Brentford 1-2 Liverpool: result and goals
Liverpool beat Brentford 2-1 on Sunday 18 October 2026 in the Premier League.
Goals: Keane Lewis-Potter 44', Víctor Muñoz 62', Alexander Isak 70'.
Brentford sit 6th on 11 points.
Liverpool sit 4th on 15 points.
Brentford have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Liverpool have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Brentford won 1, Liverpool won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Sunday 18 October 2026, 01:00 (AEST)
- Venue
- Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford
Match facts
- Stadium
- Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, Middlesex
- Capacity: 17,250 seats · Natural grass
Referee
John Brooks
Record: Premier League
- Games
- 31
- Yellows per game
- 4.8
- Reds
- 3
- Penalties
- 10
- Fouls per game
- 21.7
Absences
Brentford
- Kevin SchadeInjured · Expected back: late November 2026
- Mikkel DamsgaardDoubtful
- Nathan CollinsDoubtful
- Antoni MilamboInjured · Expected back: late October 2026
- Joshua DasilvaDoubtful
Liverpool
- Dominik SzoboszlaiInjured · Expected back: in a few days
- Cody GakpoInjured · Expected back: in a few days
- Alexander IsakInjured · Expected back: in a few days
- Conor BradleyInjured · Expected back: early January 2027
- Giovanni LeoniInjured · Expected back: late November 2026
- Ryan GravenberchSuspended · Expected back: mid-October 2026
- Hugo EkitikéInjured · Expected back: early January 2027
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 2.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 2.
- 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'+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'+2'Second yellow card to Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) for a bad foul.
- 90'+1'Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 88'Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 88'Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81'Offside, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
- 79'Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Víctor Muñoz.
- 79'Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
- 79'Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
- 79'Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
- 78'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 77'Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Jaidon Anthony.
- 77'Substitution, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 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.
- 75'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
- 73'Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 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.
- 71'Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).
- 71'Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Sepp van den Berg.
- 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.
- 69'Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 69'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
- 68'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
- 66'Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 65'Attempt missed. Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 64'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 63'Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 63'Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 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.
- 61'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60'Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 60'Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
- 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.
- 59'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 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.
- 58'Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 56'Attempt missed. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 53'Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 53'Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
- 53'Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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).
- 52'Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
- 52'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51'Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
- 49'Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49'Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
- 49'Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 46'Attempt missed. Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 46'Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 46'Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 45'Second Half begins Brentford 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45'Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 45'Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 45'Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Dango Ouattara.
- 45'+11'First Half ends, Brentford 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45'+10'Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 45'+10'Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+9'Offside, Brentford. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
- 45'+8'Attempt blocked. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 45'+8'Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 45'+5'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 45'+4'Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dango Ouattara.
- 45'+3'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 44'Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 41'VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool.
- 39'Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 37'Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 35'Foul by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 35'Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 32'Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Dominik Szoboszlai because of an injury.
- 32'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31'Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 31'Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31'Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
- 31'Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28'Attempt blocked. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24'Delay in match because of an injury Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
- 24'Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 24'Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23'Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross.
- 20'Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 19'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Michael Kayode (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
- 18'Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18'Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 16'Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 16'Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 15'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 12'Foul by Ronald Araujo (Liverpool).
- 12'Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Foul by Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool).
- 9'Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 9'Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 7'Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 6'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 5'Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Víctor Muñoz.
- 3'Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 2'Foul by Ronald Araujo (Liverpool).
- 2'Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
Commentary: ESPN
Match stats
BRELIV
40.1Possession (%)59.9
10Shots21
2Shots on target5
3Corners9
7Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
2Red cards0
1Offsides2
3Saves1
Starting line-ups
Brentford · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
2Joe GomezSUB
21Kostas TsimikasSUB
Head to head
1
Brentford
1
Draws
3
Liverpool
5 gamesGoals per game: 3.2Both teams scored: 60 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
2
Brentford
2
Draws
6
Liverpool
10 gamesGoals per game: 3.3Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 60 %
2
Brentford
1
Draws
2
Liverpool
5 gamesGoals per game: 4.4Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 80 %
2
Brentford
1
Draws
2
Liverpool
5 gamesGoals per game: 4.4Both teams scored: 80 %Over 2.5 goals: 80 %
0
Brentford
1
Draws
4
Liverpool
5 gamesGoals per game: 2.2Both teams scored: 20 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
0
Brentford
1
Draws
4
Liverpool
5 gamesGoals per game: 2.2Both teams scored: 20 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Man City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Brighton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 16 | WWWWL |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 | DWWLW |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 | DLWWL |
| 6 |  Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 11 | DDWWD |
| 7 |  Leeds | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 11 | WDLDD |
| 8 |  Newcastle | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 | LWLLW |
| 9 |  Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 | LWDWW |
| 10 |  Hull | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 10 | DLDLD |
| 11 |  Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL |
| 12 |  Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD |
| 13 |  Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | DLLWW |
| 14 |  Spurs | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DLDWW |
| 15 |  Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 | DDLWW |
| 16 |  Man Utd | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 | LDDDL |
| 17 |  C Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 7 | LDWLL |
| 18 |  Nottm Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD |
| 19 |  Coventry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 | LWWLL |
| 20 |  Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 | LLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Brentford vs Liverpool?
Liverpool beat Brentford 2-1 on Sunday 18 October (Premier League).
Who scored in Brentford vs Liverpool?
Goals: Keane Lewis-Potter 44', Víctor Muñoz 62' and Alexander Isak 70'.
When do Brentford play next?
Brentford play Nottingham Forest on Sunday 1 November at 02:00 (AEST).
When do Liverpool play next?
Liverpool play Arsenal on Monday 2 November at 03:30 (AEST).
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