Brentford and Liverpool will commence another calendar year of Premier League football with Monday evening's clash at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Bees posted a 2-0 win over West Ham United in their final game of 2022, while Jurgen Klopp's men edged past Leicester City 2-1, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
BRENTFORD vs. LIVERPOOL
BRENTFORD
Out: Kristoffer Ajer (knee), Shandon Baptiste (groin), Aaron Hickey (ankle)
Doubtful: Ivan Toney (knee), Thomas Strakosha (ankle), Frank Onyeka (thigh)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Raya; Zanka, Mee, Pinnock; Roerslev, Dasilva, Jensen, Norgaard, Henry; Mbeumo, Wissa
LIVERPOOL
Out: Arthur (thigh), Diogo Jota (calf), Luis Diaz (knee), Curtis Jones (shin)
Doubtful: Cody Gakpo (other), Harvey Elliott (knock), Andrew Robertson (dead leg), James Milner (hamstring), Fabinho (personal), Roberto Firmino (calf)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Thiago, Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Nunez, Carvalho
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
