Brentford vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool beaten by Brentford to equal worst-ever Premier League run
Liverpool matched their worst-ever Premier League run as they sunk to a 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday for their fourth consecutive league loss.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 5': Goal! Brentford 1, Liverpool 0. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 7': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 7': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 10': Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 12': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 20': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 22': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 24': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk because of an injury.
- 30': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Michael Kayode (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 33': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 33': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 38': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 39': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
- 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 41': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
- 45': Goal! Brentford 2, Liverpool 0. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+5': Goal! Brentford 2, Liverpool 1. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Brentford 2, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Liverpool 1.
- 47': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 47': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 54': Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 55': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 56': Penalty Brentford. Dango Ouattara draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 56': Penalty conceded by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 57': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': VAR Decision: Penalty Brentford.
- 60': Goal! Brentford 3, Liverpool 1. Igor Thiago (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Conor Bradley.
- 63': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 63': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 63': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 65': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Curtis Jones.
- 68': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Curtis Jones because of an injury.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 74': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
- 74': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
- 74': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 75': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 75': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 76': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 78': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 79': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Kevin Schade.
- 79': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 83': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 84': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
- 84': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 86': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Goal! Brentford 3, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 90'+4': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Dango Ouattara.
- 90'+7': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 90'+9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 90'+10': Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
- 90'+11': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 90'+11': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+11': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
LIV |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 66.3 | Possession | 33.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 490 | Accurate Passes | 201 |
| 586 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 41 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,214
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,214
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 16 | +20 | 36 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 16 | +8 | 33 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 6 | Jordan Henderson |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 19 | Dango Ouattara |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 12 | Conor Bradley |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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