Brentford v Liverpool, Premier League Round of 18, scheduled for Monday 2nd January from 19:30 at the Community Stadium live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and First Sport 1. .

In London, the New Year’s stage of the Premier League ends with the match “Brentford” – “Liverpool”, which are currently separated by only five points.

Brentford, one of the pleasant surprises of the Premier League this season, have collected 23 points from their current 17 matches and are 10th in the table, closer to the places that lead to the European Cups than to the danger zone. .

Thomas Frank’s side are looking to avoid relegation and are ending a five-game unbeaten run in the Championship, including a huge 2-0 win over West Ham United in the previous round.

However, it should be noted that Brentford have not won a game at home since October 14, 2-0 Brighton, recording three draws since then.

Thomas Frank has been with the club since 2018, and in the summer of 2021 he brought Brentford back to League One after a 74-year absence, with club bosses extending his contract until the end of the 2026-27 season.

The Bees’ most important player is Ivan Toni, who has had a great start to the season, finishing third in the Premier League top scorers with 12 goals.

Liverpool, who are in 6th place with 28 points from 16 games, are closing in on a place in the UEFA Champions League, especially since they have won their last four league matches, the last of which was against Leicester at Anfield. score 2-1.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have signed Cody Gakpa from PSV Eindhoven for €42m, plus a further €10m in performance bonuses, but the new Dutch football star still has a long way to go before he makes his debut for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Liverpool’s top scorers this season are Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah, each with seven goals, while Darwin Nunez, brought in from Benfica in the summer for €75 million (plus another €25 million in bonuses), scored five goals.

In the last direct match played as part of last season’s return to the Premier League, Liverpool won 3-0 at home to Brentford after a spectacular 3-3 draw in the away leg.

Superbet offers odds of 1.55 on prediction 2: away win in the match Brentford – Liverpool.

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