The curse of injuries does not stop, new record after Jota and Jones injuries

The 25th Premier League fixture of the season kicks off with Liverpool's visit to the Gtech Community Stadium as they take on Brentford in search of a win to stay top of the table.

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Their opponents, despite failing to replicate the same campaign that saw them come close to qualifying for European cups last season, are motivated after their recent away win over Wolverhampton and will be hoping to take points off a Liverpool side who are keen to avoid losing ground to Manchester City and Arsenal.

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Injuries

Although Liverpool took the lead in the first half through Darwin Nunez's goal, it was a nightmare for Liverpool as injuries to Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota forced them out of the game. This is the first time Liverpool have replaced two of their starting XI before half-time in a Premier League match (Jones, Jota) since April 2011 against West Brom (Johnson, Agger).