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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.
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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
Keane Lewis-Potter 44′
Víctor Muñoz 62′ Alexander Isak 70′
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
Recent Results : Liverpool
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 |
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