Liverpool can get their Premier League title bid back up and running by banking all three points at Brentford on Saturday. After drawing each of their last 2 top-flight matches, Arne Slot’s side will be desperate to avoid another stumble against the Bees. The Reds boast the strongest away record in the Premier League this season, with 7 wins and 3 draws on the road thus far.

While Brentford have done the majority of their best work at home this season, they have taken just 1 point from their last 3 league games at the Gtech Community Stadium. Thomas Frank’s side fell to defeat against both Nottingham Forest and Arsenal and were then staring down the barrel of a third successive home loss against Man City in midweek before staging a late comeback to earn a 2-2 draw. It’s also worth noting that the Bees were beaten 1-0 when hosting Plymouth in the FA Cup last weekend.

Mohamed Salah looks a prime candidate for a goal or an assist against Brentford on Saturday. The Liverpool hotshot has scored a superb 21 goals across his 29 appearances in all competitions this season. He currently leads the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot award with 18 strikes to his name. That goal return is made all the more impressive by the fact that Salah has also provided 13 assists in the top-flight this term, as well as a further 4 in the Champions League.

The Reds talisman can put his killer touch to good use in similar fashion against a Brentford side that are defensively vulnerable. The Bees have kept just 3 clean sheets across their 21 Premier League games this season, failing to silence their opponents in each of their 11 home matches.

Given Mohamed’s Salah’s knack for drawing fouls from the opposition, it makes sense to side with the Liverpool superstar to earn his team at least one free-kick on Saturday. The Egyptian ace has been somewhat of a foul magnet for Liverpool this season, drawing an average of 1.25 fouls per-game. The 32-year-old has been brought down once or more in 7 of the Reds’ 10 Premier League away days this season. It’s also worth pointing out that Salah obtained his side 2 set-pieces against Brentford at Anfield earlier this season.

In direct opposition to Salah is likely to be Keane Lewis-Potter. The Brentford utility man has committed a combined total of 5 fouls across his last 5 Premier League outings at the Gtech.

Christian Norgaard merits support to be fouled once or more during this contest. The Brentford captain is certain to be one of the main protagonists in the midfield battleground on Saturday. Norgaard is drawing an average of 1.06 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season. He has earned his team at least 1 free-kick in 11 of his 18 top-flight appearances this term, drawing multiple fouls from the opposition in 4 of his last 8 outings at the Gtech Community Stadium

The Denmark international is likely to cross paths with Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister on Saturday, who is committing a team-high average of 1.89 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season.

Look for Brentford’s Vitaly Janelt to tackle his way into trouble at least once on Saturday. The German midfielder has frequently found himself on the referee’s radar in recent months. He committed a minimum of one foul across 6 successive Premier League matches between late October and mid-December. The 26-year-old has since overstepped the mark once against both Brighton and most recently Man City. Thus, there is plenty of scope for that trend to continue against star-studded Liverpool on Saturday.

Janlet is likely to run into Reds midfielder Ryan Gravenberch this weekend, who is drawing a team-high average of 1.55 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season.

The aforementioned Ryan Gravenberch looks overpriced to be on the receiving end of at least 1 foul on Saturday. The Liverpool midfielder has a real habit of winning his team free-kicks. In fact, Gravenberch has been fouled once or more in a sizable 15 of his 20 Premier League appearances for Liverpool this season. Dig a little deeper, and it can be detected that the Dutchman has earned the Reds multiple set pieces in 5 of his 10 top-flight appearances away from Anfield this term.

Gravenberch should draw plenty of attention from the likes of Vitlay Janelt and Christian Norgaard. The Brentford midfield duo are averaging 0.75 and 1.33 fouls per-game respectively in the Premier League this season.

Given Bryan Mbeumo’s brilliant form in front of goal this season, backing the Brentford attacker to register at least one shot on target against Liverpool on Saturday holds plenty of appeal. The Bees forward has racked up an impressive 13 goals across his 21 Premier League appearances this season, 9 of which have arrived on home turf. That goal haul has coincided with Mbeumo averaging 1.05 shots on target per-game in the top-flight this term. He registered 3 shots during Brentford’s 2-2 draw with Man City on Tuesday night, with 1 of those attempts hitting the target. That means the Cameroon ace has worked the opposition goalkeeper at least once in 6 of his last 7 Premier League outings.

Thus, Mbeumo looks attractively priced to land at least one on-target effort against a Liverpool side that have failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their last 7 Premier League matches.

Alexis Mac Allister has a tendency to make mistimed tackles and to give away cheap free kicks. That is evidenced by the fact that the Liverpool midfielder is averaging a team-high 1.89 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the Argentine ace has made multiple misdemeanours in each of his last 6 Premier League appearances, falling foul of the referee on 4 separate occasions against Nottingham Forest last time out. Mac Allister’s combative streak can also be attributed to the fact that he has already received 8 yellow cards across his 28 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions this season.

With all that in mind, Mac Allister stands out to commit 2 or more fouls against Brentford on Saturday. The 26-year-old could be in a direct battle with Christian Norgaard, who has been fouled 2+ times in 4 of Brentford’s last 8 Premier League home games.