Brentford vs Liverpool: times, how to watch on TV, stream online | Premier League
Brentford and Liverpool kick off 2023 with a Premier League matchday-19 clash at the Gtech Community Stadium on Monday.
In-form Brentford host a resurgent Liverpool in the Premier League, as the Bees bid to stretch their unbeaten run and the Reds chase the top four.
When does Brentford vs Liverpool kick off?
Brentford vs Liverpool will be played on Monday 2 January 2023, with kick-off scheduled for:
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Brentford vs Liverpool: preview
Brentford
Brentford head into matchday 19 in 10th place, having won 2-0 at West Ham on Friday to make it five Premier League games without defeat. That’s the Londoners’ longest unbeaten streak in England’s top division since 1939.
Ivan Toney scored his 20th league goal of 2022 in the victory over the Hammers - and the 26-year-old is in the frame to face Liverpool, despite being stretchered off at the London Stadium. Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has confirmed that the muscle injury Toney suffered is not as serious as first thought.
Liverpool
Meanwhile, Liverpool head to the Gtech Community Stadium on a sequence of four straight Premier League victories - a run that has taken the Merseysiders to within four points of fourth-placed Manchester United.
Having beaten Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton in their last two top-flight games before the World Cup, Jürgen Klopp’s men returned to Premier League action with a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Boxing Day, before seeing off Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield on Friday.
New signing Cody Gakpo could be available to make his Liverpool debut against Brentford, depending on whether his registration goes through in time.
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Brentford vs Liverpool: prediction
So far this season, Arsenal are the only team to have won at the Gtech Community Stadium, where Brentford’s last three Premier League games have ended all square. A fourth stalemate in a row could well be in prospect.
Prediction: Brentford 1-1 Liverpool
Who is the referee for Brentford vs Liverpool?
The match referee will be Stuart Atwell. The 40-year-old’s assistant referees will be Darren Cann and Harry Lennard, while the fourth official will be Simon Hooper. The video assistant referee (VAR) will be Darren England.