BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Monday, December 26, 2022: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the FA Premier League match between Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC at Villa Park. Liverpool won 3-1. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Mo Salah can break Michael Owen record as Liverpool bid for New Year joy

There are more records in sight for Mohamed Salah as Liverpool visit Brentford this evening, including one currently shared with Michael Owen.

Should Salah score he will become the Reds’ leading scorer away from home in the Premier League era.

He is currently on 55, alongside Owen.

A goal from Salah would also see him become Liverpool’s seventh highest scorer of all-time. He has 172, level with Kenny Dalglish.

In this meeting here last season Salah scored his 100th league goal for the club in his 151st game. His current tally stands at 125.

 

On the up?

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Friday, December 30, 2022: Liverpool's Darwin Núñez celebrates after scoring the second goal during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool are aiming for a third successive away league win for the first time since May 2022.

They could win a fifth league game in a row for the first time since April 2022, when they won 10 on the bounce.

 

New Year’s woe

LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, January 2, 2022: Liverpool's first-team development coach Pepijn Lijnders after the FA Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

The Reds have won their first league game of a calendar year in only one of the last four seasons and none of the last two.

Jurgen Klopp‘s side lost 1-0 at Southampton in 2021 and drew 2-2 at Chelsea last year.

Since 1954, Liverpool have played 15 times on this date, winning eight and losing just once.

Adrian was in goal for the opposition in that 2-0 defeat at West Ham in 2016.

 

Gtech fortress

LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 25, 2021: Brentford's manager Thomas Frank (R) with Sergi Canós (L) after the FA Premier League match between Brentford FC and Liverpool FC at the Brentford Community Stadium. The game ended in a 3-3 draw. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Seven of Brentford‘s 13 league wins last season came at home, while this season they have won three of their eight top-flight fixtures at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Their home wins have come against Man United (4-0), Leeds (5-2) and Brighton (2-0).

Their sole defeat in eight home games came when losing 3-0 to Arsenal in September.

However, they have not won in the last three on home soil drawing 0-0 with Chelsea, 1-1 with Wolves and 2-2 with Tottenham.

 

Brentford’s record run

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, January 16, 2022: Brentford's manager Thomas Frank (R) shakes hands with manager Jurgen Klopp after the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Brentford FC at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

At West Ham on Friday, Brentford set a new club Premier League record of six consecutive games unbeaten.

They have not had a longer top-flight undefeated run since a sequence of six from February to March 1939.

They last lost on October 23, when they were beaten 4-0 at Aston Villa.

The 2-0 win at West Ham three days ago saw them keep a first clean sheet in seven games in all competitions.

 

Ex-Red in action

LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 25, 2021: Brentford's Sergi Canós during the FA Premier League match between Brentford FC and Liverpool FC at the Brentford Community Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Sergi Canos made one senior appearance for Liverpool during his three years at Anfield – as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw at West Brom on the final day of the 2015/16 season.

Last season he had the honour of scoring Brentford’s first-ever Premier League goal.

 

Tonight’s referee

Stuart Attwell took charge of the 3-3 draw between the teams on this ground last season.

 

This season’s scorers

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, November 12, 2022: Liverpool's Darwin Núñez celebrates after scoring his side's third goal, his second of the game, during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Southampton FC at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Brentford: Toney 13, Dasilva 3, Mbeumo 3, Wissa 3, Janelt 2, Mee 2, Bech Sorensen 1, Jensen 1, Lewis-Potter 1, Norgaard 1

Liverpool: Salah 16, Firmino 9, Nunez 9, Diaz 4, own goals 4, Alexander-Arnold 3, Carvalho 3, Elliott 3, Van Dijk 2, Bajcetic 1, Matip 1


* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).