be promoted from the bench after scoring the team's fastest-ever Premier League substitute goal.
In addition, assistant Tsimikas has put his name in the running for a start over Andy Robertson, whose performance at the City Ground caused controversy due to rumors that Liverpool is moving forward with a bid for Patrick Dorgu of Lecce as his replacement.
Joe Gomez is still a few weeks away from making a comeback from the hamstring injury he sustained in late December, so he should be the visitors' lone injury absence.
Rico Henry made his first Premier League appearance since September 2023 in Tuesday night's tie with Man City, taking Mads Roerslev's place for the closing several minutes. It was a much-needed comeback for the left-back.
Henry should be eligible for a long-awaited top-flight start on Saturday after playing just over an hour in the FA Cup loss to Plymouth. However, Frank might believe that Keane Lewis-Potter is more capable of handling Mohamed Salah because he still has a lot of playing time left.
