Liverpool come from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 despite hosts playing with two fewer players

Liverpool beat hosts Brentford 2-1 in the match played between the two sides in the seventh round of the 2026/27 Premier League season, which kicked off at 17:00 Damascus time.

Brentford took the lead first through a goal scored by Keane William Lewis-Potter in the 44th minute, before the first half saw Brentford player Yehor Yarmolyuk sent off in stoppage time in the 45+8th minute.

In the second half, Liverpool turned the match around with two goals, the first by Víctor Muñoz in the 62nd minute, and the second by Alexander Isak in the 70th minute. Brentford finished the match with ten players following Yarmolyuk's dismissal, before their player Vitaly Janelt received a second sending-off in the 90+2th minute, leaving them to complete the match with nine players.

Víctor Muñoz was named man of the match with a rating of 7.94, having played 79 minutes and scored one goal.

In terms of statistics, Liverpool dominated possession with 60 per cent compared to 40 per cent for Brentford, and had 21 shots compared to 10 for their hosts, including 5 on target compared to two for Brentford. Liverpool also won 9 corner kicks compared to 3 for Brentford, while the expected goals rate stood at 1.54 for Liverpool compared to 0.9 for Brentford.

With this result, Brentford moved up to 10 points in fifth place after 6 matches, with two wins and 4 draws without any defeats, while Liverpool moved up to 9 points in ninth place after 6 matches, with two wins, 3 draws and one defeat.