flag
back Back
Brentford 1-2 Liverpool: Report, result, goals as Isak earns Reds win

Liverpool ended Brentford's unbeaten start in the Premier League

Victor Munoz and Alexander Isak scored inside nine second-half minutes as Liverpool came from behind to beat nine-player Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium and move fifth in the Premier League.

More to follow

Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai, left, kicks the ball ahead of Brentford's Yehor Yarmolyuk during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Liverpool in London, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026

Brentford team vs Liverpool

Brentford made three changes from their preceding draw at Aston Villa.

Sepp van den Berg returned from a groin injury for his first appearance of the season in defence in place of Jannik Schuster, who had an ankle issue.

Mathias Jensen and Dango Ouattara also came in for El Hadji Malick Diouf and Kevin Schade, the latter injuring a shoulder at Villa Park.

Mikkel Damsgaard (ankle) and Nathan Collins (calf) returned to the matchday squad following injuries. Antoni Milambo (knee) and Josh Dasilva (hamstring) were out.

Brentford: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Sepp van den Berg, Kristoffer Ajer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaly Janelt, Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago, Fabio Carvalho

Substitutes: Hakon Valdimarsson, Mark Flekken, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Josh Dasilva, Mikkel Damsgaard, Yunus Emre Konak, Nathan Collins, Paris Maghoma

Venue
Gtech Community Stadium
Referee
John Brooks

Keane Lewis-Potter 44′

Víctor Muñoz 62′ Alexander Isak 70′

Liverpool team vs Brentford

Liverpool made six alterations from their defeat to City, bringing in Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Isak and Munoz.

Szoboszlai (hamstring) and Isak (thigh) had been doubts. Cody Gakpo was fit for the bench following an ankle issue.

Ryan Gravenberch was banned after being sent off in their 3-0 defeat at Manchester City six days earlier.

Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley (both knee) and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) were sidelined.

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Ronald Araujo, Jeremy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Victor Munoz, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak

Substitutes: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo, Kostas Tsimikas, Jeremie Frimpong, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas, Rio Ngumoha

Football manager Andoni Iraola looking to his left while pursing his lips in an outdoor setting with sunshine across his face. The coach is wearing a dark polo shirt

Brentford vs Liverpool Premier League stats

  • Brentford were unbeaten in their two Premier League games against Liverpool last season (W1 D1), last going longer without defeat against the Reds in the league between April 1936 and November 1937 (4)
  • The five Premier League meetings between Brentford and Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium have featured 22 goals at an average of 4.4 per game, with both sides scoring in four of those five games – the exception was a 2-0 win for Liverpool in 2024/25 in their title-winning campaign under Arne Slot
  • The Bees (4th) are facing Liverpool (9th) while above them in the league table for the first time since March 1938, when the 20th-placed Reds beat their sixth-placed opponents 3-1 at Griffin Park
  • This is Brentford’s best run from the start of a league campaign since 2006/07 in League One (first 7) and they are unbeaten in eight games in the division, which is the longest current sequence of any side (W2 D6)
  • Since their promotion to the top flight in 2021, Brentford have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League (102), including eight points from ahead this season, with only Bournemouth dropping more (9)
  • Liverpool have won their last two away Premier League games and kept a clean sheet in both, last having a longer away winning run between August and October 2024 (four). They haven’t kept three away clean sheets in a row since March 2022
  • The Reds suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season last time out, also ended manager Andoni Iraola’s 23-game unbeaten run in the competition
  • Iraola’s lowest points-per-game average in the Premier League is against Brentford, picking up two points in six games against the Bees while in charge of previous club Bournemouth (D2 L4)
  • Alexander Isak has scored in all four of his Premier League appearances against Brentford, including three at the Gtech Community Stadium
  • Since Brentford joined the Premier League in 2021/22, only Phil Foden (6) and Harvey Barnes (4) have more there as visiting players than Isak (3)

Recent Results : Brentford

Recent Results : Liverpool

Latest updated Premier League table

Premier League 2026

England

# Team Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Pts Last 5
1 Manchester City 6 6 0 0 16 5 11 18

W W W W W

2 Arsenal 6 5 0 1 10 5 5 15

W L W W W

3 Brighton 6 4 1 1 18 5 13 13

W W W D L

4 Brentford 6 2 4 0 12 6 6 10

L D W D D

5 Everton 6 2 4 0 8 5 3 10

L D W D D

6 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 15 13 2 10

W W L D L

7 Leeds 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 9

L D W D D

8 Hull City 6 2 3 1 8 6 2 9

L D L D D

9 Liverpool 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9

W L W D W

10 Ipswich 6 3 0 3 9 12 -3 9

L W L W L

11 Newcastle 6 2 2 2 10 13 -3 8

L W L D W

12 Crystal Palace 6 2 1 3 9 12 -3 7

W D L W L

13 Manchester United 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6

D D L D W

14 Coventry 6 2 0 4 5 11 -6 6

W W L L L

15 Nottingham Forest 6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5

L L W D D

16 Aston Villa 6 1 2 3 6 11 -5 5

D W L D L

17 Sunderland 6 1 1 4 6 12 -6 4

L L L D W

18 Bournemouth 6 0 3 3 7 13 -6 3

L L D D D

19 Tottenham 6 0 3 3 3 9 -6 3

D L D D L

20 Fulham 6 0 2 4 6 10 -4 2

W L D D L

  • Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
  • Position 5 : Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
  • Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation – Championship

You may like

Premier League Predictions: Everton Host Goal-Crazy Chelsea, Man Utd at Rivals Leeds

si.com 18 hours ago

Haaland double helps Man City win, Neto brace cheers Chelsea

timeslive.co.za 1 hour ago

Liverpool hit with double injury blow as Andoni Iraola's misery compounded

liverpool.com 2 hours ago

Spanish media react to Julian Alvarez display for Atletico Madrid as Arsenal fear emerges

teamtalk.com 3 hours ago

Crucial Chelsea player stretchered off just days before crunch Liverpool game

liverpool.com 4 hours ago

Man City boss Maresca reveals Pep Guardiola meeting: ‘We were talking’

101greatgoals.com 1 day ago

Two things learned from Everton vs Chelsea including Jack Grealish realisation

everton.news 4 hours ago

Youssouf Fofana reacts after Man Utd put pressure to sign him

teamtalk.com 5 hours ago

Premier League: Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool secure wins

lokmattimes.com 49 minutes ago

Man City rivals fear ‘massive problem’ of saga dragging into next season

aol.com 7 hours ago