ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — After a hugely encouraging start to the new campaign, Liverpool now find themselves navigating a sticky patch that has raised questions over whether all of last season’s problems have truly been solved.
In their last Premier League outing, the Reds were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by newly promoted Luton Town, and then followed that up with a shock defeat to Toulouse in the Europa League.
They now face another huge test of their mettle in hosting a Brentford side who have put a mixed start behind them to reel off three wins on the spin.
One of those came against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, proving Thomas Frank’s side are more than capable of pulling off a win away to one of the division’s big hitters.
The Sporting News is following the match live from Anfield with highlights and commentary below.
Liverpool vs Brentford live score
| 1st half | Goalscorers | |
| Liverpool | – | – |
| Brentford | – | – |
Starting lineups:
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Endo, Gakpo — Salah, Nunez, Jota.
Brentford (3-5-2): Flekken (GK) — Collins, Pinnock, Mee — Ayer, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Roerslev — Mbeumo, Wissa.
Liverpool vs Brentford live updates, highlights, commentary
15 mins to kickoff: It’s a horribly wet and windy day at Anfield – the sort of conditions you expect across the majority of an English football season. Will that help Brentford in their physical approach as they look to cause chaos in the Liverpool box?
45 mins to kickoff: Joe Gomez and Ibrahima Konate the surprise absentees for Liverpool today with what are described as minor injuries. Still, the Reds looking down to the bare bones, with Luis Diaz their only substitute over the age of 20.
1 hr to kickoff: TEAM NEWS IS IN!
Check out the lineups above or scroll down for the full squads.
1.5 hrs to kickoff: A big one coming up for Liverpool after back-to-back disappointments…
Suddenly feels like a very important game for Liverpool, this. An opportunity to go up to second but, perhaps most importantly, to put two bad results to bed before the international break. @sn_footballclub pic.twitter.com/HYcnqcc8o0
— David Lynch (@dmlynchlfc) November 12, 2023
2 hrs to kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Liverpool vs Brentford at Anfield. Two sides in vastly different form come up against each other this afternoon, with the hosts arguably most in need of the points as they look to restore confidence after enduring a recent sticky patch.
Liverpool vs Brentford lineups, team news
Liverpool have been hit by further fitness issues with Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez surprise absentees from the squad to face Brentford.
The Reds were already enduring something of an injury crisis in midfield after Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch this week joined Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic in the treatment room.
Alexis Mac Allister added to the woes in that part of the pitch by picking up a one-match suspension, while the defence is also weakened by the continued absence of Andy Robertson.
Liverpool lineup (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Endo, Gakpo — Salah, Nunez, Jota.
Subs: Diaz, Elliott, Chambers, Scanlon, Doak, McConnell, Kelleher, Quansah, Nyoni.
Thomas Frank is also contending with a lengthy list of absentees, with Rico Henry (knee), Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Ivan Toney (suspension), Kevin Schade (adductor), Mikkel Damsgaard (knee), Josh Dasilva (thigh) and Shandon Baptiste (fitness) all out of action.
Keane Lewis-Potter also misses out despite recently returning to training, but Mark Flekken is back in having only picked up a dead leg in last week’s win over West Ham.
Brentford lineup (3-5-2): Flekken (GK) — Collins, Pinnock, Mee — Ayer, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Roerslev — Mbeumo, Wissa.
Subs: Maupay, Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Strakosha, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Yarmolyuk, Olakigbe.
Liverpool vs Brentford live stream, TV channel
Below are a number of available sites and channels where you can watch the game from your region.
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — | Fubo Canada |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| UK | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
| India | Star Sports Select 1 | JioTV, Hotstar VIP |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport Premier League | Sky Sport Now |
| Malaysia | Astro Supersport 3 | sooka, Astro Go |
| Singapore | 221 Hub Premier 1 | StarHub TV+ |
| Hong Kong | Now Premier League (Ch. 620-621) | Now Player |