Brentford v Liverpool: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch

Premier League,
Round 7

Brentford
BRE

17/10/2026
15:00

Liverpool
LIV

Gtech Community Stadium

John Brooks

Where to Watch Brentford v Liverpool: TV and online streams

Brentford versus Liverpool kicks off at 3pm BST on Saturday, October 17 at the Gtech Community Stadium.

As a Saturday 3pm kick-off, the match is not being shown live on TV in the UK because of the blackout rules. Highlights will be on Match of the Day on Saturday night.

Global broadcast details can be found at premierleague.com.

Preview for Brentford v Liverpool

Liverpool scored six on Wednesday night at LASK in the Champions League. Now they need to show they can do it in the Premier League. Andoni Iraola’s side head to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday to face a Brentford team who are still unbeaten, and who have already beaten Tottenham and Chelsea on home soil this season.

The win in Linz was exactly what Liverpool needed after Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City. They were 4-0 up after 51 minutes, with Ronald Araújo and Jeremie Frimpong both heading in and Bradley Barcola scoring twice. Barcola then completed his first professional hat-trick, and Lewis Koumas got his first Champions League goal on his first start in the competition, before LASK pulled three late goals back.

The young players caught the eye, too. Rio Ngumoha set up Barcola’s opener with a brilliant slaloming run, and Trey Nyoni was composed at the base of midfield.

The Premier League has been much tougher. Liverpool have won just two of their opening six games, they’re already nine points behind leaders Manchester City, and they have scored only once in their last three league matches. Defeat on Saturday could see them slip into the bottom half.

Brentford are strong at home. The Bees are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions, and while they have drawn four of their last five league matches, Kristoffer Ajer’s late equaliser at Aston Villa last weekend showed their resilience once again. They’ve also been more prolific than Liverpool, scoring 12 league goals to Liverpool’s seven.

There’s a familiar face waiting for Liverpool, too. Caoimhín Kelleher spent years as Alisson’s understudy at Anfield before joining Brentford in 2025, and he’ll be keen to show his old club what they’re missing.

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Team News for Brentford v Liverpool

Ryan Gravenberch is suspended after his red card against City, so Liverpool need to find another midfield partner for Alexis Mac Allister.

Iraola said on Thursday that it was “too early” to say whether Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring), Cody Gakpo (ankle) and Alexander Isak (thigh) would be ready, after all three missed the LASK game. “We have to wait and see, I think it is still really early but I will leave the chance open,” he said.

The Liverpool boss also made it clear he will rotate again with games coming every three days. “We’ll need to change again at the weekend,” he said. “We need everyone. We need everyone in one moment or the other. Everyone has to be ready because we will probably need him.”

Hugo Ekitike and Conor Bradley remain out.

For Brentford, Kevin Schade is a doubt after suffering a shoulder injury at Villa Park. That would be a big loss, as he is the Bees’ top scorer with three league goals. Antoni Milambo, Joshua Dasilva and Mikkel Damsgaard are all out, while Jannik Schuster and Nathan Collins are also doubts.

Expected line-ups for Brentford v Liverpool

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Van den Berg, Diouf; Yarmoliuk, Janelt; Ouattara, Carvalho, Lewis-Potter; Thiago

Liverpool: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Nyoni; Barcola, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Koumas

Recent Form & Stats for Brentford v Liverpool

• Brentford have scored 12 Premier League goals this season, compared to Liverpool’s seven.
• Liverpool have won just two of their first six league games and are nine points behind leaders Manchester City.
• Liverpool have scored only once in their last three Premier League matches.
• Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Bradley Barcola scoring a hat-trick.
• Kevin Schade is Brentford’s top scorer this season with three league goals.

Prediction for Brentford v Liverpool

Liverpool may have scored six in midweek but they continue to look defensively frail. Brentford are good enough to exploit those weaknesses while also keeping it tight at the back.

Brentford

2 – 0

Liverpool

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