Brentford 1-2 Liverpool: Report, result, goals as Isak earns Reds win

Victor Munoz and Alexander Isak scored inside nine second-half minutes as Liverpool came from behind to beat nine-player Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium and move fifth in the Premier League.

Keane Lewis-Potter headed in Igor Thiago’s first-half delivery for the Bees, whose task became considerably tougher when Yehor Yarmolyuk was dismissed during first-half added time for headbutting opposition defender Jeremy Jacquet.

Bradley Barcola collected Florian Wirtz’s perceptive pass, cut inside the box and rolled in the equaliser after the restart, then nodded the ball down for Isak to strike from close range for the winner.

New signing Barcola shot against the crossbar with 11 minutes remaining and Brentford’s Vitaly Janelt received a second booking in the 92nd minute as Liverpool won for the second time in three days following their 6-3 victory at Austrian side LASK in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Brentford vs Liverpool: Isak goal ‘superb play’

Dominik Szoboszlai made way through injury before Brentford’s goal left Liverpool facing successive league defeats following their 3-0 loss at home to Manchester City on Sunday.

Midfielder Yarmolyuk’s exit proved a turning point, although Liverpool might have backed themselves to win against 11 players with the help of a £361 million forward trio in Isak, Wirtz and Barcola

“It is superb center-forward play,” former Premier League striker Glenn Murray told BBC Radio 5 Live of the Sweden international’s goal.

“Touch, finish – quick as you like. The goalkeeper [Caoimhin Kelleher] can’t get set and it’s in the back of the net.

“Top-class from Alexander Isak. He hasn’t really been in the game too much, but that is the sign of a top centre-forward when you’re starved of attention – when you haven’t had the ball much – and then you just burst into life.

“It’s a wonderful touch. Right foot just to keep it under control, left foot – in the same stride – back across into the far corner.”

Brentford team vs Liverpool

Brentford made three changes from their preceding draw at Aston Villa.

Sepp van den Berg returned from a groin injury for his first appearance of the season in defence in place of Jannik Schuster, who had an ankle issue.

Mathias Jensen and Dango Ouattara also came in for El Hadji Malick Diouf and Kevin Schade, the latter injuring a shoulder at Villa Park.

Mikkel Damsgaard (ankle) and Nathan Collins (calf) returned to the matchday squad following injuries. Antoni Milambo (knee) was out.

Brentford: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Sepp van den Berg, Kristoffer Ajer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaly Janelt, Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago, Fabio Carvalho

Substitutes: Hakon Valdimarsson, Mark Flekken, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Josh Dasilva, Mikkel Damsgaard, Yunus Emre Konak, Nathan Collins, Paris Maghoma

Premier League, Round 7

Brentford BRE

1 – 2

Full Time

Liverpool LIV

Gtech Community Stadium

John Brooks

Keane Lewis-Potter 44′

Víctor Muñoz 62′ Alexander Isak 70′

Liverpool team vs Brentford

Liverpool made six alterations from their defeat to City, bringing in Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Isak and Munoz.

Szoboszlai (hamstring) and Isak (thigh) had been doubts. Cody Gakpo was fit for the bench following an ankle issue.

Ryan Gravenberch was banned after being sent off in their 3-0 defeat at Manchester City six days earlier.

Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley (both knee) and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) were sidelined.

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Ronald Araujo, Jeremy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Victor Munoz, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak

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

Brentford vs Liverpool Premier League stats

• Brentford were unbeaten in their two Premier League games against Liverpool last season (W1 D1), last going longer without defeat against the Reds in the league between April 1936 and November 1937 (4)
• The five previous Premier League meetings between Brentford and Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium had featured 22 goals at an average of 4.4 per game, with both sides scoring in four of those five games – the exception was a 2-0 win for Liverpool in 2024/25 in their title-winning campaign under Arne Slot
• The Bees (4th) were facing Liverpool (9th) while above them in the league table for the first time since March 1938, when the 20th-placed Reds beat their sixth-placed opponents 3-1 at Griffin Park
• Brentford had been on their best run from the start of a league campaign since 2006/07 in League One (first 7) and they are unbeaten in eight games in the division, which is the longest current sequence of any side (W2 D6)
• Since their promotion to the top flight in 2021, Brentford have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League (102), including eight points from ahead before this game this season
• Liverpool have won their last three away Premier League games, last having a longer away winning run between August and October 2024 (four)
• The Reds suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season last time out, also ending manager Andoni Iraola’s 23-game unbeaten run in the competition
• Alexander Isak has scored in all five of his Premier League appearances against Brentford, including four at the Gtech Community Stadium
• Since Brentford joined the Premier League in 2021/22, only Phil Foden (6) and Harvey Barnes (4) have as many or more there as visiting players than Isak (3)

Latest updated Premier League table

Premier League 2026

England

#	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Last 5
1	Manchester City	6	6	0	0	16	5	11	18	W W W W W
2	Arsenal	6	5	0	1	10	5	5	15	W L W W W
3	Brighton	6	4	1	1	18	5	13	13	W W W D L
4	Chelsea	7	4	1	2	17	13	4	13	W W L D L
5	Brentford	6	2	4	0	12	6	6	10	L D W D D
6	Everton	7	2	4	1	8	7	1	10	L D W D D
7	Leeds	6	2	3	1	8	5	3	9	L D W D D
8	Hull City	6	2	3	1	8	6	2	9	L D L D D
9	Liverpool	6	2	3	1	7	7	0	9	W L W D W
10	Ipswich	6	3	0	3	9	12	-3	9	L W L W L
11	Newcastle	6	2	2	2	10	13	-3	8	L W L D W
12	Crystal Palace	6	2	1	3	9	12	-3	7	W D L W L
13	Manchester United	6	1	3	2	9	9	0	6	D D L D W
14	Coventry	6	2	0	4	5	11	-6	6	W W L L L
15	Nottingham Forest	6	1	2	3	5	8	-3	5	L L W D D
16	Aston Villa	6	1	2	3	6	11	-5	5	D W L D L
17	Sunderland	6	1	1	4	6	12	-6	4	L L L D W
18	Bournemouth	6	0	3	3	7	13	-6	3	L L D D D
19	Tottenham	6	0	3	3	3	9	-6	3	D L D D L
20	Fulham	6	0	2	4	6	10	-4	2	W L D D L

• Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
• Position 5 : Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
• Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation – Championship