Premier League · Regular Season - 7
Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC · Gtech Community Stadium, London
BrentfordTeam 2350
LiverpoolTeam 2418Match story
Brentford · draw · LiverpoolBefore kick-off: 36% · 28% · 35%
Last reading, 90+6': 0% · 0% · 100%
Live chances from PlayerElo's pre-match model and the current score.
- Víctor Muñoz 62'
- Alexander Isak 70'
We gave Brentford 36% to win: Liverpool won.
- 31'Bradley Barcola 2528 +12
Liverpool:Bradley Barcola 2528 +12 - 32'Treymaurice Nyoni 1499 +40 for Dominik Szoboszlai 2517 +4
Liverpool:Treymaurice Nyoni 1499 +40 for Dominik Szoboszlai 2517 +4 - Keane Lewis-Potter 2336 −8 assist Igor Thiago 2388 −644'
Brentford:Keane Lewis-Potter 2336 −8 assist Igor Thiago 2388 −6 - 45'Jeremie Frimpong 2409 +1 for Ronald Araujo 2596 +4
Liverpool:Jeremie Frimpong 2409 +1 for Ronald Araujo 2596 +4 - Kevin Schade 2359 −2 for Dango Ouattara 2366 −245'
Brentford:Kevin Schade 2359 −2 for Dango Ouattara 2366 −2 - Mamadou Sangare 2255 0 for Mathias Jensen 2266 −345'
Brentford:Mamadou Sangare 2255 0 for Mathias Jensen 2266 −3 - Yehor Yarmoliuk 2318 −145+8'
Brentford:Yehor Yarmoliuk 2318 −1 - Igor Thiago 2388 −646'
Brentford:Igor Thiago 2388 −6 - 49'Jérémy Jacquet 2364 +18
Liverpool:Jérémy Jacquet 2364 +18 - 52'Rio Ngumoha 2107 +33 for Jeremie Frimpong 2409 +1
Liverpool:Rio Ngumoha 2107 +33 for Jeremie Frimpong 2409 +1 - 53'Alexis Mac Allister 2546 +30
Liverpool:Alexis Mac Allister 2546 +30 - Kevin Schade 2359 −260'
Brentford:Kevin Schade 2359 −2 - 62'Víctor Muñoz 2210 +62 assist Florian Wirtz 2539 +32
Liverpool:Víctor Muñoz 2210 +62 assist Florian Wirtz 2539 +32 - Vitaly Janelt 2377 −763'
Brentford:Vitaly Janelt 2377 −7 - 70'Alexander Isak 2497 +23* assist Bradley Barcola 2528 +12
Liverpool:Alexander Isak 2497 +23* assist Bradley Barcola 2528 +12 - Aaron Hickey 2283 0 for Sepp van den Berg 2333 −10*71'
Brentford:Aaron Hickey 2283 0 for Sepp van den Berg 2333 −10* - El Hadji Malick Diouf 2268 0 for Keane Lewis-Potter 2336 −877'
Brentford:El Hadji Malick Diouf 2268 0 for Keane Lewis-Potter 2336 −8 - Mikkel Damsgaard 2344 −1 for Jaidon Anthony 2232 −177'
Brentford:Mikkel Damsgaard 2344 −1 for Jaidon Anthony 2232 −1 - 79'Lewis Koumas 2027 +4 for Alexander Isak 2497 +23*
Liverpool:Lewis Koumas 2027 +4 for Alexander Isak 2497 +23* - 79'Joe Gomez 2427 0 for Víctor Muñoz 2210 +62
Liverpool:Joe Gomez 2427 0 for Víctor Muñoz 2210 +62 - Vitaly Janelt 2377 −790+2'
Brentford:Vitaly Janelt 2377 −7
Line-ups
Elo change from this match, next to the Elo after it.
Before kick-off: 36% · 28% · 35%(Brentford · draw · Liverpool)
Our most likely score was 1–1 (13%); the result 1–2 had 8%.
- Average value of the starting XI: Brentford €27.8M, Liverpool €43.5M.
- Home advantage made Brentford the favourite: it added 6 points to their win chance.
- Style contrast in chance creation (Premier League): Brentford ranked #19 of 20, Liverpool #1.
- Brentford were unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Brentford
4th in Premier League · 10 pts from 6
- 10 OctDAston Villa Premier League2340
- 18 SepWChelsea Premier League2306
- 15 SepWReading England League Cup2236
- 12 SepDBournemouth Premier League2280
- 5 SepDSunderland Premier League2365
Liverpool
9th in Premier League · 9 pts from 6
- 14 OctWLask Linz UEFA Champions League2239
- 11 OctLManchester City Premier League2397
- 20 SepWBournemouth Premier League2463
- 15 SepWTottenham England League Cup2133
- 12 SepDFulham Premier League2388
Season outlook
From the Premier League simulation, before this match.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 10 /6 | 55.9 | <1% | 22% | <1% | 4th |
| Liverpool | 9 /6 | 56.8 | 0% | 25% | <1% | 4th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 20th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Brentford · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Good) · Elo 2319

Liverpool · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.9 (Good) · Elo 2402
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Brentford: balanced profile (how Keith Andrews plays) · Liverpool: creative · possession-based (how Andoni Iraola plays)
* Includes our monthly adjustment: every month we take a little off each player's Elo to keep ratings from inflating.