Brentford vs Liverpool
Ref: Simon Hooper, EnglandGtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex · 17,250 cap
Match recap
Brentford beat Liverpool 3–2 in their Premier League fixture. Ouattara, Schade, and Thiago scored for Brentford; Kerkez and Salah replied for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.75 for Brentford versus 2.30 for Liverpool. Brentford sit 9th in the Premier League table while Liverpool are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Ouattara
⇄
Yarmolyuk
33'
Kerkez
Yellow Card
⚽
Schade
Assist: Damsgaard
45'
⚽
Kerkez
Second Half
57'
Salah
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Thiago
Penalty
61'
⇄
Gakpo
61'
⇄
Kerkez
62'
⇄
Bradley
70'
⇄
Jones
Schade
Yellow Card
⇄
Damsgaard
⇄
Schade
83'
⇄
Wirtz
89'
⚽
Salah
Assist: Szoboszlai
Lewis-Potter
Yellow Card
⇄
Ajer
⇄
Ouattara
Thiago
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrentfordLiverpool
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.75VS2.30
Attack2 · 2 won
17
Shots
18
8
Shots on target
5
12
Shots in the box
12
5
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
34%
Possession
66%
288
Total passes
586
201
Accurate passes
490
70%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
7
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
6
0
Goals prevented
0
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 3R. HenryD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 8M. JensenM
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 14Fábio CarvalhoM
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 27V. JaneltM
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 12C. BradleyD
- 17C. JonesM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 25G. MamardashviliG
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 3W. EndoM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 42T. NyoniM
- 68K. MorrisonM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Schade | M | 79 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1/6 |
| Dango Ouattara | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Frank Onyeka | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reiss Nelson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabio Carvalho | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai | M | 90 | 9.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Curtis Jones | M | 70 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/6 |
| Conor Bradley | D | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 61 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Woodman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |