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Liverpool XI vs Brentford: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

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Flood, G. (2026, October 17). Liverpool XI vs Brentford: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-fc-xi-vs-brentford-starting-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-premier-league-2026-today-b1301062.html

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola announced his starting lineup for the Premier League match against Brentford on October 17, 2026. Key players Szoboszlai, Isak, and Gakpo are injury doubts but Isak starts while Gakpo is on the bench. Ryan Gravenberch serves a suspension after being sent off in the previous game. The lineup features Alisson in goal, with Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, and Kerkez forming the backline. Mac Allister and Szoboszlai play midfield, while Munoz, Wirtz, and Barcola form the attacking trio behind Isak as the striker.

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As of October 17, 2026, Liverpool faces Brentford in a Premier League match with key lineup changes due to injuries and suspensions. Forwards Isak (thigh) and Gakpo (ankle), who returned early from international duty, are both available but only Isak starts, while Gakpo is on the bench. Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch serves a suspension after being sent off in a previous match against City. Alexis Mac Allister, rested midweek, returns to start alongside Szoboszlai and teenager Trey Nyoni remains as a substitute. Highly-rated youngster Lewis Koumas, who scored his first Champions League goal recently, makes way for Isak but continues to be seen as a promising attacking option.

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🔮 Iraola said in his pre-match press conference the following day that it was too early to tell if Szoboszlai, Isak or Gakpo would return to contention against Brentford, though he confirmed that he was keeping the “chance open”. And he does indeed start along with Isak, with Gakpo on the bench.

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🔮 Jordan Henderson retained his starting role in midfield after hitting two stunning goals and registering an assist on his memorable first start for Chelsea last time out, with Reece James facing three months on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a knee injury this week. Alonso stuck with Josh Acheampong over Wesley Fofana in a back three also containing Colwill and Maxence Lacroix, with Marco Palestra made to wait for his first competitive Chelsea start as Pedro Neto got the nod again at right wing-back.

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🔮 Hincapie was expected to be out for "weeks", ruling him out of upcoming matches against Forest and Bayern Munich.

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Reds boss Andoni Iraola has not been able to call upon the key trio since before the recent extended international break, significantly weakening his first-choice starting XI. asserted

Iraola → call → XI

Forwards Isak (thigh) and Gakpo (ankle), meanwhile, both returned to Merseyside early during the international window after sustaining problems while playing for Sweden and the Netherlands respectively. asserted

Isak → return → Sweden

Iraola said in his pre-match press conference the following day that it was too early to tell if Szoboszlai, Isak or Gakpo would return to contention against Brentford, though he confirmed that he was keeping the “chance open”. And he does indeed start along with Isak, with Gakpo on the bench. asserted

he → say → bench

Ryan Gravenberch started against LASK but will serve a one-match suspension in west London after his controversial sending off for a second yellow card that completely turned the game against City, with Alexis Mac Allister wisely handed a rest. asserted

Allister → start → rest

Mac Allister is restored to the starting lineup against Brentford, partnered by Szoboszlai with teenager Trey Nyoni on the bench. asserted

Allister → restore → bench

The absences of Isak and Gakpo have led to Nyoni’s fellow highly-rated youngster Lewis Koumas being offered the opportunity to lead Liverpool’s attack of late, and he scored his first Champions League goal against LASK after initially seeing two disallowed for offside. Read More However, Koumas makes way today as Isak starts, supported from the left by Wednesday’s hat-trick hero Bradley Barcola. Florian Wirtz retains Iraola’s faith as the No10 for now despite more criticism of his performances from the likes of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher. Fan favourite Rio Ngumoha replaced summer signing Victor Munoz on the right flank in Austria, though that switch is reversed here. That return sees Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo shift to the right as Van Dijk slots back in alongside Jeremy Jacquet, with the struggling Jeremie Frimpong dropping out. asserted

Frimpong → lead → Jacquet

Milos Kerkez also returns at left-back at the expense of Kostas Tsimikas, who captained Liverpool against LASK, with Alisson Becker a familiar figure in goal. asserted

Becker → return → goal

Iraola confirmed on Thursday that Giovanni Leoni would now not return to training until the November international break after a month’s delay that follows more than a year out, while Hugo Ekitike and Conor Bradley remain long-term absentees but are both progressing well. asserted

Ekitike → confirm → year

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