Premier League · Matchweek 7

Brentford vs Liverpool lineups

Brentford line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1. Brentford are without Pelenda Dasilva and Kaye Iyowuna Furo; Liverpool are without Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitike. Kick-off is 15:00 on 17 October 2026 at Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford vs Liverpool match facts

Kick-off
Sat 17 Oct 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Gtech Community Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 7
Days since last match
Brentford 7, Liverpool 3

Brentford confirmed lineup

Brentford crest
BrentfordFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 33Michael KayodeD
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerD
  4. 4Sepp van den BergD
  5. 23Keane Lewis-PotterD
  6. 6Yehor YarmolyukM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltM
  8. 11Dango OuattaraM
  9. 8Mathias JensenM
  10. 19Jaidon AnthonyM
  11. 9ThiagoF

Bench

  1. 14Fábio CarvalhoM
  2. 13Callum WilsonF
  3. 24Mikkel DamsgaardM
  4. 18Mamadou SangaréM
  5. 7Kevin SchadeM
  6. 25El DioufD
  7. 22Nathan CollinsD
  8. 2Aaron HickeyD
  9. 12Hákon ValdimarssonG

Coach: Keith Andrews

Brentford started in a 4-2-3-1. Pelenda Dasilva, Kaye Iyowuna Furo and Antoni-Djibu Milambo and 5 others were out. Sepp van den Berg, Dango Ouattara and Mathias Jensen came into the eleven after not starting away to Aston Villa. Keith Andrews set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Liverpool confirmed lineup

Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 33Ronald AraújoD
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  7. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  8. 23Víctor MuñozM
  9. 7Florian WirtzM
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaM
  11. 9Alexander IsakF

Bench

  1. 67Lewis KoumasF
  2. 73Rio NgumohaF
  3. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  4. 2Joseph GomezD
  5. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  6. 21Konstantinos TsimikasD
  7. 3Wataru EndoM
  8. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Liverpool started in a 4-2-3-1. Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike and Ryan Gravenberch and 5 others were out. Virgil van Dijk, Miloš Kerkez and Alexis Mac Allister and 3 others came into the eleven after not starting away to Lask Linz.

Brentford vs Liverpool form guide

Last 5, all competitions
Brentford crestBrentford
  1. D
  2. D
  3. W
  4. W
  5. D

Brentford won two of their last five matches, drew three and lost none. They scored 10 goals and conceded 6 across those five. They kept one clean sheet. Their most recent match was a 2-2 draw away to Aston Villa on 10 October 2026.

Liverpool crestLiverpool
  1. D
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W

Liverpool won three of their last five matches, drew one and lost one. They scored 10 goals and conceded 7 across those five. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in two of them. Their most recent match was a 6-3 win away to Lask Linz on 14 October 2026.

Brentford vs Liverpool head to head

2
Brentford wins
2
Draws
6
Liverpool wins

11–22 on goals in 10 meetings since 25 September 2021

Recent Brentford vs Liverpool results

  1. Liverpool1–1BrentfordAnfield
  2. Brentford3–2LiverpoolBrentford Community Stadium
  3. Brentford0–2LiverpoolGtech Community Stadium
  4. Liverpool2–0BrentfordAnfield
  5. Brentford1–4LiverpoolGtech Community Stadium

All in the Premier League

Brentford vs Liverpool history

Brentford have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Liverpool last won at Gtech Community Stadium on 18 January 2025, by 2-0. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Liverpool hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, five meetings.

Gtech Community Stadium

Brentford play at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, Middlesex. The ground holds 17,250. Liverpool have won there twice in five visits, most recently in January 2025. Brentford have won two of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Liverpool's most recent visit was on 25 October 2025, a 2-3 defeat.

Last meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Brentford, May 2026

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Liverpool, 4-2-3-1
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Brentford, 4-2-3-1
Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1AlissonG
  2. 17Curtis JonesD
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 26Andrew RobertsonD
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 11Mohamed SalahM
  9. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  10. 73Rio NgumohaM
  11. 18Cody GakpoF

Bench

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 14Federico ChiesaF
  3. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  4. 6Miloš KerkezD
  5. 3Wataru EndoM
  6. 2Joseph GomezD
  7. 9Alexander IsakF
  8. 7Florian WirtzM
  9. 42Treymaurice NyoniM

Coach: Arne Slot

Brentford crest
BrentfordFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 33Michael KayodeD
  3. 4Sepp van den BergD
  4. 22Nathan CollinsD
  5. 23Keane Lewis-PotterD
  6. 6Jordan HendersonM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltM
  8. 19Dango OuattaraM
  9. 8Mathias JensenM
  10. 7Kevin SchadeM
  11. 9I. ThiagoF

Bench

  1. 12H. R. ValdimarssonG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerD
  3. 5Ethan PinnockD
  4. 10Pelenda DasilvaM
  5. 24Mikkel DamsgaardM
  6. 11Reiss NelsonF
  7. 2Aaron HickeyD
  8. 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF
  9. 45Romelle DonovanM

Coach: Keith Andrews

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brentford in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Curtis Jones and Kevin Schade scored. Alisson and Caoimhín Kelleher started in goal.

Brentford vs Liverpool lineups — common questions

What was the score in Brentford vs Liverpool?
Liverpool beat Brentford 2-1 at Gtech Community Stadium in London on 17 October 2026. The match was Matchweek 7 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was John Brooks. Before it, Brentford had won 2 of the 10 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool 6.
Who was missing for Brentford?
Brentford were without Pelenda Dasilva, Kaye Iyowuna Furo and Antoni-Djibu Milambo and 5 others. The reasons given were muscle injury, surgery, knock and ankle injury. Liverpool had eight unavailable and none doubtful. Brentford last played seven days before this match, a 2-2 away draw with Aston Villa.
What formation did Liverpool play?
Liverpool started this match in a 4-2-3-1. Alisson Becker started in goal, with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. Andoni Iraola picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.

Liverpool vs Brentford at Anfield

Updated 18 October 2026