Brentford 1-2 Liverpool: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Liverpool won it

The opening goal came in the 44th minute: Keane Lewis-Potter for Brentford, set up by Igor Thiago. Liverpool levelled at 1-1 in the 62nd minute through Víctor Muñoz, set up by Florian Wirtz. Liverpool turned it round: Alexander Isak made it 1-2 in the 70th minute, set up by Bradley Barcola.

It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.

The lead changed hands once.

Yegor Yarmolyuk of Brentford was sent off in the 45th minute (+8). Vitaly Janelt of Brentford was sent off in the 90th minute (+2) for a second yellow card. The referee, J. Brooks, showed 6 yellow cards: 3 to Brentford and 3 to Liverpool.

Brentford: K. Andrews, 4-2-3-1 · Liverpool: A. Iraola, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was HT Over 1.25. On the half-time score, 1-0 it was half wrong.

The estimate's most likely result was a Liverpool win at 40%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (11%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.3 expected, 3 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 63%; with 3 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 65%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Liverpool win at 40%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.76 for Brentford and 1.52 for Liverpool.

Brentford had 2 shots on target, Liverpool 5.

Liverpool had 60% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Brentford came into it with 10 Premier League matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.58 expected goals for and 1.62 against, and had won 30% of their matches.

Liverpool came into it with 10 Premier League matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.80 expected goals for and 1.43 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Brentford vs Liverpool: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Brentford

• Keane Lewis-Potter 7.2 1 goal
• Michael Kayode 7.2
• Kristoffer Ajer 6.9
• Dango Ouattara 6.8
• El Hadji Malick Diouf 6.8

Liverpool

• Alexis Mac Allister 8.2
• Víctor Muñoz 7.5 1 goal
• Florian Wirtz 7.4 1 assist
• Virgil van Dijk 7.3
• Jérémy Jacquet 7.2

The lowest-rated starter was Yegor Yarmolyuk at 5.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Brentford: Brentford vs Everton Monday 23 November 2026 · Premier League
• Liverpool: Liverpool vs Manchester United Sunday 22 November 2026 · Premier League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Brentford vs Liverpool

What was the score in Brentford vs Liverpool?

Brentford 1-2 Liverpool (half-time 1-0), Premier League, Saturday 17 October 2026.

Who scored in Brentford vs Liverpool?

Keane Lewis-Potter 44', Víctor Muñoz 62', Alexander Isak 70'.

Did Moneyball predict Brentford vs Liverpool correctly?

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was HT Over 1.25. On the half-time score, 1-0 it was half wrong.

Who was man of the match in Brentford vs Liverpool?

Alexis Mac Allister, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Brentford vs Liverpool?

J. Brooks.