Brentford 1–2 Liverpool
- Lewis-Potter 44'
- Yarmolyuk 45+8'
- Janelt 90+2'
- Muñoz 62'
- Isak 70'
17 October 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Liverpool against Brentford on 17 October 2026, on matchday 7 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Liverpool came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 44'.
Player of the match: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), rated 74, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 5 aerials won. van Dijk produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the matchday.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Brentford, the highest-rated player was Michael Kayode, with 70.
Yegor Yarmolyuk was sent off at 45+8'.
Vitaly Janelt was sent off at 90+2'.
Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool · 90'
Produced 1.10× and cost 0.14× their position's average
- 8 final-third passes 1.3×
- 5 aerials won 2.5×
- 66 passes 1.4×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kayode | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | Midfielder | 77 | 57 |
| Mamadou Sangaré | Midfielder | 44 | 49 |
| Dango Ouattara | Forward | 46 | 44 |
| Sepp van den Berg | Defender | 71 | 40 |
| Igor Thiago | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Caoimhín Kelleher | Goalkeeper | 90 | 36 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Yegor Yarmolyuk | Midfielder | 45 | 36 |
| Vitaly Janelt | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Kevin Schade | Forward | 44 | 33 |
| Jaidon Anthony | Forward | 77 | 32 |
| Mathias Jensen | Midfielder | 46 | 31 |
| Aaron Hickey | Defender | 19 | no rating |
| El Hadji Malick Diouf | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk ★ | Defender | 90 | 74 |
| Víctor Muñoz | Forward | 79 | 64 |
| Rio Ngumoha | Forward | 38 | 64 |
| Alexander Isak | Forward | 79 | 57 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Milos Kerkez | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Midfielder | 32 | 49 |
| Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Trey Nyoni | Midfielder | 58 | 47 |
| Alisson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 46 |
| Bradley Barcola | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Jérémy Jacquet | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Ronald Araujo | Defender | 46 | 38 |
| Joe Gomez | Defender | 11 | no rating |
| Lewis Koumas | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| Jeremie Frimpong | Defender | 6 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Brentford player completed the most dribbles?
Michael Kayode, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Igor Thiago 1, Jaidon Anthony 1.
Despite Brentford's 1–2 loss to Liverpool, Michael Kayode led the side in individual take-ons with 4 completed dribbles. The rest of the attack lagged far behind, with Igor Thiago and Jaidon Anthony completing just 1 each.
Which Liverpool player recovered the most balls?
Bradley Barcola, with 6 recoveries. Next: Virgil van Dijk 5, Milos Kerkez 5.
In Liverpool's 1–2 victory over Brentford, Bradley Barcola made a major defensive impact by securing 6 ball recoveries. That total edged out Virgil van Dijk and Milos Kerkez, who recorded 5 recoveries each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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