The poor run continued for Premier League defending champions Liverpool as it slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat in the league after Brentford defeated it 3-2 on Saturday (October 25, 2025). With this win, Brentford climbs up to 10th place on the table. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Liverpool slipped to sixth.
Goals from Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade, and Igor Thiago secured victory for Brentford FC. Things can go from bad to worse for the Reds, as the club could be seven points adrift of leaders Arsenal by Sunday (October 26, 2025). Liverpool struggled to deal with the flight of Michael Kayode’s throw-ins all night, and it was the source of the opening goal. Kristoffer Ajer flicked on the Italian’s wicked delivery, and Ouattara volleyed in.
Liverpool tried to show fight, and Florian Wirtz should have netted his first goal for the club when the £100 million signing fired wide from inside the area. But despite Brentford’s lack of possession, they continued to pose the greater goal threat.
Giorgi Mamardashvili tipped over Mikkel Damsgaard’s dipping strike. Damsgaard then created Brentford’s second with a brilliant through ball that saw Schade leave Ibrahima Konate trailing before firing low past Mamardashvili. Liverpool have now conceded at least twice in six of their nine league games so far this season.
Milos Kerkez made amends for another shaky display when he turned in Conor Bradley’s cross five minutes into first-half stoppage time. It was 2-1 at halftime with the defending champions trailing.Brentford were furious, as the referee had signaled for only three minutes to be added. However, the home side benefitted when a VAR intervention awarded a penalty for Virgil van Dijk’s kick on Ouattara on the hour mark.Salah ended his six-game goal drought at club level in spectacular fashion by controlling Dominik Szoboszlai’s cross and smashing it in off the underside of the bar in the 89th minute. But it was too little, too late to slow Liverpool’s dramatic decline since the disruption of a squad overhaul in the summer and the grief caused by the shock death of Diogo Jota in a car accident in July.
