Why Brentford vs Liverpool is a 3pm kick-off on Saturday amid Premier League ruling

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 17). Why Brentford vs Liverpool is a 3pm kick-off on Saturday amid Premier League ruling. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-fc-vs-brentford-3pm-saturday-kick-off-time-b1301226.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-17 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Liverpool will play Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, October 17, at 3pm, despite having played a UEFA Champions League match just three days prior. This schedule is due to Premier League rules that prevent teams from playing twice within 60 hours if they have participated in European competition. Liverpool's head coach Andoni Iraola expressed concern about the quick turnaround but acknowledged it as part of their challenging season, which includes upcoming matches against Villarreal and other tough opponents with minimal rest periods.
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Liverpool will face Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, October 17, at 3pm despite having had less recovery time than other clubs due to their midweek Champions League match against LASK. The Reds won that game 6-3 with Bradley Barcola scoring a hat-trick but returned from Austria late and have limited rest before today's match. Head coach Andoni Iraola expressed concern about the short turnaround, noting it is challenging for players who arrive at the training ground very late at night after long travel. Despite this, he acknowledged that such scheduling pressures are part of competing in major tournaments like the Champions League.

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🔮 This weekend’s Premier League fixture scheduling means Liverpool will have had less recovery time than Arsenal and Manchester United following all three clubs’ midweek Champions League excursions.
🔮 Initial fears were that the midfielder would be out of action for up to eight weeks, but Rose has revealed Scott is course to return well ahead of schedule.
🔮 He couldn’t train the entire week with us, but it looks like he can join tomorrow’s session, and he had an individual session today with our rehab coaches,” Glasner revealed in Friday’s press conference.
🔮 “But in cases like Bradley [Barcola] especially, who has been probably the last one to arrive, the more he plays and the more he gets connections with the ones around him, the better he will become.”
🔮 As reported by Standard Sport on Tuesday, Bournemouth are willing to consider the 23-year-old’s sale, thus softening their previous stance.
🔮 The publication does not provide ratings for substitutes, meaning Saka missed out on what would likely have been a strong review.
🔮 Guardiola is set to prove Man City is indeed his club by attending first home game since the guilty verdict, which is against Paris Saint-Germain in a mouth-watering Champions League showdown tonight.
🔮 Reflecting on the 3-0 defeat, Ancelotti - son of Carlo - said the scoreline ultimately flattered the hosts but admitted his side just couldn’t cope after the hour mark.
🔮 In fact, Dembele was the PSG player put up for the pre-match press conference on Tuesday evening, which is a clear sign that he will start at the Etihad Stadium as he bids to get the better of former team-mate Gianluigi Donnarumma.
🔮 “But in cases like Bradley [Barcola] especially, who has been probably the last one to arrive, the more he plays and the more he gets connections with the ones around him, the better he will become.”
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"I think obviously it's more difficult when we have played yesterday night, we arrive here [at the training ground] quite late at night and we haven't slept the hours we normally sleep," Iraola said on Thursday, mere hours after getting back from Linz, Austria. "But this is the challenge of playing, no?
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🔮 This weekend’s Premier League fixture scheduling means Liverpool will have had less recovery time than Arsenal and Manchester United following all three clubs’ midweek Champions League excursions.

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Liverpool have had a short turnaround as they prepare to face Brentford this afternoon. asserted
they → have → Brentford
This weekend’s Premier League fixture scheduling means Liverpool will have had less recovery time than Arsenal and Manchester United following all three clubs’ midweek Champions League excursions. asserted
Liverpool → mean → excursions
Arsenal and Man United both played on Tuesday night and have difficult away trips to Nottingham Forest and Leeds respectively on Sunday. asserted
Arsenal → play → Sunday
Liverpool, meanwhile, were in action on Wednesday evening against LASK in their first Champions League away fixture of the season, winning 6-3 as summer signing Bradley Barcola starred with a hat-trick. asserted
Barcola → win → trick
The Reds, however, will kick-off in west London today - Saturday, October 17, at 3pm, much to the concern of head coach Andoni Iraola. asserted
Reds → kick → Iraola
"I think obviously it's more difficult when we have played yesterday night, we arrive here [at the training ground] quite late at night and we haven't slept the hours we normally sleep," Iraola said on Thursday, mere hours after getting back from Linz, Austria. "But this is the challenge of playing, no? asserted
this → think → Linz
It's competitions like the Champions League and it's not going to just happen this week, asserted
it → go → League
It is going to be a constant thing this season so we have to adapt. asserted
we → go → ?
"We have to be ready, the same way it was a quick turnaround after Manchester City, this is going to be a quick one, the next one, we have like four that are just two days in between games. asserted
that → have → games
“That is not normal but has happened this time and we have to adapt to these circumstances." To Iraola’s point, it is a short turnaround considering Liverpool were playing away from home in Europe just three days ago. asserted
Liverpool → happen → Europe
Although, it is crucial to remember that Premier League rules stipulate that teams CANNOT play in the early slot on a Saturday if they have played Champions League football just three days previously as teams will never be asked to play twice within 60 hours. asserted
teams → remember → hours
As Liverpool’s match in Austria kicked off at 5.45pm BST on Wednesday and their game against Brentford has NOT been selected for TV coverage in the UK, a 3pm kick-off does allow Iraola's side enough recovery time. asserted
off → kick → time
Furthermore, as part of a hectic fixture schedule, the Reds face Villarreal at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday night which means their visit to the Gtech Community Stadium could not be moved. uncertain
visit → face → Stadium
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