🏏 Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00 BST
Liverpool FC
vs
Brentford FC
4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1
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- On the final day, 5th-placed Liverpool (59 points) host 8th-placed Brentford (52 points). Liverpool, 3 points behind 4th-placed Aston Villa (62 points), are confirmed to miss out on next season's Champions League qualification. Brentford are confirmed 8th on 52 points but cannot catch 7th-placed Brighton (53 points).
- At Brentford's home on Matchday 9 this season, Brentford won 3-2. Liverpool are out of form with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last five, losing 2-4 to Aston Villa last time out. Brentford too have struggled for wins with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last five.
- Liverpool's right side, Mohamed Salah (33), seeks to shine as the King of Egypt on the final day. The legend, whose "left-footed cut-in shots are among the world's finest and who has repeatedly rewritten the Premier League all-time scoring records," looks to round off the team with a win.
- Brentford's Jordan Henderson (35), who orchestrates the game in midfield, faces his former club Liverpool. Having "experienced Premier League and Champions League glory" as Liverpool's captain from 2011 to 2023, he joined Brentford this season after spells with Al-Ettifaq and Ajax. It becomes an emotional return to Anfield.
- Liverpool deploy young forward Rio Ngumoha (18) on the left. The Belgian attacker acquired from Chelsea cuts through opposing defences with his pace and dribbling. With Netherlands international Cody Gakpo (25) placed as the lone striker and Dominik Szoboszlai (23) building the attack from the No. 10 role, it is a youthful setup.
- In Brentford's front line, Igor Thiago (23) starts as the lone striker. The tall forward, who holds dual Nigerian and Brazilian nationality, is a new arrival who joined only this season from FC Ufa. In combination with the youthful flanks of Kevin Schade (23) and Dango Ouattara (22), he aims to trouble Liverpool's defence.