Our prediction for this Premier League match:
After holding Man City to a 2-2 draw in midweek, Brentford will look to claim yet another major scalp in the Premier League when they face Liverpool on Saturday afternoon. The Bees have been scoring goals for fun of late and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against Liverpool. All Dasilva, Ajer, Gustavo Nunes, Hickey, Pinnock, and Trevitt are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Reds, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest. Last time out, Liverpool outplayed Brentford 4-1 in London and yet another high-scoring affair is on the cards. As Brentford looked sharp in front of goal in the draw with Man City, there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Defender Joe Gomez should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Mohamed Salah):
Mohamed Salah is considered one of the best African players. Salah began his senior career at El Mokawloon, scoring 11 goals in 41 league appearances for the club and in 2012 he moved to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Swiss side Basel.
The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as a striker as well was producing outstanding displays for the RotBlau from 2012 to 2014 and, as a result, Chelsea chiefs decided to sign him on 26 January, 2015 for a fee of £11 million. Mohamed Salah, though, failed to impress in the Premier league and one year later he was sent on loan to Fiorentina.
After making 16 league appearances for the Viola in the Serie A, the left-footed winger signed a loan deal with Roma on 6 August, 2015. The Romans made the contract permanent on 3 August, 2016. Speaking of his international career, Salah made his Egypt debut on 3 September, 2011 in a 2-1 loss to Sierra Leone. It has to be noted that he was named Roma’s player of the season (2015/2016).
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.