Mac Allister delivers a looping cross from a deep position on the right.

Isak is unable to get over his header, and the ball floats over Kelleher's goal.

BARCOLA!

Brentford waste a set-piece at one end and Liverpool immediately hit on the counter, sending Barcola clean through one-on-one.

He tries to dink Kelleher, but the shot drifts wide of the left post!

The wait for his first Premier League goal goes on.

BIG CHANCE!

Ouattara and Kayode link up sharply down Brentford's right, ending with Kayode getting a shot away.

Jacquet scrambles across just in time to turn it wide past a sprawling Alisson!

Brentford have seen nine different players find the net this season, though none currently on the pitch from that group have made a mark yet.

It is a similar story for Isak.

He has scored in his past four Premier League games against Brentford, netting four times for Newcastle, but he has been quiet so far today.

Liverpool's first corner is worked short on the left by Szoboszlai before Mac Allister tries his luck from distance.

The effort ends up comfortably over and wide.

Ouattara covers Kerkez effectively after a risky pass is nearly punished.

Liverpool press down that flank once more through Barcola, but Van den Berg slides to put it behind for a corner.

A dangerous low ball almost sneaks between Van Dijk and Kerkez, but the latter does brilliantly to clear.

Down the other end, Brentford are sluggish clearing their lines, though Liverpool fail to make the most of the pressure.

Kayode hurls a trademark long throw in from the right, prompting a flustered Alisson to flap at the delivery before Jensen half-volleys over from inside the area.

The whistle then sounds for a foul against the hosts, though it is anyone's guess where the infringement actually took place.

The industrious Munoz drives Liverpool forward after dispossessing Anthony.

A patient passing sequence eventually picks out Szoboszlai on the edge of the Brentford box, but his strike sails comfortably over and off target.

Down the other end, Ouattara offers a first glimpse of his threat, though Kerkez stays alert to handle the Burkinabe speedster.

A bustling Thiago wins a corner down the left for the hosts.

The opening set piece is whipped in, but Van Dijk does enough to flick it over his own goal from the front post.

The subsequent routine is taken short, ending with an overhit cross.

It has been a scrappy opening period with Liverpool maintaining a high press.

Szoboszlai tries to pick out Araujo down the right using a floated ball, but it results in a throw-in for the visitors.

The Hungarian makes a very welcome return today.

Reflecting on Brentford's remarkable rise over the last decade brings up a striking early stat: fifth-placed Brentford host ninth-placed Liverpool.

It is the first time the Bees have played the Reds while sitting higher in the table since March 1938, when a 20th-placed Liverpool beat a sixth-placed Brentford 3-1 at Griffin Park.

The pre-match formalities are complete, referee Brooks blows his whistle, and we are underway at the Gtech!

Liverpool kick off the action, attacking the side in red and white while sporting their black away shirts and white shorts.

Excitement builds in West London as referee John Brooks brings the players out onto the pitch.

Brentford are looking to solidify their top-eight status today, while Liverpool aim to bounce back from last week's frustrating defeat against Manchester City.

The hosts collected four points from their fixtures with the Reds last term, including a 3-2 victory at the Gtech nearly a year ago to the day.

Before that campaign, Liverpool had claimed five straight victories over Brentford by an aggregate score of 11-1.

The dynamic feels different now, as manager Iraola has never defeated today's hosts across seven prior attempts, drawing five and losing two.

Following their Champions League triumph on Wednesday night, Liverpool return to Premier League duty bolstered by the returns of Dominik Szoboszlai and top-scorer Alexander Isak.

They step in for young Lewis Koumas and Ryan Gravenberch, who saw red in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.

Ronald Araujo starts at right-back, with Alexis Mac Allister and Victor Munoz deployed further up, while Jeremie Frimpong, Trey Nyoni, and Rio Ngumoha drop to the fringes.

Elsewhere, Virgil van Dijk reaches a milestone, making his 150th Premier League start as Liverpool captain to join elite company alongside Steven Gerrard (343) and Jordan Henderson (196).

In all competitions, it is the 200th time he has led the Reds from the off.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews makes three changes from the side that fought back for a 2-2 draw away at Aston Villa.

Despite picking up an injury last week, Kevin Schade is fit enough for the bench, with Dango Outtara taking his spot.

Sepp van den Berg comes in for Jannik Schuster at centre-back, midfielder Mathias Jensen replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf, and Keane Lewis-Potter slots into left-back.

Unlike their hosts' purely domestic calendar for 2026-27, Liverpool arrive here straight after a 6-3 Champions League thriller against LASK Linz.

On Wednesday evening, Andoni Iraola's side swept the Austrian champions aside away from home, inspired by Bradley Barcola's first-career hat-trick.

Ronald Araujo, Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas also found the net as the visitors weathered a second-half fightback to claim back-to-back European wins.

Domestically, the Merseysiders sit ninth in the Premier League, one point behind Brentford, following a disappointing 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City that snapped their early unbeaten run.

Fourth-placed Brentford welcome Liverpool this afternoon aiming to protect their unbeaten start and keep the Reds at bay in the battle for a top-four spot.

The Bees and Manchester City are the only two sides in the division yet to taste defeat after six matches.

It marks their longest unbeaten start to a league campaign since the 2006-07 season in League One.

Following a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa last time out—their fourth stalemate of the term—Keith Andrews' side have nevertheless looked formidable, aided by 3-0 home wins against Chelsea and Tottenham. Unde

r the Irish manager, Brentford have put together an eight-game top-flight unbeaten run at the Gtech, comprising three wins and five draws.

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Premier League football takes centre stage this afternoon as early high-flyers Brentford welcome Liverpool to the Gtech Community Stadium in West London.