Liverpool vs Brentford Predictions

• Both teams are still battling for European football
• Liverpool have won five of their last eight home games across all competitions
• Brentford are winless in five on their travels

Europe at stake for Reds and Bees

Liverpool and Brentford meet at Anfield in the final round of Premier League games on Sunday in a fixture that will have a huge impact on the European picture.

The Bees need to win to break into the top eight and they could potentially end up in either the Europa League or the Conference League.

Liverpool have endured a woeful season by their own recent standards and their title defence never really got going. They can at least claim a Champions League spot if they avoid defeat, and whatever happens on Sunday this will be the last game for long-serving duo Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, who will both leave in the summer.

This may well turn out to be the last game for manager Arne Slot as well even if they do qualify for Europe’s top competition, although with home advantage they should be able to get the result they need.

Back Liverpool to win and concede

Liverpool are winless in their last three games but results have been better at Anfield, while Brentford’s away form has been poor.

The Reds have five wins and just one defeat across their last eight home games, and over the season they’ve picked up a respectable haul of 35 points from 18 home games.

Brentford are winless in their last five away games across all competitions and they’ve lost their last two trips. They’ve also lost each of their last six trips to Anfield without scoring, but they can at least get on the scoresheet on Sunday.

Liverpool have conceded in each of their last six games and have just one clean sheet in their last 10. Brentford have hit six goals across their last four games and need to take a few risks this weekend as only a win will do, and they have enough quality to find a way through at Liverpool even if they can’t get the result they need.

Thiago a goal contender

A 3-1 win for Liverpool is the correct score pick, potentially with a late goal to kill the game off, as they are capable of putting together big wins at Anfield and they’ve scored at least three goals in seven of their last eight home wins across all competitions.

There is a temptation to back Salah to score in his final Anfield appearance but there are no guarantees he will start, and with Brentford backed to score it makes sense to look at the visitors for value in the scorer market and Igor Thiago is worth a mention.

The Brazilian has had an incredible season with 22 Premier League goals. He’s scored four goals in his last seven games for club and country and could round off the campaign with a strike at Anfield.

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