Brentford vs Liverpool – Result & match summary

1 – 2
Finished
Keane Lewis-Potter 44'
Víctor Muñoz 62'
Alexander Isak 70'
Yegor Yarmolyuk  45+8'
Vitaly Janelt 90+2'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st half 1–0
31'
Bradley Barcola (Foul)
32'
Trey Nyoni
Dominik Szoboszlai (Injured)
41'
Penalty disallowed (Alexis Mac Allister)
44'
Keane Lewis-Potter (Igor Thiago)
45'+8
Yegor Yarmolyuk  (Violent conduct)
2nd half 0–2
46'
Jeremie Frimpong
Ronald Araujo
46'
Igor Thiago (Foul)
46'
Mamadou Sangaré
Mathias Jensen
46'
Kevin Schade
Dango Ouattara
49'
Jérémy Jacquet (Foul)
52'
Rio Ngumoha
Jeremie Frimpong (Injured)
53'
Alexis Mac Allister (Argument)
60'
Kevin Schade (Argument)
62'
Víctor Muñoz (Florian Wirtz)
63'
Vitaly Janelt (Argument)
70'
Alexander Isak (Bradley Barcola)
71'
Aaron Hickey
Sepp van den Berg
77'
Mikkel Damsgaard
Jaidon Anthony
77'
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Keane Lewis-Potter
79'
Joe Gomez 
Víctor Muñoz
79'
Lewis Koumas
Alexander Isak
90'+2
Vitaly Janelt (Foul)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Brentford
Liverpool

Match statistics

Brentford Liverpool
1.51 Expected Goals (xG) 1.75
40% Overall possession 60%
10 Shots Total 21
2 Shots On Target 5
3 Corners 10

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Top performers

Brentford
Chances Created
2
Successful Dribbles
4/4 100%
Duels Won
9/10 90%
Tackles Won
3/3 100%
Ball Recoveries
13
Accurate Passes
26/34 77%
Shots on Target
1
Liverpool
Chances Created
9
Successful Dribbles
5/6 83%
Duels Won
11/19 58%
Tackles Won
2/2 100%
Ball Recoveries
7
Accurate Passes
68/78 89%
Shots on Target
2

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About the match

Liverpool defeated Brentford 2–1 on 17 October 2026 at Gtech Community Stadium in Premier League.

Lineups

Brentford: (4-2-3-1) Caoimhín Kelleher, Sepp van den Berg, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Mathias Jensen, Igor Thiago, Dango Ouattara, Jaidon Anthony, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt, Michael Kayode.

Liverpool: (4-2-3-1) Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Jérémy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexander Isak, Alexis Mac Allister, Víctor Muñoz, Bradley Barcola, Ronald Araujo.

Substitutions

Brentford: Mamadou Sangaré for Mathias Jensen, Kevin Schade for Dango Ouattara, Aaron Hickey for Sepp van den Berg, Mikkel Damsgaard for Jaidon Anthony, El Hadji Malick Diouf for Keane Lewis-Potter.

Liverpool: Trey Nyoni for Dominik Szoboszlai, Jeremie Frimpong for Ronald Araujo, Rio Ngumoha for Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez for Víctor Muñoz, Lewis Koumas for Alexander Isak.

Sidelined players

Brentford: Josh Dasilva, Kaye Furo, Antoni Milambo.

Liverpool: Giovanni Leoni, Conor Bradley, Vitezslav Jaros, Hugo Ekitiké, Ryan Gravenberch.

Match statistics

Brentford had 40% of the possession, compared with 60% for Liverpool.

Brentford registered 10 shots, with 2 on target. Liverpool had 21 shots, with 5 on target.

Brentford won 3 corners, while Liverpool won 10.

Top players

Brentford: Keane Lewis-Potter scored 1 goal, Igor Thiago provided 1 assist, and Michael Kayode was the highest-rated player (7.1).

Liverpool: Víctor Muñoz scored 1 goal, Florian Wirtz provided 1 assist, and Alexis Mac Allister was the highest-rated player (8.3).