Liverpool: New footage of Yehor Yarmoliuk headbutt in Brentford loss reveals red card theory

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 18). Liverpool: New footage of Yehor Yarmoliuk headbutt in Brentford loss reveals red card theory. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-fc-yarmoliuk-headbutt-jacquet-red-card-araujo-red-card-b1301319.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-18 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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During a recent match against Brentford, Liverpool's Yehor Yarmoliuk was given a red card for headbutting Brentford player Jacquet late in the first half stoppage time. Initially missed by the referee John Brooks, VAR reviewed the incident and confirmed violent conduct worthy of dismissal. Despite this, Brentford’s manager Keith Andrews acknowledged that while his team might have played a part in provoking Yarmoliuk, the red card was justified given Yarmoliuk's age and need for further development.
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“The articles describe different incidents within the same match: one focuses on Alexander Isak scoring and Dominik Szoboszlai getting injured, while the other discusses Yehor Yarmoliuk's red card.”
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Brentford Frenchman Liverpool Ukraine

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Brentford ORG · 3× Jacquet PERSON · 3× Yarmo PERSON · 3× Yarmoliuk PERSON · 3× Andrews PERSON · 1× Frenchman NORP · 1× John Brooks PERSON · 1× Keith Andrews PERSON · 1× Liverpool ORG · 1× Ukraine GPE · 1×

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Nevertheless, Brentford boss Keith Andrews has since labelled Jacquet “cute and clever” for goading Yarmoliuk into a reaction, but accepted the red card was the correct decision. "We need to look at ourselves first, which we always do.
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🔮 He will learn from it."

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The Brentford midfielder was shown a straight red card deep into first half stoppage time on Saturday, an incident that proved to be the turning point in the game as the hosts were leading at the time. asserted
hosts → show → time
Yarmoliuk and Jacquet clashed inside the penalty area, though Liverpool were not awarded a spot-kick because the corner had not yet been delivered when the Frenchman went to ground. asserted
Frenchman → clash → ground
Referee John Brooks had initially missed the incident in real time but was called over to the VAR monitor to conduct a review and then decided to give the Ukraine international his marching orders. asserted
Brooks → miss → orders
A statement reads: “After VAR review, the referee issued a red card to Yarmoliuk for violent conduct. asserted
referee → read → conduct
REF: “After review, the Brentford No.6 commits a headbutting action. asserted
No.6 → commit → action
Nevertheless, Brentford boss Keith Andrews has since labelled Jacquet “cute and clever” for goading Yarmoliuk into a reaction, but accepted the red card was the correct decision. "We need to look at ourselves first, which we always do. asserted
we → label → which
We don't really tend to look at what part they played within the incident," said Andrews in his post-match press conference. asserted
Andrews → tend → conference
"I do think they were cute, clever - but Yarmo needs to do better, so I can understand why it was a red. asserted
it → think → ?
Read More "If you look at where Jacquet is walking, he's not looking at the ball, is he? asserted
he → read → ball
He's walking in to Yarmo. asserted
He → walk → Yarmo
We focus on us and our actions within that and you can make up your own mind. asserted
you → focus → mind
I think we need to remember he is young, very young, and he is someone who we love working with and trying to develop. asserted
we → think → who
He will learn from it." asserted
He → learn → it
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