Liverpool fight back to beat 10-man Brentford 2-1

Liverpool came from behind to beat 10-man Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium on 17 October 2026.

Brentford struck first. Then Yehor Yarmoliuk was sent off in the first half, and Liverpool used the extra man to turn the game and move in front BBC live coverage.

Brentford manager Keith Andrews said the red card changed the dynamic of the match BBC. A red card in football means a player is dismissed and cannot be replaced. His team had to play the rest of the game with ten men instead of eleven.

The fixture was Brentford's home meeting with Liverpool in the Premier League, the top division of English football Brentford FC. Brentford held the lead before the dismissal. Liverpool answered after it.

It was a sharp reversal of last season's meeting in west London. Brentford beat Liverpool 3-2 there on 25 October 2025, with goals from Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago Reuters. That defeat was Liverpool's fourth straight loss in the league at the time.

Andrews had called his side fearless after that win. This time his message was different. Down to ten, Brentford lost their shape and their grip on the game.

Yarmoliuk has been central to Brentford's recent weeks. He scored in the 10th minute to put Brentford ahead in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa earlier in October.

What makes this stand out is how quickly one decision reset the afternoon. Brentford started on the front foot and had something to defend. With ten men, every run back gets longer and every gap gets wider. Liverpool had the ball, the numbers and, in the end, the points.