Brentford vs Liverpool, 2026-27 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Brentford

44': Keane Lewis-Potter
45'+8': Yehor Yarmoliuk
90'+2': Vitaly Janelt

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Liverpool

62': Víctor Muñoz
70': Alexander Isak

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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.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
1': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Liverpool).
3': Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Víctor Muñoz.
6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
7': Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
8': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
9': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
11': Foul by Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
11': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Liverpool).
15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
15': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a corner.
16': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
18': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
18': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt blocked. Michael Kayode (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
19': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
20': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
23': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
24': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
24': Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Attempt blocked. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
31': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
31': Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Dominik Szoboszlai because of an injury.
33': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
35': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
37': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
39': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
39': Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool.
44': Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
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.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dango Ouattara.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+5': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
45'+8': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
45'+8': Attempt blocked. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
45'+9': Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
45'+10': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+10': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
45'+11': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 0.
45': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Dango Ouattara.
45': Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Mathias Jensen.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ronald Araujo.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Liverpool 0.
46': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
46': Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46': Attempt missed. Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
49': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
49': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
49': Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
53': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool).
53': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
53': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
56': Attempt missed. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
58': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
59': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
59': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha with a cross following a corner.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
60': Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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.
63': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
63': Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
65': Attempt missed. Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
66': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
69': Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
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.
71': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Sepp van den Berg.
71': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).
71': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt saved. Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Trey Nyoni.
73': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
77': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
77': Substitution, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
77': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Jaidon Anthony.
78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
79': Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
79': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
79': Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
79': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Víctor Muñoz.
81': Offside, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
88': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
90'+1': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Second yellow card to Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 2.
0': Match ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 2.

Statistics

LIV		BRE
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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	7	+12	21
2	Arsenal	6	+5	15
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	+13	13
4	Chelsea	7	+4	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
20	Kristoffer Ajer
4	Sepp van den Berg
23	Keane Lewis-Potter
33	Michael Kayode
8	Mathias Jensen
27	Vitaly Janelt
6	Yehor Yarmoliuk
9	Igor Thiago
19	Jaidon Anthony
11	Dango Ouattara

Brentford Substitutes:

Fábio Carvalho, Nathan Collins, Mikkel Damsgaard, Hákon Valdimarsson, Aaron Hickey, Mamadou Sangare, Kevin Schade, Callum Wilson, El Hadji Malick Diouf.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Jérémy Jacquet
6	Milos Kerkez
33	Ronald Araújo
7	Florian Wirtz
8	Dominik Szoboszlai
10	Alexis Mac Allister
9	Alexander Isak
29	Bradley Barcola
23	Víctor Muñoz

Liverpool Substitutes:

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

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