Brentford vs Liverpool

25 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Dango Ouattara 5’
  • Kevin Schade 45’
  • Thiago 60’ (pen)
  • Milos Kerkez 45+5’
  • Mohamed Salah 89’

Match summary

Brentford saw off Liverpool 3-2. Brentford led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Dango Ouattara put Brentford ahead in the 5th minute, Kevin Schade made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, set up by Mikkel Damsgaard, and Milos Kerkez pulled one back to make it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Thiago made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute and Mohamed Salah made it 3-2 in the 89th minute, set up by Dominik Szoboszlai.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 3.27 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Liverpool's 2.16 from 14.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
17 Shots 18
8 Shots on target 5
5 Corners 4
94 Attacks 111
55 Dangerous attacks 66
288 Passes 586
70% Pass accuracy 84%
15 Tackles 21
7 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Brentford Liverpool
Kick-off
Dango OuattaraLeft foot shot1-0 (Brentford)
5’
10’
Mohamed SalahShot on target
Vitaly JaneltYegor YarmolyukInjury
29’
Nathan CollinsShot on target
30’
33’
Milos KerkezFoul
Mikkel DamsgaardShot on target
39’
41’
Curtis JonesShot on target
Kevin SchadeRight foot shot2-0 (Brentford)
45’
45+5’
Milos KerkezRight foot shot2-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time2-1
Second half underway
ThiagoShot on target
52’
ThiagoShot on target
54’
Mikkel DamsgaardShot on target
55’
57’
Mohamed SalahFoul
VAR review
59’
Igor ThiagoPenalty3-1 (Brentford)
60’
61’
Federico ChiesaCody Gakpo
61’
Andrew RobertsonMilos Kerkez
62’
Alexis Mac AllisterConor Bradley
70’
Rio NgumohaCurtis JonesInjury
Kevin SchadeFoul
76’
Mathias JensenMikkel Damsgaard
79’
Keane Lewis-PotterKevin Schade
79’
83’
Joe GomezFlorian Wirtz
89’
Mohamed SalahRight foot shot3-2 (Liverpool)
Keane Lewis-PotterArgument
90+4’
Rico HenryKristoffer Ajer
90+6’
Frank OnyekaDango Ouattara
90+6’
Igor ThiagoTime wasting
90+10’
Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.27 2.16 5’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 1-0 5’ 45’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), 2-0 45’ 45+5’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), 2-1 45+5’ 60’ Thiago (Brentford), 3-1 60’ 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 3-2 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.27 2.16 5’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), 1-0 Ouattara 5’ 45’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), 2-0 Schade 45’ 45+5’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), 2-1 Kerkez 45+5’ 60’ Thiago (Brentford), 3-1 Thiago 60’ 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 3-2 Salah 89’
Brentford 3.27 xGLiverpool 2.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Brentford attacking 
60’ Thiago (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 50’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 10’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 5’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 54’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 84’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 20’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 22’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 64’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 52’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Jordan Henderson (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Thiago (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 50’ Milos Kerkez (Liverpool), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 10’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 5’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 54’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 84’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 20’ Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 22’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 64’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 20’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Michael Kayode (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 52’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Jordan Henderson (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Federico Chiesa (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode
Collins
Berg
Ajer 90’
Henderson
Yarmolyuk 29’
Ouattara 90’
Damsgaard 79’
Schade 79’
Thiago
Liverpool 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Mamardashvili
Kerkez 61’
Dijk
Konaté
Bradley 62’
Jones 70’
Szoboszlai
Gakpo 61’
Wirtz 83’
Salah
Ekitiké

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Michael Kayode DEF901 0.070.252
Nathan Collins DEF901 0.090.000
Sepp van den Berg DEF900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF902 0.060.000
Jordan Henderson MID901 0.020.000
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID280 0.000.000
Dango Ouattara MID9015 1.070.000
Mikkel Damsgaard MID8412 0.070.611
Kevin Schade MID8411 0.610.575
Thiago FWD9014 1.280.000
Vitaly Janelt Sub620 0.000.051
Mathias Jensen Sub60 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter Sub60 0.000.492
Frank Onyeka Sub10 0.000.000
Rico Henry Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 24% Avg odds 3.92
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.01
Liverpool win 52% Avg odds 1.82

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford DLWLW
Liverpool WWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 0-2 Liverpool, 18 Jan 25 Next meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Brentford, 24 May 26  All Brentford vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.