As Bill Medley sang at the start of The Last Boy Scout, Friday night's a great night for football.

The first of our two matches this evening is under way at the London Stadium.

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The London Stadium comes together to show their respect and appreciation for Pele, the greatest player of all time, who passed away yesterday at the age of 82.

The fans, players and staff are clapping before the announcer has even finished his tribute.

The picture they've used on the big screen? The one of him embracing Bobby Moore, of course.

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Brentford striker Ivan Toney has scored 11 goals in 15 Premier League games this season, just one fewer than he managed in 33 appearances last term.

Since the start of last season, his goals have been worth 18 points to the Bees, with only Tottenham talisman Harry Kane's strikes being more valuable to their side in that time (23).

GlennTheFoxile: All the talk about Liverpool not keeping clean sheets and Nunez missing all the big chances. Here comes a Nunez brace - minimum - in a 4-0 game!

Frankie Taylor: That Leicester side has really fallen off quickly.

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West Ham have lost four consecutive Premier League games, last losing five in a row in March/April 2017 under Slaven Bilic.

As part of that run, the Hammers have lost their last two Premier League home games, last having a longer losing run at the London Stadium in November/December 2019 (4 under Manuel Pellegrini).

West Ham won their final league game of 2021, beating Watford 4-1 at Vicarage Road – they've not won their last game in consecutive calendar years since 2007 (vs Man Utd) and 2008 (vs Stoke).

Brentford have lost their final league game in two of the last three calendar years (W1), going down 1-0 against Manchester City in their last game of 2021.

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has scored four goals in his last four Premier League games, having netted just three in his first 11 this season.

He's scored 104 left footed goals in Premier League history, just one behind Robbie Fowler's competition record of 105.

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Liverpool's last league game of 2021 was a 1-0 defeat at Leicester – they've not lost their final league game in consecutive calendar years since 1960/1961, against Middlesbrough and Rotherham while in the second tier.

Leicester City are looking to win their final league game in consecutive calendar years for the first time since a run of three between 2012 and 2014.

John: Pele on The Big Match on a Sunday afternoon in the 70s giving coaching tips to sponges like me. Penalties with bamboo sticks a ball's width from either post and him saying that if you hit the ball into the goal without breaking the stick, no keeper in the world will save it. RIP the GOAT.

The lights have gone out at the London Stadium as they get all moody ahead of the pre-game lights show.

Means we're almost ready for some football.

Michael Brown
Former Manchester City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Liverpool can go on a run at any point to win tons and tons of games and get into that top-four situation.

We've got to look at their recruitment over the last few seasons. It's been excellent. You look at the goalkeeper and centre-back - for certain, Van Dijk made a huge difference, and then going and getting Jota for the right money looks like a steal.

We've got to give them credit. We can't say 'you should have signed a midfielder - you've signed a forward, it's a waste of money.' They're fully aware of what they need. That right player at the right time has to come along.

The midfielder they've targeted might not be available in this window for the right money and as the right fit. They understand what's happening. I'm sure Bellingham in the summer is their number one target, and I'm told they believed they almost had him - but if the paperwork isn't tied up, they're at risk of losing him

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Leicester have lost nine of their past 11 Premier League away games against Liverpool (D2), having won three in a row at Anfield between 1997 and 2000 before this run.

There is hope for the Foxes, though...

Liverpool have lost two of their past three Premier League games against Leicester - as many as they had in their previous 17. They did win this exact fixture 2-0 in February last season, however.

Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I don't know if Liverpool need Cody Gakpo but it's a good signing.

He scored goals in the World Cup and, having seen him for PSV, I think he's an outstanding striker at 23 years of age. Good signing for Liverpool - for £40m, he can only improve under Jurgen Klopp.

Come the summer, I know Liverpool will go for Jude Bellingham, without a shadow of a doubt. They'll have to go toe-to-toe with some of the big teams and do their best to get him.

They need a midfielder. They've been screaming out for one. Gakpo can play as a number 10 if they want to play two sitting midfielders, though, even though he's been playing in those front three positions.

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• West Ham's last win over Brentford in any competition was a 4-0 second-tier victory in April 1993, though they've only met twice since then (L2).
• Brentford did the league double over West Ham last season, with Yoane Wissa netting a 90th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory in this exact fixture.
• Said Benrahma has scored three goals in his past five Premier League appearances, as many as he had in his previous 22. He's looking to score in consecutive league games for the first time since December 2021.
• Ivan Toney has scored 11 goals in 15 Premier League games this season, just one fewer than he managed in 33 appearances last term.

Bryan Mbeumo has a perfect record against West Ham thanks to Brentford's Premier League double in this fixture last season.

Ivan Toney set him up for the opener in the Bees' 2-0 home victory earlier this year, when Mbeumo returned the favour for the second. He also scored his side's first goal in their 2-1 away win the previous October.

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Sutton's prediction: 1-1

West Ham's defeat by Arsenal means they have lost five of their past six league games, but they have been underachieving pretty much all season.

I keep expecting them to get results and to kick on, but it hasn't happened yet and you start to wonder if they are ever going to click and go on a run.

The Hammers are slipping closer to the relegation zone and they will be desperate for a win but this time, I'm not going to say they will get it.

Brentford are going to be really awkward opponents as Tottenham found out last time out.

I correctly backed the Bees to get a point from that game and I think they will get another draw here.

Maulo's prediction: 2-0

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Brentford are winless in their last six Premier League London derbies, drawing four and losing two. However, 50% of their victories in such games have come against West Ham (2/4), including the most recent one in April last season.

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It looked like Brentford were going to claim a big scalp in their first game back after the World Cup break.

The Bees were on course for their first win over Spurs since 1948 after goals from Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney gave them a 2-0 lead.

But as they are making a habit of doing, Spurs hit back after the break and Harry Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg earned them a point.

It left Tottenham fourth on 30 points, with Brentford finishing the day 10th on 20 points.