3 a.m. Liverpool’s defense: Losing will bring shame to the Premier League for 32 years, the old captain turns against him

At 3 a.m. on October 26, in the 9th round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Brentford away. Henderson and Kelleher defected to their old club. Liverpool, which has lost three consecutive games in the Premier League, is looking forward to getting out of the slump. Isaac has scored 0 goals in 4 Premier League games, can he break his streak in this game?

[Confrontation History]

The two teams have met 18 times, with Liverpool having the advantage with 10 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. Last season in the Premier League, Liverpool defeated the Little Bees 2-0 at home and 2-0 away.

[3 consecutive defeats in the Premier League! Liverpool looks forward to rebounding]

In the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool defeated Frankfurt 5-1, halting a 4-game losing streak in all competitions. However, in the Premier League, Liverpool is still in crisis: after five consecutive wins at the beginning, Slott's team lost three times 1-2, losing to Crystal Palace, Chelsea, and Manchester United. The last time Liverpool lost four consecutive games in the Premier League was in February 2021, and their four losses in the first nine rounds of the Premier League happened in the distant 1993-94 season, 32 years ago.

[The old captain rebels! 35-year-old Henderson vs. Liverpool]

In Brentford’s formation, there is Liverpool’s most familiar face: Henderson. The 35-year-old Henderson left Liverpool in the summer of 2023 and joined the Saudi Arabian Football Club Dammam. Half a year later, Henderson left the Dammam Football Association and joined Ajax. In July this year, Henderson returned to the Premier League and came to Brentford.

Henderson played for Liverpool for 12 years, contributed 33 goals and 58 assists in 492 appearances, won the Premier League and the Champions League, and was Liverpool's meritorious captain. Now in the Liverpool team, Van Dijk, Alisson, Salah and others are all old teammates with Henderson. In addition to Henderson, Brentford goalkeeper Kelleher is also a former Liverpool player and just joined the Bees this summer.

[Isak’s first goal in the Premier League during the Liverpool era]

After joining Liverpool for 150 million euros, Isaac failed to score in 4 appearances in the Premier League and 3 appearances in the Champions League. Liverpool lost three consecutive games in the Premier League, and Isaac was always the starting center forward, but failed to score in any of them. Challenge Brentford away, can Isaac score the first Premier League goal of the Liverpool era? While playing for Newcastle, Isaac faced the Bees 4 times and scored in every game.

[Expected starting]

Brentford (4231): Kelleher/Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Hickey/Yarmolyuk, Henderson/Shad, Ouattara, Damsgaard/ Thiago

Liverpool (4231): Mamadashvili/Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kolquez/Jones, McAllister/Salah, Soboszlai, Gakpo/Isaak