English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Liverpool DWWLW 2
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Brentford DDWWD 1
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BRE101
Gtech Community Stadium · Peacock

Match Report

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Alexander Isak completes Liverpool comeback at nine-man Brentford

Alexander Isak marked his return from injury with the winner as Liverpool came from behind to beat nine-man Brentford 2-1.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
2
2
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
59.9
Possession
40.1
21
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
413
Accurate Passes
244
499
Passes
329
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
61
15
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
15
32
Effective Clearances
32
32
Clearances
32

Highlights

02:33 Nicol: Isak needs to contribute more for Liverpool despite winner vs. Brentford Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  3. 4Sepp van den BergCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 8Mathias JensenAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 6Yehor YarmoliukRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 19Jaidon AnthonyAM-L
  11. 11Dango OuattaraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  2. 22Nathan CollinsSUB
  3. 24Mikkel DamsgaardSUB
  4. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  5. 2Aaron HickeySUB
  6. 18Mamadou SangareSUB
  7. 7Kevin SchadeSUB
  8. 13Callum WilsonSUB
  9. 25El Hadji Malick DioufSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 33Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiLM
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 23Víctor MuñozAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Cody GakpoSUB
  2. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  3. 30Jeremie FrimpongSUB
  4. 2Joe GomezSUB
  5. 42Trey NyoniSUB
  6. 67Lewis KoumasSUB
  7. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB
  8. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  9. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
  2. 24'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 31' Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 31' Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  7. 31'
  8. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 32'
  10. 32' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Dominik Szoboszlai because of an injury.
  11. 41'
  12. 42'
  13. 44' Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 0. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Igor Thiago.
  14. 45'+5'
  15. 45'+8'
  16. 45'+8' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  17. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ronald Araujo.
  18. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Dango Ouattara.
  19. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Mathias Jensen.
  20. 46' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 49' Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 51' Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
  23. 51'
  24. 52' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 52'
  26. 52' Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
  27. 53' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  28. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
  29. 60'
  30. 60' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  31. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  32. 61'
  33. 62' Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 1. Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
  34. 63' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  35. 70' Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 2. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a headed pass.
  36. 71' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Sepp van den Berg.
  37. 77' Substitution, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  38. 77' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  39. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
  40. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Víctor Muñoz.
  41. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) for a bad foul.

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