Brentford v Liverpool, 17 October 2026

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,232

View Brentford v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Brentford won: 2 Drawn: 2 Liverpool won: 7 Brentford scored: 12 Liverpool scored: 24 . Liverpool avoided losing on consecutive visits to Brentford in all competitions for the first time.

1 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

2 Liverpool

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Keane Lewis-Potter 44 G

Goals:

Víctor Muñoz 62 G
Alexander Isak 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Igor Thiago

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ronald Araújo Defender
Jérémy Jacquet Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Bradley Barcola Midfielder/Forward
Víctor Muñoz Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Mamadou Sangaré for Mathias Jensen 46
Kevin Schade for Dango Ouattara 46
Aaron Hickey for Sepp Van Den Berg 71
Mikkel Damsgaard for Jaidon Anthony 77
El Hadji Malick Diouf for Keane Lewis-Potter 77

Substitutions:

Trey Nyoni for Dominik Szoboszlai 32
Jeremie Frimpong for Ronald Araújo 46
Rio Ngumoha for Jeremie Frimpong 52
Joe Gomez for Víctor Muñoz 79
Lewis Koumas for Alexander Isak 79

Cards:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 45+8 R
Igor Thiago 46 Y
Kevin Schade 60 Y
Vitaly Janelt 63 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+2 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+2 R

Cards:

Bradley Barcola 31 Y
Jérémy Jacquet 49 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender Aaron Hickey
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Lewis Koumas
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brentford failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in their opening seven games of a league season for the first time since 2006-07 in League One (seven). . This was the Bees' first home league defeat since a 2-0 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on 21 February 2026: longer than any other team currently in the division. . They had now lost 14 of their last 50 games in the Premier League (won 20). . Yegor Yarmolyuk was shown a red card in the eighth added minute of the first half following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in their last seven games in the Premier League that kicked off at 3.00pm on a Saturday (won five, drawn two). . Yegor Yarmolyuk became the first opposition player shown a red card in a league game since Cristian Romero on 20 December 2025 in a 2-1 win in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. . Alexander Isak had now become the first player to score the winning goal in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the Reds since Roberto Firmino in January 2020. . Liverpool were awarded a penalty in the 41st minute for foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

1 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Keane Lewis-Potter 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Igor Thiago

Substitutions:

Mamadou Sangaré for Mathias Jensen 46
Kevin Schade for Dango Ouattara 46
Aaron Hickey for Sepp Van Den Berg 71
Mikkel Damsgaard for Jaidon Anthony 77
El Hadji Malick Diouf for Keane Lewis-Potter 77

Cards:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 45+8 R
Igor Thiago 46 Y
Kevin Schade 60 Y
Vitaly Janelt 63 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+2 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+2 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender Aaron Hickey
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brentford failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in their opening seven games of a league season for the first time since 2006-07 in League One (seven). . This was the Bees' first home league defeat since a 2-0 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on 21 February 2026: longer than any other team currently in the division. . They had now lost 14 of their last 50 games in the Premier League (won 20). . Yegor Yarmolyuk was shown a red card in the eighth added minute of the first half following a VAR review.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Víctor Muñoz 62 G
Alexander Isak 70 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ronald Araújo Defender
Jérémy Jacquet Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Bradley Barcola Midfielder/Forward
Víctor Muñoz Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Trey Nyoni for Dominik Szoboszlai 32
Jeremie Frimpong for Ronald Araújo 46
Rio Ngumoha for Jeremie Frimpong 52
Joe Gomez for Víctor Muñoz 79
Lewis Koumas for Alexander Isak 79

Cards:

Bradley Barcola 31 Y
Jérémy Jacquet 49 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Lewis Koumas
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in their last seven games in the Premier League that kicked off at 3.00pm on a Saturday (won five, drawn two). . Yegor Yarmolyuk became the first opposition player shown a red card in a league game since Cristian Romero on 20 December 2025 in a 2-1 win in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. . Alexander Isak had now become the first player to score the winning goal in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the Reds since Roberto Firmino in January 2020. . Liverpool were awarded a penalty in the 41st minute for foul but was reversed after a VAR review.