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Diogo Jota is once again doubtful for Liverpool’s trip to Brentford, with the striker suffering a fitness complaint after his goal against Nottingham Forest. Jota’s season – and, in truth, the majority of his time at Liverpool – has been stop-start so far,
Diogo Jota pressed his claims for a place in the XI with his immediate impact on Tuesday, but in his pre-match press conference, Slot confirmed the Portuguese forward picked up a niggle during his cameo and was struggling to be fit. Given his recent injury record, risking him from the start would be a potentially flawed move.
Liverpool will be aiming for their first Premier League win of 2025 as they face Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Reds are wi
Liverpool delivered one of the most dramatic moments of the Arne Slot era with a late, late win at Brentford. The source was unlikely, Darwin Nunez — a much-maligned striker in recent weeks — delivering two injury-time goals to seal victory and tighten his side’s grip at the top of the Premier League.
Liverpool struggled to make the breakthrough in its game with Brentford in the Premier League, despite Arne Slot's men having plenty of possession and shots on goal
Substitute Darwin Nunez scores a late double to guide Liverpool to victory at Brentford and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points.
Liverpool produced a stunning late show to get back to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Substitute Darwin Nunez answered his critics with a memorable stoppage-time brace as the Reds eventually beat Brentford 2-0 to avoid a third consecutive frustrating top-flight draw.
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota missed training and is a doubt for Saturday's Premier League clash against Brentford, head coach Arne Slot said on the eve of the match.
He disagreed that Darwin Nunez is low on confidence and said "it is the life of a striker that sometimes you score and sometimes you don't." Slot added: "We have so many goals in our team and Darwin will score like he has in the past for this club. I don't see him struggling that much."
Unfortunately, due to the 3pm blackout rules in the UK, Liverpool's trip to Brentford has not been selected for live television broadcast. Instead, the ECHO will be in attendance in West London to provide live updates as well as all of the pre-match build-up and post-game reaction.
Liverpool hope to reignite their domestic form and rebuild their lead atop the Premier League as the Reds visit Brentford on Saturday.