Brentford host Liverpool at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the unbeaten Bees one point clear of Andoni Iraola’s side.
Brentford have won two and drawn four of their six league games, their longest unbeaten start to a league season since 2006-07, when they were in the third tier. They have not lost at home in eight league games. Liverpool have nine points from six league games, having lost 3-0 at home to Manchester City before winning 6-3 at LASK Linz in the Champions League. The sides drew 1-1 at Anfield on the final weekend of last season, and Iraola has never beaten Brentford in seven attempts as a manager.
Brentford vs Liverpool – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 17 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
- Referee: John Brooks
- VAR: Darren England
- Last meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Brentford, Premier League, 24 May 2026
Team news
Brentford
Kevin Schade (shoulder) and Jannik Schuster (ankle) went off at Aston Villa but have trained this week, and Andrews said both will be assessed. Mikkel Damsgaard (ankle) and Nathan Collins (calf) are also doubtful, though Andrews said they are closer to a return. Josh Dasilva (hamstring), Antoni Milambo (knee) and Kaye Furo (metatarsal) remain out. Sepp van den Berg is expected to deputise at centre-back if Schuster is not fit.
Liverpool
Ryan Gravenberch is suspended for one match after his red card against Manchester City, and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Conor Bradley (knee) and Giovanni Leoni (knee) are out. Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring), Alexander Isak (thigh) and Cody Gakpo (ankle) are doubts, and none is likely to start even if fit. Trey Nyoni, 19, could make his first Premier League start in midfield.
Form
Brentford
Brentford are unbeaten in all competitions, with two wins and four draws in the league. They came from behind to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa last time out, with Kristoffer Ajer and Yehor Yarmoliuk scoring, three weeks after beating Chelsea 3-0 at home. They have used nine different scorers in the league and are unbeaten in eight league games at home (W3 D5), though they are without a win in eight away.
Liverpool
Liverpool lost 3-0 at home to Manchester City on 11 October, a game in which Gravenberch was sent off, ending Iraola’s 23-game unbeaten run as a Premier League manager. They responded with a 6-3 win at LASK Linz in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Bradley Barcola scoring a hat-trick. They have kept three league clean sheets and have yet to concede from a set piece.
Predicted lineups
Brentford predicted XI: Kelleher; Kayode, Van den Berg, Ajer, Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Janelt; Anthony, Jensen, Ouattara; Thiago
Liverpool predicted XI: Alisson; Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Nyoni, Mac Allister; Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola; Koumas
How to watch Brentford vs Liverpool?
The match will not be shown live on UK television because it falls inside the Saturday 3pm blackout.
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