Liverpool vs Brentford simulated for Premier League score prediction as Mohamed Salah scores

Liverpool will be looking to avoid a third consecutive game without a win on Sunday when the Reds host Brentford in the Premier League. An underwhelming performance saw Liverpool fall to a 3-2 defeat against Toulouse in the Europa League on Thursday, meaning the Reds are forced to wait another week to confirm their spot in the Europa League knockout stages.

The defeat came after the 1-1 draw away to Luton Town in the Premier League, making it a tough few days for Jürgen Klopp's side. Luckily for Liverpool, both Arsenal and Tottenham also dropped points in the Premier League last weekend, and the Reds will be looking to return to winning ways this weekend against Brentford.

The last meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-0 win for Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah grabbing the only goal. But games with Thomas Frank's side are never easy.

So can Liverpool get back to winning ways on Sunday? Let's take a look... We simulated Liverpool vs Brentford to get a score prediction. To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that the Reds could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Gomez; Elliott, Endō, Szoboszlai; Salah, Núñez, Jota.

We predict that the Bees could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Strakosha; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Janelt; Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen; Mbuemo, Maupay, Wissa.

Liverpool got off to a nightmare start at Anfield, with an early corner allowing Ethan Pinnock to head home from the middle of the box after peeling away from Dominik Szbobszlai at the far post. Luckily for Liverpool, the lead didn't last long, with Diogo Jota grabbing an equalizer just nine minutes later.

A long ball forward from Trent Alexander-Arnold picked out Darwin Núñez, and the striker used his pace to surge away from his marker and towards goal. A heavy touch saw Núñez reach the byline as the Brentford 'keeper rushed out of goal, but some great determination saw the Uruguayan hook the ball into the box for Jota to head home.

Just before the break, the Reds completed the comeback when Virgil van Dijk was pulled down in the box from a corner, and Mohamed Salah stepped up to dispatch the resulting penalty. Not long after the restart, the Egyptain got on the scoresheet again to put some breathing room between the two sides.

After picking up the ball on the right, Salah played a one-two with Harvey Elliott to breeze past the Brentford back line, and a powerful finish on his right foot sent the ball into the top corner to make it 3-1. Klopp's side maintained most of the possession to eventually see out the victory and pick up an important three points.

EA FC 24 predicted final score: Liverpool 3-1 Brentford