Liverpool faces its worst crisis in 32 years

Liverpool keeps sinking deeper into trouble following a 2-3 defeat against Brentford, setting an undesirable record after 32 years.

Liverpool is going through a nightmare period as they have lost 4 of their first 9 matches in the 2025/26 Premier League season, a record that is their worst in 32 years. The latest defeat, 2-3 to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on the evening of October 25, caused Arne Slot's team to plummet down the standings and nearly lose their title challenge.

After a perfect start with a winning streak, the loss to Crystal Palace at the end of September triggered an unstoppable crisis for Liverpool. Since then, they have also been defeated by Galatasaray in the Champions League, then lost to Chelsea and Manchester United in the Premier League, before being "brought down" again by Brentford last night.

According to statistics from talkSPORT, no team has won the Premier League after losing 4 matches in a row in the past 40 years, meaning Liverpool will have to rewrite history if they want to defend their crown.

Liverpool started the match in the worst possible way when Dango Ouattara scored the opener for Brentford from a long throw-in. Kevin Schade doubled the lead before halftime, and although Milos Kerkez reduced the deficit in stoppage time of the first half, all efforts by The Reds were in vain. In the second half, Igor Thiago scored a penalty to restore Brentford’s two-goal advantage, before Mohamed Salah scored in the 89th minute, his first goal after 7 matches without scoring. However, it was only a consolation as Liverpool had to leave London empty-handed.

This defeat also dropped Liverpool to 6th place, 4 points behind leaders Arsenal. Notably, this is the first time since 1970that The Reds have lost 5 consecutive away matches in London.

Moreover, Liverpool’s defense has conceded 14 goals in 9 rounds, whereas last season they only conceded their 14th goal at round 16. Arne Slot’s team also became the fourth Premier League champion in history to suffer 4 consecutive defeats, following Leicester (2016/17), Liverpool themselves (2020/21), and Man City (2023/24).

Liverpool will return to Anfield next week to host Crystal Palace in the Premier League, under heavy pressure on Arne Slot and his players, who face serious doubts about their ability to defend the title.