{"id":806494,"date":"2026-10-18T10:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/806494\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T10:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:40:19","slug":"fpl-notes-szoboszlai-frimpong-injury-latest-thiago-nears-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/806494\/","title":{"rendered":"FPL notes: Szoboszlai + Frimpong injury latest, Thiago nears ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool got the job done against nine-man Brentford on Saturday, with goals from Victor Munoz (\u00a36.5m) and Alexander Isak (\u00a39.0m).<\/p>\n

Here are our Scout Notes from the Gtech Community Stadium.<\/p>\n

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IRAOLA ON SZOBOSZLAI + FRIMPONG<\/p>\n

Liverpool picked up two fresh injuries on Saturday, with Dominik Szoboszlai (\u00a36.8m) and Jeremie Frimpong (\u00a35.2m) both expected to be out \u201cfor some time\u201d.<\/p>\n

Szoboszlai was forced off in the first-half with a recurrence of the same hamstring injury that kept him out of Gameweek 6.<\/p>\n

Substitute Frimpong had to limp off with a similar issue in the 52nd minute.<\/p>\n

Both players will now undergo scans.<\/p>\n

\u201cDom [Szoboszlai] felt the same injury, it\u2019s not a new injury and was probably not healed enough, so we will need more time with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cJeremie\u2019s [Frimpong] was new, I think he finished cramping the other day [against LASK]. I put him on because playing against 10, going forward I thought he could give us more than Ronald [Araujo]. After, I value a lot and he was very good, Victor [Munoz] playing as a right-back.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it will mean we will lose Dom and Jeremie for some time, yes.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola<\/p>\n

ISAK RETURNS\/WIRTZ\u2019S CREATIVITY<\/p>\n

Andoni Iraola had previously been boosted by the returns of Isak and Szoboszlai, as well as Cody Gakpo (\u00a37.1m), who was back on the bench.<\/p>\n

After a fairly quiet first half, Munoz levelled for Liverpool, before Isak clinically put the Reds in front on his return from injury.<\/p>\n

The Sweden international may have only touched the ball 16 times. However, he still managed to claim nine points, having banked the maximum bonus for the third time this season.<\/p>\n

Florian Wirtz (\u00a37.2m) meanwhile supplied his second assist in three matches and created nine chances for his teammates, all from open play.<\/p>\n

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After his midweek hat-trick, Bradley Barcola (\u00a38.0m) also carried a threat. He set up Isak\u2019s goal, as well as hitting the crossbar himself, with four shots in total.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I think both had a lot of influence in the chances the other day [against LASK] and the goals. Also, today, Bradley [Barcola], I think he has missed probably clear chances. The crossbar, I remember, the situation [where] he tries to chip, then the one when he squares to Koumas, like almost against the goalkeeper. [They are] chances that the other day he scored three. But I love that he\u2019s having so many chances and being in those situations.\u201d \u2013 Andoni Iraola on Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola<\/p>\n

Defensively, both Liverpool centre-backs \u2013 and Brentford\u2019s Kristoffer Ajer (\u00a34.5m) \u2013 banked defensive contribution (DefCon) points\u2026<\/p>\n

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JANELT\/YARMOLIUK RED CARDS BOOST SANGARE\u2019S GAME-TIME<\/p>\n

Brentford had two players sent off on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Yehor Yarmoliuk (\u00a34.8m) was dismissed for violent conduct just before the break, which subsequently changed the game. Up until that point, it was pretty even\u2026<\/p>\n

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Vitaly Janelt \u00a35.0m) was later shown a second yellow card to leave Brentford with only nine men.<\/p>\n

Yarmoliuk won\u2019t be back until Gameweek 10.<\/p>\n

Janelt will return in Gameweek 9.<\/p>\n

Those bans should create an opportunity for Mamadou Sangare (\u00a35.5m) to start in Gameweek 8, when Keith Andrews\u2019 men face Hull City.<\/p>\n

The box-to-box midfielder came on at half-time here, along with Kevin Schade (\u00a36.2m), and promptly racked up eight DefCons in only 45 minutes of football.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a good chance with two of them suspended that he\u2019s going to play next weekend, yeah.\u201d \u2013 Keith Andrews on Mamadou Sangare<\/p>\n

While Schade was ready to return from injury as a sub, it was too soon for Jannik Schuster (\u00a34.5m), who missed out completely. Sepp van den Berg (\u00a34.9m) replaced him in the back four.<\/p>\n

THIAGO NEARS BAN<\/p>\n

Keane Lewis-Potter (\u00a35.5m) put Brentford in front at the Gtech Community Stadium when he headed in Igor Thiago\u2019s (\u00a37.8m) cross.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian has had a difficult start to the 2026\/27 season, with six big chances missed, but he now has a goal and two assists in his last three matches.<\/p>\n

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Above: Players sorted by big chances missed in 2026\/27 so far<\/p>\n

Discussing his form, or lack of, in front of goal, Keith Andrews said\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s fine. I don\u2019t sense anything around his demeanour when he\u2019s in training, the calmness that he has in front of goal. He\u2019s a marked man for obvious reasons. He\u2019s getting some really close attention from the opposition players.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Thiago being Thiago, he wants to score more goals. That\u2019s only natural. But his overall performances I think have been really, really good, so I\u2019m not really worried.\u201d \u2013 Keith Andrews on Igor Thiago<\/p>\n

However, a booking has taken Thiago to four yellow cards for the season.<\/p>\n

One more caution this year and he\u2019ll get a one-match ban.<\/p>\n

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