Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah will endeavour to bounce back from a rare fruitless performance when the Reds visit Brentford in Saturday's Premier League clash at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The 32-year-old's powers waned in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, where he failed to directly contribute to a goal for the first time in a staggering 12 Premier League matches.
Nevertheless, the 18-goal and 13-assist winger is still leading the race for the Premier League Golden Boot and Playmaker Award, and he has developed an affinity for making Brentford nets bulge in the past.
Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at Salah's record against the Bees ahead of Saturday's intriguing Premier League showdown.
Mohamed Salah record vs. Brentford
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Played: 6
Won: 4
Drawn: 1
Lost: 1
Goals: 6
Assists: 1
As Brentford did not earn their Premier League baptism until 2022, and Salah did not face the Bees in either the FA Cup or EFL Cup during his time with Chelsea, the 32-year-old has only been involved in six meetings with Thomas Frank's side.
Every single one of those games has come in the Premier League with Liverpool, and he seldom fails to deliver, having a direct hand in seven goals from his six matches against Brentford to date.
Salah has struck six goals of his own while also providing one assist against Brentford, and he comes into Saturday's game aiming to either score for the fifth game running versus the Bees.
At Anfield in August 2024, Salah capped off a 2-0 win with the Reds' second goal of the day after Luis Diaz had opened the scoring, and he contributed to four of Liverpool's seven goals when they did the double over Brentford in 2023-24.
During the 4-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium in February 2024, Salah teed up Alexis Mac Allister before bagging a goal for himself, and the former Chelsea man also struck a brace in a 3-0 home success earlier in the 2023-24 season.
The May 2023 battle at Anfield saw Salah net the only goal in a 1-0 win, meaning that he has scored in each of his last four appearances against Brentford, only failing to register in Liverpool's 3-1 loss away from home in early 2023.
The first-ever Premier League meeting between Brentford and Liverpool in September 2021 served up a pulsating 3-3 draw, where Salah scored the third goal of the game, but he was absent from the 3-0 home victory later that season due to the Africa Cup of Nations.
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