Liverpool vs Brentford is a game that Arne Slot will be grateful for and Thomas Franck will be worried about.
For the visitors, it is not an ideal way to start their first month of a new season. Mid-to-relegation level teams always want to start their season with teams in the same tier as them so that they can find some stability before facing the heavy hitters.
For the heavy hitters – the title challengers, facing mid-to-relegation level teams early in the season helps them gain ground on their title charge before the third month of the season when things usually start getting serious.
There is no need to point out which team is which from the two examples given above. However, what we all understand is that the game will be one that will be easy to predict. It is a Premier League game regardless, which means the atmosphere and the possibility of upsets are very real despite there being a clear winner.
As fans prepare for their first Anfield experience of the 2024/25 Premier League, this article has the match ticket information as well as previews, team news and predictions on the match outcome.
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Ticket information
Liverpool vs Brentford match tickets are already on sale on the websites of both clubs. Registered fans of both clubs will get Priority access when purchasing the tickets which means that visiting or tourist fans have only one option that will not cost them time: purchasing their tickets from a trusted ticket reselling platform.
Seatsnet.com is a trusted ticket reselling platform where fans go to dispose of their tickets for fair prices and organisations go to sell excess tickets to cut their losses. A search for Liverpool vs Brentford tickets should turn up multiple ticket options for fans who want to buy.
It is important to note that Premier League tickets also sell fast on setsnet.com because of their popularity and seamlessness.
The game will be played at Anfield on Sunday 25 August at 4:30 PM UK time. It will be broadcast live for fans at home.
Team news
Thomas Frank seems content with Brentford’s transfer dealings because the club are not in the news for any new players since signing Igor Thiago from Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League. The 23-year-old Brazilian striker has been given the number 9 shirt that was vacated by Neal Maupay, who returned to Everton after a solid year with the London club.
Thiago could be the direct replacement for Ivan Toney, who is currently the target of several clubs in the Premier League including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. In case he doesn’t change clubs before the summer transfer window ends, he will be a mentor to the 23-year-old as he finds his feet in English football.
Also, should they lose the Englishman, who had a decent 2024 Euros outing in Germany as the Three Lions finished second, Thiago will be their only striker ahead of a daunting trip to Anfield. We may see Frank choosing to depend on Mbeumo and Wissa as he did in Toney’s absence last season.
The Reds, like every other club, have a few targets of their own, but like Brentford, are slow to add them to their side. This has worried their fans greatly and has elicited murmurs among them.
Dutch manager Arne Slot has begun working at the club but the fact that he is yet to sign a player is making fans lose confidence in him. A few names were mentioned including Dani Olmo, who is now closer to Barcelona and Bayern Munich than he is to making the trip to Merseyside.
Club captain Virgil Van Dijk has also been linked to Atlético de Madrid, but luckily for the fans, these are just rumours with no substance to them. If indeed he ends up leaving as he has continued alluding to, it would be a big issue for Slot to find a competent replacement for his compatriot so suddenly.
Here is what we expect the lineups to be:
Liverpool: Alisson; Robertson, Van Dijk, Konaté, Alexander-Arnold; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Elliott; Diaz, Nuñez, Salah.
Brentford: Flekken; Henry, Pinnock, Ajer, Hickey; Jensen, Nørgaard, Janelt; Wissa, Thiago, Mbeumo.
Match preview
Liverpool vs Brentford is a one-sided affair. Both teams have only met 21 times in their history and the Reds have lost just four times (13 W, 4 D). Last season under Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool beat the Bees home and away by an aggregate scoreline of 7 – 1. In their seven Premier League meetings from 2021/22 to date, Liverpool has scored 15 goals in this tie while Brentford have scored seven, winning and drawing only once each.
The Reds’ fans will be at the game solely to witness their players kick the first ball at Anfield for the 2024/25 season because this game is easily written off as a win. They will also be at the stadium to witness Arne Slot in action for the first time and to see what the atmosphere is like with the new manager.
Without sounding disrespectful to Frank and his Bees, there is not much to be expected from this game from them. Things may be a little easier because they don’t have to deal with Klopp anymore, but Liverpool will take this game with ease in front of their home fans.
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Prediction
Tickets are selling fast for this clash that could make or mar the careers of two managers. Slot will be coaching his first game in front of the home fans while Frank will be at the beginning of what could be a possible end to his time at Brentford or a new era with the London club. Hurry over to the club websites or to seatsnet.com to claim yours now.
Our prediction for the game is straightforward: Liverpool will come out victorious. The only thing to ponder over is the goal margin and the goalscorers.
Liverpool 3-1 Brentford
