Brentford and Liverpool have named their starting teams for their meeting at the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday. The Bees, Everton and leaders Manchester City are the only sides still unbeaten after six matches in the top flight, although Keith Andrews side have drawn four times.Kristoffer Ajers 79th-minute goal earned Brentford a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa last Saturday, putting them fourth on goal difference.Liverpool are a point behind Brentford following a 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City six days ago, although the Reds won 6-3 at Austrian side LASK in the Champions League on Wednesday. Premier League, Round 7BrentfordBRE 17/10/2026 15:00 LiverpoolLIV Venue Gtech Community Stadium Referee John BrooksBrentford confirmed starting team vs LiverpoolBrentford make three changes from their draw at Villa. Sepp van den Berg returns from a groin injury for his first appearance of the season in defence in place of Jannik Schuster, who has an ankle issue.Mathias Jensen and Dango Ouattara also come in for El Hadji Malick Diouf and Kevin Schade, the latter injuring a shoulder at Villa Park.Mikkel Damsgaard (ankle) and Nathan Collins (calf) return to the matchday squad following injuries. Antoni Milambo (knee) and Josh Dasilva (hamstring) are out.Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Van den Berg, Ajer, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Ouattara, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago, AnthonySubstitutes: Diouf, Valdimarsson, Hickey, Schade, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangare, Collins, DamsgaardLiverpool full line up vs BrentfordLiverpool make six alterations from their defeat to City.Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring) and Alexander Isak (thigh) had been doubts but start, while Cody Gakpo is fit for the bench following an ankle issue.Ryan Gravenberch is banned after being sent off against City. Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley (both knee) and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) are sidelined.Liverpool: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola, IsakSubstitutes: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Frimpong, Nyoni, Koumas, NgumohaWhere to watch Brentford vs Liverpool: TV channel, live online streamKick-off on Saturday is at 15:00 BST (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown live in the UK.Heres the full list of Premier League international broadcasters.Brentford vs Liverpool Premier League statsBrentford were unbeaten in their two Premier League games against Liverpool last season (W1 D1), last going longer without defeat against the Reds in the league between April 1936 and November 1937 (4)The five Premier League meetings between Brentford and Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium have featured 22 goals at an average of 4.4 per game, with both sides scoring in four of those five games the exception was a 2-0 win for Liverpool in 2024/25 in their title-winning campaign under Arne SlotThe Bees (4th) are facing Liverpool (9th) while above them in the league table for the first time since March 1938, when the 20th-placed Reds beat their sixth-placed opponents 3-1 at Griffin ParkThis is Brentfords best run from the start of a league campaign since 2006/07 in League One (first 7) and they are unbeaten in eight games in the division, which is the longest current sequence of any side (W2 D6)Since their promotion to the top flight in 2021, Brentford have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League (102), including eight points from ahead this season, with only Bournemouth dropping more (9)Liverpool have won their last two away Premier League games and kept a clean sheet in both, last having a longer away winning run between August and October 2024 (four). They havent kept three away clean sheets in a row since March 2022The Reds suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season last time out, also ended manager Andoni Iraolas 23-game unbeaten run in the competitionIraolas lowest points-per-game average in the Premier League is against Brentford, picking up two points in six games against the Bees while in charge of previous club Bournemouth (D2 L4)Alexander Isak has scored in all four of his Premier League appearances against Brentford, including three at the Gtech Community StadiumSince Brentford joined the Premier League in 2021/22, only Phil Foden (6) and Harvey Barnes (4) have more there as visiting players than Isak (3) Recent Results : Brentford Premier League Aston Villa AST D 2 2 2026-10-10 Brentford BRE Premier League Brentford BRE W 3 0 2026-09-18 Chelsea CHE League Cup Reading REA W 1 2 2026-09-15 Brentford BRE Premier League Bournemouth BOU D 2 2 2026-09-12 Brentford BRE Premier League Brentford BRE D 1 1 2026-09-05 Sunderland SUN Recent Results : Liverpool UEFA Champions League Lask Linz LAS W 3 6 2026-10-14 Liverpool LIV Premier League Liverpool LIV L 0 3 2026-10-11 Manchester City MCI Premier League Bournemouth BOU W 0 1 2026-09-20 Liverpool LIV League Cup Liverpool LIV W 3 1 2026-09-15 Tottenham TOT Premier League Liverpool LIV D 0 0 2026-09-12 Fulham FUL Latest updated Premier League table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City66001651118 W W W W W 2 Arsenal6501105515 W L W W W 3 Brighton64111851313 W W W D L 4 Brentford6240126610 D W D D D 5 Everton624085310 D W D D D 6 Chelsea63121513210 W L D L W 7 Leeds62318539 L D W D D 8 Hull City62318629 D L D D W 9 Liverpool62317709 L W D W D 10 Ipswich6303912-39 W L W L L 11 Newcastle62221013-38 L W L D W 12 Crystal Palace6213912-37 W D L W L 13 Manchester United61329906 D D L D W 14 Coventry6204511-66 W W L L L 15 Nottingham Forest612358-35 L L W D D 16 Aston Villa6123611-55 D W L D L 17 Sunderland6114612-64 L L L D W 18 Bournemouth6033713-63 L L D D D 19 Tottenham603339-63 D L D D L 20 Fulham6024610-42 L D D L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Topics Andoni Iraola Brentford F.C. 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