MatchLiverpool's 6,000th game: 13 stats to know ahead of Brentford clash

The Premier League game at Gtech Community Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 3pm GMT.

Here are 13 essential pre-match facts and figures, as provided by LFC statistician Ged Rea...

This will be Liverpool’s 6,000th competitive game since they were founded in 1892. It does not include the 1939-40 season, which was aborted due to the outbreak of World War II.

Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 at Anfield earlier this season, with the goals coming from Luis Diaz (on his 100th appearance for the club) and Mohamed Salah.

The Reds are now one goal shy of recording 50 against Brentford in all competitions.

Liverpool have beaten the Bees in each of the last four league meetings, and could stretch this run to a record fifth in succession.

They have both scored and conceded in all of their eight previous league visits to Brentford.

Arne Slot’s team are unbeaten in four league visits to London this season (three wins, one draw).

Salah has scored six times in six appearances against Brentford, and is the only Liverpool player ever to score more than once versus the Bees in a league game (November 2023).

The Reds are unbeaten in their last 16 league fixtures this season, winning 11 and drawing five.

No team has won more league matches at home in the top flight this season than Brentford’s seven. Liverpool and Arsenal also have seven home victories.

And no team has scored more home goals this season in the Premier League than Brentford, who have netted 29 times in 11 games.

The Bees have won just one of their last eight matches in all competitions, defeating Southampton 5-0 at St Mary’s earlier this month.

Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa between them have scored 60 per cent of Brentford’s league goals this season.

Liverpool won 4-1 at Gtech Community Stadium last season, with Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, Salah and Cody Gakpo on target.