{"id":526615,"date":"2025-10-25T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/526615\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:30:17","slug":"liverpool-fc-team-news-vs-brentford-injuries-and-available-squad-liverpool-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/526615\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool FC team news vs. Brentford \u2013 Injuries and available squad &#8211; Liverpool FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool\u2019s midweek victory came at the price of more injury issues, with one new confirmed absentee and another two players in doubt for the trip to <a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/brentford\/\" title=\"Brentford\" rel=\"noopener\">Brentford<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After four results we were all quick to wipe from our memories, Liverpool finally got back on the winner\u2019s board in midweek to lift some of the doom and gloom.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it came at a cost. Here is who is and is not available for Saturday evening\u2019s <a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/premier-league\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> fixture: <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/alexander-isak\/\" title=\"Alexander Isak\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Isak<\/a> (groin)<\/strong> \u2013 doubt<br \/>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/ryan-gravenberch\/\" title=\"Ryan Gravenberch\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Gravenberch<\/a> (ankle)<\/strong> \u2013 doubt<br \/>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/jeremie-frimpong\/\" title=\"Jeremie Frimpong\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremie Frimpong<\/a> (hamstring)<\/strong> \u2013 out<br \/>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/alisson\/\" title=\"Alisson\" rel=\"noopener\">Alisson<\/a> (hamstring)<\/strong> \u2013 out<br \/>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/giovanni-leoni\/\" title=\"Giovanni Leoni \" rel=\"noopener\">Giovanni Leoni<\/a> (ACL)<\/strong> \u2013 out<br \/>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/jayden-danns\/\" title=\"Jayden Danns\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayden Danns<\/a> (hamstring)<\/strong> \u2013 out<br \/>\u2022 <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/stefan-bajcetic\/\" title=\"Stefan Bajcetic\" rel=\"noopener\">Stefan Bajcetic<\/a> (hamstring)<\/strong> \u2013 out<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isak<\/strong> and <strong>Gravenberch<\/strong> are both doubts for the league match with groin and ankle issues respectively, with the duo having needed to prove their fitness in training on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex not too bad, question mark for the weekend and so let\u2019s see where he is in then,\u201d Slot told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the same to be said about Ryan. He didn\u2019t travel with us, so today we are in again. Let\u2019s see where he is today (Friday).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are both considered doubts and, at the time of writing, it remains to be seen if they have travelled with the squad to London.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>As for <strong>Frimpong<\/strong>, he is \u201cnot in a good place\u201d after succumbing to another hamstring injury against Frankfurt, with Slot revealing that his recovery is \u201cgoing to take a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It means <a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/conor-bradley\" title=\"Conor Bradley\" rel=\"noopener\">Conor Bradley<\/a> is expected to return from the start at right-back with <a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/dominik-szoboszlai\/\" title=\"Dominik Szoboszlai\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominik Szoboszlai<\/a> then free to ply his trade in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>As for the latest on <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/alisson\/\" title=\"Alisson\" rel=\"noopener\">Alisson<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 who has missed the last three matches with a hamstring injury \u2013 he is also going to \u201ctake a little bit longer\u201d to be back in starting contention. <\/p>\n<p>Reports soon after his latest fitness issue claimed the Brazilian would not be available until after the November international break, which Slot has yet to confirm.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/giovanni-leoni\/\" title=\"Giovanni Leoni \" rel=\"noopener\">Giovanni Leoni<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/stefan-bajcetic\/\" title=\"Stefan Bajcetic\" rel=\"noopener\">Stefan Bajcetic<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a data-ail=\"329222\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/jayden-danns\/\" title=\"Jayden Danns\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayden Danns<\/a><\/strong> all remain sidelined for the foreseeable. <\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s available squad vs. Brentford<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/P2025-10-21-LFC-Training-Frankfurt-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, October 21, 2025: Liverpool's Curtis Jones during a training session at the AXA Training Centre ahead of the UEFA Champions League match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Liverpool FC. (Photo by Jessica Hornby\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-329031\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeepers:<\/strong> Mamardashvili, Woodman, Pecsi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders:<\/strong> Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Robertson, Kerkez, Bradley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Midfielders:<\/strong> Mac Allister, Gravenberch*, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Jones, Endo, Nyoni<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Salah, Isak*, Gakpo, Ekitike, Chiesa, Ngumoha<\/p>\n<p>* Doubt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool\u2019s midweek victory came at the price of more injury issues, with one new confirmed absentee and another&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[170805,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-526615","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-brentford-vs-liverpool","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115433874015000451","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}