The Reds are set to host the Bees at Anfield on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 4 PM BST). A draw in this crucial encounter would be enough to secure a top-five finish in the league standings, guaranteeing qualification for the 2026-27 Champions League season.

Here are 17 compelling pre-match facts and figures, meticulously compiled by LFC statistician Ged Rea and Opta, offering a deeper insight into the upcoming clash:

Across 24 competitive encounters between these two clubs, Liverpool has emerged victorious in 15 matches, while Brentford has claimed five wins. Notably, the Reds have found the back of the net in all but one of these fixtures.

In nine of their last 12 meetings across all competitions, at least one of the teams has managed to score three goals, indicating a tendency for high-scoring affairs.

Liverpool suffered a 3-2 defeat in the reverse fixture earlier this season, but historically, they have never lost consecutive league matches against Brentford.

Should the Reds score two goals in this match, they will reach a significant milestone of 150 Premier League goals under the guidance of Arne Slot.

This fixture could mark Alexis Mac Allister’s 150th career appearance for Liverpool.

Mohamed Salah has been particularly prolific against Brentford, scoring seven goals in eight matches – more than any other player in the history of this fixture. His scoring rate averages a goal every 95 minutes against the Bees.

Salah has the opportunity to become the first player since Sadio Mane in 2020 to score Liverpool’s final goal of the season for two consecutive campaigns.

This match is set to be Andy Robertson’s final appearance in a Liverpool shirt. Interestingly, his very first goal in English football was scored against Brentford, while playing for Hull City in a 2-0 victory at Griffin Park.

Virgil van Dijk has played the full 90 minutes in 74 of Liverpool’s 75 Premier League matches under Slot, a run that includes all 37 league games this current season. If he completes another 90 minutes here, at 34 years and 320 days old, he would become the oldest outfield player to have played 100% of the possible minutes in a Premier League campaign, surpassing John Terry’s record from the 2014-2015 season (34 years and 168 days).

Van Dijk has accumulated 4,851 minutes on the pitch across all competitions this season, marking the highest recorded total for a Liverpool outfield player in a single season since Sami Hyypia’s 5,205 minutes in 2005-2006.

The Reds have not lost their final league match of the season in the last 10 campaigns, boasting a record of seven wins and three draws. Their last such defeat was a 6-1 loss to Stoke City in 2014-2015. When concluding a league campaign at home, Liverpool remains unbeaten in 18 matches (15 wins, three draws) since a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in 1988-89.

Brentford has secured only one victory in their last nine Premier League matches (six draws, two defeats), a 3-0 triumph over West Ham United earlier this month.

The Bees have won their final match in only one of their four previous Premier League campaigns (one draw, two defeats), achieving a 1-0 victory against Manchester City in 2023.

Between 1936 and 1937, Brentford enjoyed an unbeaten run in their first three away league matches against Liverpool (one win, two draws). However, since then, they have lost each of their last six visits to Anfield without scoring a single goal.

Igor Thiago has accounted for 41% of Brentford’s Premier League goals this season (22 out of 54). This currently represents the highest share of goals scored by a single player in a Premier League campaign since Harry Kane’s 43% for Tottenham Hotspur in 2023 (30 out of 70).

Keith Andrews, who took over from Thomas Frank as the Bees’ head coach last summer, faced Liverpool five times as a player, scoring once in a 2-1 defeat for Blackburn Rovers in February 2010.

Brentford is currently on track to achieve their best-ever Premier League finish. This marks their fifth campaign in the top flight, having previously finished 13th, ninth, 16th, and 10th since gaining promotion in 2021.